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Getting paid during the pandemic: What lies in store for SMEs?

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected businesses to varying degrees, and the latest safety measures in Singapore are threatening to further disadvantage SMEs, especially their liquidity.

As Singapore counts down the days to the end of a second 'Circuit Breaker', how can SMEs ensure they remain liquid and get their customers to continue paying them?

The brains behind RIABU and co-authors of Let the Cash Flow (now available on Amazon), Simon J. Littlewood and Mark Laudi, discuss how SMEs can best get their accounts in order and minimise cashflow issues.

Listen to the podcast here:
https://riabu.podbean.com/e/ge...

Topics

  • Business enterprise, General

Categories

  • sme
  • simon littlewood
  • riabu
  • mark laudi
  • liquidity
  • circuit breaker

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