• Time Finance warned that slower Christmas payments could push profitable small businesses into financial difficulty during December and January.
• September and October are the optimal preparation window for assessing overdue invoices and stress-testing cash flow against delayed customer payments.
• The proposed Commercial Payments Bill would cap large businesses' payment terms at 60 days, potentially still too long for many SMEs.
• Invoice finance can unlock part of outstanding invoices' value to fund operations while businesses await customer payments.

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