About Terry Corby
Champion of Fair Business Payments
Terry Corby has single-handedly taken on the biggest corporations in the UK, holding them to account on late payments. Following four years of Terry’s campaigning through his not-for-profit organisation Good Business Pays, business behemoths have slashed their average supplier payment times, by up to 50 and even 75 percent. He has been a key contributor to government legislation, including the 2022/23/24 revisions to The Reporting on Payment Practices and Performance Regulations 2017 and the Prompt Payment Code. As Founder and CEO of Good Business Pays, he continues to be seen as the leading campaigner in the UK for fast and fair payment of small businesses in the UK and beyond.
Campaign Leader
A well-versed campaign leader and speaker, Terry speaks passionately and engagingly about the impact of unfair, slow and late payments for SMEs, encouraging supporters from across the business community to campaign for change. Terry regularly appears in the media as well as delivers speeches and chairs panels, leading the charge in bringing late payment problems into the business and government narrative and driving positive change that is benefitting tens of thousands of SMEs across the UK.
Payment Resolution
Terry's experience and profile in the payments sector allows him to understand how to negotiate a payment resolution in a discreet, professional and timely manner for all parties involved. His personal style, working at board-level, allows him to escalate problems, navigating both brand reputation and interpersonal dynamics with ease. His unique network gives him access across boardrooms and government departments. When you have a serious problem with payments that needs resolving, ask the UK's leader in payment justice. For this help contact Terry through www.corbyandking.com.
Champion of Fair Business Payments
Good Business Pays
Fast Payer Recognition
Advising Government
Terry Corby founded Good Business Pays as a non-profit Community Interest Company in 2021. Over the past four years, Terry has led the organisation who are now recognised as the leading defenders of fair and prompt payment in the UK.
Advising Government
Fast Payer Recognition
Advising Government
Terry has worked closely with the Department of Business & Trade on the development of payment regulations over the past four years, with the support of Ministers from both the Conservative and Labour governments.
Fast Payer Recognition
Fast Payer Recognition
Calling Out Slow/Late Payers
In 2021, Terry created the Fast Payer Awards to recognise the UK's best paying companies. After four years, the awards have become an important and sought after accreditation only awarded to around 300 companies each year.
Calling Out Slow/Late Payers
Calling Out Slow/Late Payers
Calling Out Slow/Late Payers
Calling out the poor payment performance of companies who take, in some cases, months to pay their suppliers has been a key element of Terry's campaigning.
Improving Payment Culture
Calling Out Slow/Late Payers
Improving Payment Culture
The Good Business Pays campaign has led directly to more than 1,500 of the slowest paying large companies to improve their payment terms by as much as 75%.
Videos & Podcasts
Calling Out Slow/Late Payers
Improving Payment Culture
Terry hosts many webcasts and podcasts on the subject of payment culture, interviewing senior executives, politicians and small businesses on shows like Good Business Pays TV and The Wait Watchers Show.
Campaign Leader
Payment Resolution
A Unique Approach to Getting Paid
Terry Corby has a personal reputation built on a dedication to fairness and good business partnering. Terry, along with his business partner Philip King (the former UK Small Business Commissioner) take on a small number of high value assignments (outstanding debts over £500k) with the aim of resolving the payment issues between client and supplier. His track record in affecting a positive change the payment behaviour of large organisations is second-to-none, with over 1,500 of the UK’s largest companies reducing their late and slow payments by as much as 50%-75% over the past four years. You will have the country's leading fair payment campaigner on your side.
Values & Operating Principles
Highly experienced in mediation, expert, and passionate in his pursuit of resolving long-standing payment problems, Terry is committed to delivering the best experience for his client, with the best possible outcome. Bringing respect, understanding, and mediation to every case, Terry acts with immediacy and confidence, working at the highest levels in business, handling even the most challenging of scenarios with complete professionalism.