by admin | Apr 9, 2014 | Blog, Business, Business Notes, Economy, Finance, In Business, Monthly Musings, News, Newsletter, Small Business Blog, Uncategorized
BOOM! The Only Acid Test “As I hurtled through space, one thought kept crossing my mind – Every part of this rocket was supplied by the lowest bidder” ~ John Glenn. There are some small numbers that can make a big difference to a business and there...
by admin | Apr 4, 2014 | Blog, Business Finance Junction, Economy, Finance, Financial Markets, Monthly Musings, News, Newsletter, Noteworthy News
As from 1 April 2014 the Competition Commission is being taken over by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) and will assume the consumer functions of the Office of Fair Trading OFT concurrently with Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) who will hold the law powers...
by admin | Mar 3, 2014 | Blog, Business, Business Notes, Economy, Finance, In Business, Monthly Musings, News, Newsletter, Noteworthy News, Small Business Blog
What’s Growth Got To Do With It? Fact: Businesses are the closest to consumers When there are concerns about consumers (pretty much a full time occupation for the business owner) those concerns translate to any concerns about the long term outlook – there is a...
by admin | Mar 3, 2014 | Blog, Business, Business Finance Junction, Business Notes, Economy, Finance, Financial Markets, Government, In Business, Monthly Musings, News, Newsletter, Noteworthy News, Small Business Blog
The banking industry has seen a rise in consumer confidence for two years in a row, according to a new survey of 32,000 banking customers in 43 countries. The study around the world showed confidence increasing most in India, followed by Saudi Arabia, with confidence...
by admin | Jun 7, 2013 | Blog, Business, Economy, Finance, Miscellaneous
An ex-FBI Agent recently told me that information is taken from businesses by unhappy employees – Can’t argue with that! Nor can I argue with the UK’s SME Finance Monitor Report citing businesses’ biggest obstacle for the coming 12 months is facing the current...