by admin | Sep 4, 2018 | Blog, Business, Economy, Finance, In Business, Small Business Blog
Without needing all the usual British Summer paraphernalia of coats and umbrellas, the warm evenings brought about by a quintessential summer has stretched my thinking time. Amongst my meanderings, I realized that I haven’t met a successful small business owner who hasn’t experienced a failure or had a needless debt. After investing endless hours and [...]
by admin | Aug 3, 2018 | Blog, Business, Economy, Finance, Government, Market Update
So, the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has made the unanimous (all its members came to the same decision) to raise the Bank Base Rate by 0.25 percentage points, to 0.75%. The Inflation Report states ‘Global developments will affect the UK through their impact on external demand... The tightening in global financial conditions [...]
by admin | Jul 27, 2018 | Blog, Business, Economy, Finance, Small Business Blog
‘I don’t envy your job on a day like today’ I’d said to the safety-jacketed, steel-booted and hard-hatted workman turning the Stop/Go notice on the hottest day of the year. ‘I don’t envy yours’ he nodded to me sitting in the car. How right he was. Planning had started my day. Not the getting-organized type, [...]
by admin | Jul 19, 2018 | Blog, Business, Economy, Finance, Small Business Blog
There is a freedom to walking away, to being able to move on with a clear mind. These are the people I work with. Looking at the usual suspects - Ads - anyone would presume that getting a mortgage or loan is quick and easy. It's quick and easy to apply, quick and easy to [...]
by admin | Jul 9, 2018 | Blog, Business, Economy, Finance, Miscellaneous
My survival machine, the risk perception tool that attempts to get me safely through the day, has deemed it necessary to upload ever-more software protection. Simply, it's calculated that something bad might happen. Hackers do a great job of adding to our worries by making us aware of how using the internet can be a [...]
