by admin | Dec 17, 2018 | Blog, Business, Economy, Finance, In Business, Small Business Blog
I’ve just consumed a half-packet of Mint Oreos and could easily munch my way through the other half during the afternoon. Cold weather and carbs are the essences of a UK winter. As my thoughts turn to a couple of days of treats not usually found in the kitchen cupboards, I’m reminded of [...]
by admin | Nov 16, 2018 | Business, Economy, Finance, In Business, Small Business Blog
What am I to do? I don’t want anyone to do what they don’t want to do, but I want them to do what I want them to do, for whatever they want to do. Lenders over-lending to some borrowers has been curbed by regulation, the acid risk-assessment is the moment of an [...]
by admin | Sep 29, 2018 | Blog, Business, Economy, Finance, Small Business Blog
I read another story. In this one, I learnt that some States in the U.S. allegedly still use jail as a method for some types of unpaid debts - unpaid medical bills, student loans and (in this case) the Vet bill can all get you handcuffed, and a mugshot taken. The stories from the report, [...]
by admin | Sep 22, 2018 | Blog, Business, Economy, Finance, Small Business Blog
In true Social Media fashion, I want to share a fascinating article that I came across about someone who sold his fate to investors. A publicly traded person. He decided he was valued at 100,000 shares ($1 apiece), return on profits was made outside of his day job. He sold shares and the reality of his [...]
by admin | Sep 7, 2018 | Blog, Business, Economy, Finance, Small Business Blog
How to decide which property to invest in is difficult – many an enthusiast flounders between selling agent, seller, and the clock. According to some selling agents, West is the new South a for a property, and according to others West, North, East or South could be the place to head when looking to bag [...]
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, [...]
