by admin | Dec 21, 2018 | Blog, Business, Economy, Finance, In Business
The recent BoE’s summary, from their Agent’s economic reports (referring to October and November) showed an unsurprising weakening in the growth of retail sales, uncertainty relating to Brexit and a subdued housing market with weighed on demand. There was mixed demand...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
