by Step-Up Finance (Business) | Oct 8, 2012 | Blog, Business, Economy, Finance, Financial Markets, Government, Monthly Musings, News, Newsletter, Noteworthy News, Small Business Blog
‘Business Bank’, for increased lending to businesses has been announced by business secretary Vince Cable, who is ‘working with the Chancellor to develop a state-backed institution that will combine up to a billion pounds of new government capital with a larger private sector contribution’. It will be supported by guarantees and equity for long-term lending [...]
by Step-Up Finance (Business) | Sep 21, 2012 | Blog, Business, Economy, Finance, Financial Markets, Government, Market Update, Miscellaneous, Uncategorized
To avoid future bailouts at taxpayers’ expense, the splitting-up of major European banks debate continues considering the separation of high-risk investment banking and other bank operations: similar to the Vickers Commission (London) aim, in separating capital market transactions from banking activity (lending and deposits). Since 2008, the familiar phrase ‘too big to fail’ banks, has [...]
by Step-Up Finance (Business) | Sep 13, 2012 | Blog, Business, Economy, Finance, Financial Markets, Government, Market Update, Miscellaneous, Uncategorized
In the hope of making something tasty for the economy to feast upon, one can only imagine the conversations that occurred during the process of creating something that has a bit of everything thrown in. If ever there was evidence needed of Thick of It goings on in Mr Osborne’s department, the announcement of plans [...]
by Step-Up Finance (Business) | Sep 10, 2012 | Blog, Business, Economy, Finance, Financial Markets, Market Update, Miscellaneous, Uncategorized
Being recognised as a caring, sharing company sounds better for business - It conjures up images of a big family ready to embrace you in their circle of products and services as they go about their daily activity of focusing on profit. Interesting then to read an email sent to me with editorial-type articles - [...]
by Step-Up Finance (Business) | Sep 4, 2012 | Blog, Business, Economy, Finance, Financial Markets, Market Update, Miscellaneous, Monthly Musings, News, Newsletter, Noteworthy News, Small Business Blog, Uncategorized
The Business Equivalent of Lactic Acid – Am I Bothered? It would be too simple to blame the Olympics, too easy to blame the holiday period and too British to blame the weather for absorbing business focus. But, without wanting to sound like a easily forgettable Award speech that lists the team involved - amongst [...]
by Step-Up Finance (Business) | Sep 4, 2012 | Blog, Business, Economy, Finance, Financial Markets, Government, Monthly Musings, News, Newsletter, Noteworthy News, Small Business Blog
Is the High Street seeing its Phoenix? - The butcher, the baker et al are on the increase and coming back with the real experience, not virtual. A sample of 30,000 independent stores and shops illustrated the hairdressers and beauticians taking a lead, with pubs, sandwich bars and fashion shops in ‘retreat’ amongst a cost-conscious [...]
