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 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 | Jul 2, 2018 | Blog, Business, Economy, Finance, In Business, Small Business Blog
By chance, I witnessed a Stoat chasing a Moorhen at a sun-dried pond. The remarkably skillful hunter with staying-power and the courageous and resilient hunted was edge-of-the-seat viewing. I’ve previously seen this hunter doing the same with a Rabbit - which looked bizarre when the much larger prey fell to its hunter. The endless energy [...]
by admin | Jun 14, 2018 | Blog, Business, Economy, Finance, In Business, Small Business Blog
Today I’m a day older than I was yesterday and this month marks the bridge between two significant anniversaries for me this year: twenty-five years of self-employment and fifteen years since developing into Step-Up Finance. But there’s a problem with marking birth days – at a certain point in life, they become striking reminders of [...]
by admin | Jun 1, 2018 | Blog, Business, Economy, Finance, In Business, Small Business Blog
The man who founded the garage was able to detect the source of a problematic vehicle solely by intent listening and, if a part wasn’t available, he’d make whatever was needed in the workshop. He shared all he knew with his son, who eventually joined him at the garage. By now, manufacturers were issuing [...]
by admin | May 9, 2018 | Blog, Business, Economy, Finance, Financial Markets, Government, In Business, Market Update, Small Business Blog
Some time ago (late 2016) UK Base Rate was reduced to 0.25% and an additional scheme to the stable of QE was added next to Funding for Lending. Term Funding Scheme (TFS) was introduced by the Bank of England at a time of falling lending amounts, for banks and building societies to lend out to [...]
