by admin | Nov 13, 2015 | Blog, Business, Business Notes, Economy, Finance, Financial Markets, Government, Market Update, Miscellaneous, Small Business Blog
With no change in policy for two years, the consistent `not if, but when’ continues on the static 0.5 % rate that’s held for six years, when the latest (Q4) report was issued by the BoE. Analysis in this recent Inflation Report of economic outlook has...
by admin | Aug 17, 2015 | Blog, Business, Economy, Finance, Government, In Business, Miscellaneous, News, Small Business Blog, Uncategorized
The Quarterly Report from the Bank of England had only one of the nine MPC panel members voting for an immediate hike in the benchmark rate. The vote was a claim to keep inflation in check and to ensure that future rate lifts are smooth and gradual; deferring a rise...
by admin | Apr 1, 2015 | Blog, Business, Business Notes, Economy, Finance, In Business, Miscellaneous, Monthly Musings, News, Newsletter, Small Business Blog, Uncategorized
How Productive Are You? `There is still a demand for the right property at the right price’ as the enlightening phrase I read in a recent piece about property prices. This, hot on the heels of the edifying note in the BoE minutes that, all its...
by admin | Mar 1, 2015 | Blog, Business, Economy, Finance, In Business, Miscellaneous, Monthly Musings, Newsletter, Small Business Blog, Uncategorized
Being a Business Owner is a Precarious Business: Spend Your Money Wisely More businesses were started last year than ever before; apparently there was more than one a minute taking on the challenges of business owner. There’s plenty `5 easy steps to starting a...
by admin | Dec 5, 2014 | Blog, Business, Economy, Finance, In Business, Miscellaneous, Small Business Blog
Sometimes going unnoticed, local traders’ offerings are available all year round. Building on research by American Express, who founded the initiative in the U.S. a few years ago, which illustrated there were benefits to a community and its sense of well-being when...
by admin | Sep 17, 2014 | Blog, Business, Economy, Finance, Miscellaneous
I love percentages, they tell you nothing. Big companies can be found looking to their top line (sales turnover) and reaching to their bottom line via the percentage routes of scale and margins. Whereas the top line for the smaller business is looking to their bottom...
