by Step-Up Finance (Business) | Jan 17, 2012 | Blog, Business, Economy, Finance, Management, Miscellaneous, Small Business Blog, Uncategorized
If a small business was being interviewed for a job it might go something like this: Interviewer: What are your strengths and weaknesses? Small Business: I’m flexible, I’m able to react and respond to shocks, adjust my processes, products and pricing accordingly which makes me a survivor. Mis-management is a weakness, however, that [...]
by Step-Up Finance (Business) | Mar 1, 2011 | Blog, Business, Economy, Finance, Financial Markets, Market Update, Miscellaneous, Monthly Musings, News, Newsletter, Noteworthy News, Uncategorized
Drop the Dead Donkey – Plan, Strategy, Review You’re born, you live and then you die. Allowing for the bits in between blowing it all apart, a simple narrative many of us can understand. It’s the bits in between that can get as complicated as a chemical equation. Whether choosing what to have for breakfast, [...]
by Step-Up Finance (Business) | Feb 24, 2011 | Blog, Business, Economy, Finance, Miscellaneous, Outside the Box, Uncategorized
How Not To Get Fried in Business? Think National Institution and, amongst many things, you’ll likely think Fish and Chips; the salty seaside traditional partnership superlative, which, because everything moves on and changes, needs outside the box thinking such as John McNeill’s and Hugh’s Big Fish Fight, to adapt in business. A combination of, [...]
by Step-Up Finance (Business) | Jun 18, 2010 | Blog, Business, Economy, Finance, Miscellaneous, Outside the Box, Uncategorized
Raise Your Glasses to Niche Markets There is a zeitgeist for business; to be successful, adapt to evolve. Whether Owner or Caretaker, and irrespective of size, sector or economic conditions, it’s an attitude that marks the business spirit for success. All sectors of industry have witnessed demise over the last couple of years and, amongst [...]
