by admin | Mar 30, 2018 | Blog, Business, Economy, Finance, Financial Markets, Government, Insight
Q1 is through, and the Bank of Englands’ Agents’ results summarise a mixed bag from robust growth in goods exports having tightened capacity, improving profit margins and strengthened investment intentions to evidence of financial distress in retail and leisure....
by admin | Jul 27, 2015 | Blog, Business, Business Notes, Economy, Finance, In Business, Insight, Monthly Musings, Small Business Blog
From The Desk Of: Michael #stepupfinance PAYBACK TIME Who’s Paying? Mostly everyone; lenders, banks, businesses and individuals affect each other, from the effect of Interest Rate lows, highs and fluctuations. Add on any advantages and disadvantages of differing...
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...
by Step-Up Finance (Business) | Dec 1, 2011 | Blog, Business, Economy, Finance, Financial Markets, Market Update, Miscellaneous, News, Newsletter, Noteworthy News, Small Business Blog, Uncategorized
It’s no news to describe the current UK economy as ‘abnormal’ therefore, following the OBR’s latest economic forecasts for growth, the Chancellor’s autumn statement wasn’t too surprising. With plenty of commentary around (both winners and losers) we were able to...
by Step-Up Finance (Business) | Jun 9, 2010 | Blog, Business, Economy, Finance, Financial Markets, Management, Miscellaneous, Uncategorized
‘Pile it high and sell it cheap’ is the well known model for Tesco founder Cohen and, when the market changed, they changed their model, and kept on changing. Further changes, arguably in response to consumer demand after Sir Terry Leahy arrived, continued. Such...
