by Step-Up Finance (Business) | Mar 7, 2011 | Blog, Business, Economy, Finance, Financial Markets, Management, Miscellaneous, Uncategorized
One of us once worked in a situation in which we were told that the dress code for women didn’t include trousers. The `sting in the tail' is that this wasn’t part of a business culture, it was a school, a place that has an obligation to promote equality, and, in the grand scheme [...]
by Step-Up Finance (Business) | Oct 28, 2010 | Blog, Business, Economy, Finance, Miscellaneous, Outside the Box, Uncategorized
`At the end of the day' is not only a well used idiom but also a state of fact, which is many things to many people. For example, for those involved with commercial transactions it might be their signal for the kettle to go on; in another time for those same people it might have [...]
by Step-Up Finance (Business) | Aug 6, 2010 | Blog, Business, Economy, Finance, Financial Markets, Management, Miscellaneous, Uncategorized
Any seminars or large gatherings relating to the world of finance we attend usually has an ironic joy, for one of us, as there is guaranteed to be none of the perennial British ‘loo-queue’ problem. However, that doesn’t prevent any breaks in the day often being noisy and because the gatherings can be large it [...]
by Step-Up Finance (Business) | Jul 21, 2010 | Blog, Business, Economy, Finance, Financial Markets, Management, Miscellaneous, Uncategorized
Wandering through a UK Shopping Quarter on a summer evening, something was amiss. People in their choice of evening finery were mulling around and the wonderful sounds of summer were everywhere, as teens, families, couples, singles and groups created noise, laughter and some raucous banter. But something was amiss. Some shops were open, every window [...]
by Step-Up Finance (Business) | Mar 17, 2009 | Blog, Business, Finance, Financial Markets, Market Update, Miscellaneous, Uncategorized
How dangerous is cliche? For example, the stereotypical teenager is moody and unapproachable, think of Bill Gates when he was in his teens locked away with his computer. Young people have energy, drive and talent - but usually not money. They are a mirror of culture and demonstrate that in the most refreshing and creative ways, [...]
