by Step-Up Finance (Business) | Nov 25, 2010 | Blog, Business, Economy, Finance, Miscellaneous, Outside the Box, Uncategorized
The sort of people who manage to maintain a `To-Do' list-free diary, or approach organising with military precision, maybe have a favourite cook book that isn’t smear-free of ingredients or are able to turn cloth to couture, might shout out `simple, bring it on', to the thought of planning a wedding; the celebratory start [...]
by Step-Up Finance (Business) | Mar 15, 2010 | Blog, Business, Economy, Miscellaneous, Uncategorized
We could be in danger of showing our ages but, on a sunny March Monday with a gentle breeze, we’re reminded of the days when Monday was traditionally washing day; which in turn reminded us of a brilliant article, last year, in the NY Times . The premise was that looking around at the way we [...]
by Step-Up Finance (Business) | Nov 9, 2009 | Blog, Business, Charity, Economy, Finance, Financial Markets, Management, Miscellaneous, Uncategorized
What have you done with the garden entrusted to you? asked Spanish poet Antonio Machado with the closing line of The Wind, One Brilliant Day and we began to wonder as it took us several hours to locate a specific garden at this years’ Sandringham Show - Surprisingly difficult considering the centrepiece was 8 tonnes [...]