by admin | Oct 13, 2017 | Blog, Business, Business Notes, Economy, Finance, In Business, Small Business Blog
I’ll hold my hands up – I’ve ‘signed’ Agreements without reading the small print. Foolish? Yes. Have I got caught out? Not thus far (insert grimacing Emoji) I am referring to the myriad of ‘I Agree’ website check-boxes with their enclosed small print the length of a holiday book beach read. Not dissimilar to financial [...]
by Step-Up Finance (Business) | Nov 2, 2011 | Blog, Business, Economy, Finance, Financial Markets, Management, Miscellaneous, Uncategorized
In the fashion of Awards; fourth place goes to NatWest, third place goes to Santander, second place is Lloyds TSB and first place is Barclays.... that is, according to UK FOS (Financial Ombudsman Service) and in relation to a 24% rise of civilian complaints about Banks, relative to savings, overdrafts, mortgages and insurance. Andrew Haldane, [...]
by Step-Up Finance (Business) | Nov 1, 2011 | Blog, Business, Economy, Finance, Financial Markets, Miscellaneous, News, Newsletter, Noteworthy News, Small Business Blog, Uncategorized
The average private sector pay award given to employees of 2.6% is half the most recent inflation figure, Income Data Services has shown, whilst a snapshot of FTSE 100 Directors showed a 42% rise as average rising to 49% when adding in other Directors. Any spending bonuses on homes abroad should be aware of a [...]
by Step-Up Finance (Business) | Sep 5, 2011 | Blog, Business, Economy, Finance, Financial Markets, Miscellaneous, News, Newsletter, Noteworthy News, Small Business Blog, Uncategorized
Ah! September! Don’t you just love the smell of manure in the morning? As the not so good and not so great politicians and bankers return from their summer sojourns it’s no surprise that banks and politics once again dominate the headlines. The Independent Commission on Banking (ICB) will report its findings this month; bankers [...]
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 [...]
