by admin | May 3, 2014 | Blog, Business, Economy, Finance, In Business, Monthly Musings, News, Newsletter, Noteworthy News, Small Business Blog, Uncategorized
A Tale of Discrepancy and Discretionary Tarting ‘Ehghaahg uhmajeddth ohtkchgh mghigh emmmhgh’. Nope, I wouldn’t get that either! But my dentist’s brain seems to have adapted to most of his customers, at some point, sounding as though they’re in a cardboard box full of cotton wool. Open-wide mouths, some filled with metal probes, he knows [...]
by Step-Up Finance (Business) | Apr 2, 2013 | Blog, Business, Business Finance Junction, Economy, Finance, Monthly Musings, News, Newsletter, Noteworthy News
The automatic Escalator Tax (alcohol and cigarettes) which was to be applied this month (by at least 2% over inflation until 2014) was removed for beer in the recent budget. CAMRA had been vocal in pointing out that beer duty has risen 42% since 2008, the beer industry had cited the tax as reason for [...]
by Step-Up Finance (Business) | Mar 3, 2013 | Blog, Business, Business Finance Junction, Economy, Finance, Monthly Musings, News, Newsletter, Noteworthy News
Deciding factors for shopping commonly include price, quality or choice. Deciding factors for personal banking might be interest rates, additional services, convenience or, it seems from Sainsbury bank’s pre-tax operating profit increase of 40% last year, the loyalty card points. Ways to tap into potential customers: It is our business to quickly restore value-added infrastructures that [...]
by Step-Up Finance (Business) | Sep 4, 2012 | Blog, Business, Economy, Finance, Financial Markets, Government, Monthly Musings, News, Newsletter, Noteworthy News, Small Business Blog
Is the High Street seeing its Phoenix? - The butcher, the baker et al are on the increase and coming back with the real experience, not virtual. A sample of 30,000 independent stores and shops illustrated the hairdressers and beauticians taking a lead, with pubs, sandwich bars and fashion shops in ‘retreat’ amongst a cost-conscious [...]
by Step-Up Finance (Business) | Jun 6, 2012 | Blog, Business, Economy, Finance, Monthly Musings, News, Noteworthy News, Small Business Blog, Uncategorized
The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee has brought about much retrospective - Looking back at the economy and thinking about how businesses were run very differently. There was the similarity of difficult economic times being shared 60 years ago, a time of hardly any FTSE 100, 250 ,or similar indicators, amongst a stock exchange that was similar to [...]
