by Step-Up Finance (Business) | Nov 20, 2012 | Blog, Business, Economy, Finance, Financial Markets, Green, Miscellaneous
Being told economic prospects are Black or, at best Brown, had me puzzled for a second; thinking shady dealings equate to Black markets, is Brown marginally less shady....or was this confusing the Grey economy? All during a discussion which included the Green economy, although didn't include the Blue economy nor mention the Golden economy; not to [...]
by Step-Up Finance (Business) | Jun 29, 2012 | Blog, Business, Economy, Finance, Small Business Blog, Uncategorized
It’s like there’s gold and silver and treasure in one part of my tummy and butterflies and insects in the other part…. was one of my children’s responses when they faced a new experience. Facing something new, that mixture of excitement and nervous anticipation as they confronted something to which they didn’t know what to [...]
by Step-Up Finance (Business) | Feb 1, 2011 | Blog, Business, Economy, Finance, Financial Markets, Market Update, Miscellaneous, News, Newsletter, Noteworthy News, Uncategorized
Weathering the Economy Contraction of the economy was, according to The Chancellor, `due to it'. Supermarkets have blamed their flat sales on it , Ryanair claims some of its losses are due to it and Greene King Sales were down because of it. The bad weather seems to be the reason many are citing recent [...]
by Step-Up Finance (Business) | Jan 8, 2011 | Blog, Business, Economy, Finance, Financial Markets, Management, Miscellaneous, Uncategorized
Taking a business through the early 90’s recession was a medal-giving moment to any small business. So, for anyone that has managed to keep going through this one, opening the doors at the New Year should be giving off a similar feeling to opening an Oscar nominee award. Why? Well, in the previous recession, [...]
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 [...]
