by Step-Up Finance (Business) | Sep 22, 2010 | Blog, Business, Economy, Finance, Miscellaneous, Outside the Box, Uncategorized
It is said that a herder in Caffa, Ethiopia, was so intrigued when he found his goats dancing that he too decided to try the red cherries they had eaten and sure enough he too started dancing. The red beans were taken to a local monastery, however, believing the...
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...
by Step-Up Finance (Business) | Aug 2, 2010 | Blog, Business, Economy, Finance, Financial Markets, Market Update, Miscellaneous, Monthly Musings, News, Newsletter, Noteworthy News, Uncategorized
Language You’ll Understand: Business Whilst amongst French friends a phrase was required but missing from known vocabulary to convey appreciation of their generous hospitality. Having later obtained the missing phrase it was repeated to the accommodating hosts during...
by Step-Up Finance (Business) | Sep 14, 2009 | Blog, Business, Economy, Finance, Financial Markets, Management, Miscellaneous, Uncategorized
Seeing the tree skeletons, beginning to appear as Autumn starts up, reminds us of the Big Dead Tree in Dahl’s story of vengeance; in which The Twits use their tree to trap birds by spreading ‘Hugtight’ sticky glue on the branches with the unfortunates being baked in a...
