by Step-Up Finance (Business) | Jul 24, 2013 | Blog, Business, Economy, Finance, Government
“From next year businesses will be able to see exactly where the major banks are lending -- Up to within a few streets of their premises,” was part of a statement in the announcement that major UK banks are to reveal their lending data (voluntarily) across 10,000 postcode areas. Claiming ‘a major step forward in terms [...]
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 8, 2010 | Blog, Business, Economy, Finance, Financial Markets, Management, Miscellaneous, Uncategorized
Just as there are now to be two Batmen , there are two types of Window Dresser - Those who turn the price tag around and the ones who leave the price showing. Window shopping, and window dressing especially, consumes as an annual high in the run up to Christmas, however, it is an activity [...]
by Step-Up Finance (Business) | Mar 2, 2009 | Blog, Finance, Financial Markets, Market Update, News, Newsletter, Uncategorized
Perspective ........ a way of regarding situations or topics, etc. Welcome to the March News and Market Update After the closed-in feeling of Winter, having a Spring Clean creates a freshness to our things, just as we can Spring Clean our viewpoint if we look at a given situation from a different perspective. "You [...]