by Step-Up Finance (Business) | Aug 1, 2013 | Blog, Business, Business Notes, Finance, In Business, Monthly Musings, Newsletter, Small Business Blog
Searching for the Right Note Did you know school recorder lessons are solely responsible for some of the great drummers of the world? The skill sets of Buddy Rich, Ginger Baker and Keith Moon all began when some crazy, thinking that an enthusiastic child (with an eagerness to explore the world’s sounds and rhythms) should [...]
by Step-Up Finance (Business) | May 1, 2012 | Blog, Business, Economy, Finance, Financial Markets, Management, Market Update, Miscellaneous, Monthly Musings, News, Newsletter, Noteworthy News, Small Business Blog
Old news, the UK is in recession (again) as the Office of National Statistics said Britain’s GDP fell 0.2% in the first quarter of 2012 after contracting by 0.3% at the end of 2011, forecasts were upset by a big fall in construction output and industrial output. Therefore, with a sinking-ship type economy, apt news [...]
by Step-Up Finance (Business) | Sep 16, 2011 | Blog, Business, Economy, Finance, Financial Markets, Management, Miscellaneous, Uncategorized
Sustaining a small business comes before expansion, because the battle isn’t with recession, it’s the coping with recovery. The effects of inflation felt by your customers ensure a rationale strategy often needs to go beyond any traditional bank overdraft. Undertake innovation in strategic steps: Think True Cost. Evaluate the value of your business, [...]
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) | Jul 21, 2010 | Blog, Business, Economy, Finance, Financial Markets, Management, Miscellaneous, Uncategorized
Wandering through a UK Shopping Quarter on a summer evening, something was amiss. People in their choice of evening finery were mulling around and the wonderful sounds of summer were everywhere, as teens, families, couples, singles and groups created noise, laughter and some raucous banter. But something was amiss. Some shops were open, every window [...]
