by admin | Nov 21, 2016 | Blog, Business, Economy, Finance, Government, Miscellaneous, Small Business Blog, Uncategorized
Notwithstanding the status of the medium-term economy, the Report comes after a period of many changes. Sterling prices reeled following the vote to leave the EU and the BoE responded with a liquidity scheme, base rate cut to 0.25%, further QE and a new funding-line...
by Step-Up Finance (Business) | Mar 7, 2011 | Blog, Business, Economy, Finance, Financial Markets, Management, Miscellaneous, Uncategorized
One of us once worked in a situation in which we were told that the dress code for women didn’t include trousers. The `sting in the tail’ is that this wasn’t part of a business culture, it was a school, a place that has an obligation to promote equality, and,...
by Step-Up Finance (Business) | Mar 2, 2010 | Blog, Business, Economy, Finance, Financial Markets, Market Update, Miscellaneous, News, Newsletter, Uncategorized
Pubs Pubs, contributors to communities, are still closing their doors at an average rate of 39 per week; over 2,000 each year. However, bucking this trend is a new source of funding for pub purchase or refinance for the smaller Independent. With the Budget looming...
by Step-Up Finance (Business) | Nov 25, 2009 | Blog, Business, Finance
It has emerged that the Bank of England was lender to RBS and HBOS in autumn of last year, for the sum of £61.6 billion on top of the taxpayer bailouts. Revealing the bailout to the Treasury Committee, Bank Governor Mervyn King said “confidence can best be...