UK inflation hits 30-year high: what does this mean for your business?

by Katerina | Jan 20, 2022 | News

Inflation reached 5.4% last month with 2022 set to be a difficult year for small businesses to fund working capital requirements. In comparison, US inflation hit a staggering 6.8% in November 2021. To combat inflation, The Bank of England took the decision to raise...

The Top 5 areas for your business’s 2022 ‘Survive and Thrive’ strategy

by Katerina | Jan 11, 2022 | News

Starting back at work seems slower this new year. Perhaps not surprising, given the huge numbers now working from home for a large part of the week, as well as a continued reluctance to meet in groups during this  latest phase of the Covid pandemic. Nonetheless, for...

December 2021 Newsletter – Eddie shares his roadmap to build back better

by Katerina | Dec 13, 2021 | News

Just like the ‘old days’ pre-Covid, leadership books by well-known business and sporting personalities are being rushed out before Christmas. Among these lazy stocking fillers, for the spouse who has everything, is a relatively instructive tome by England rugby coach...

Surviving suppliers face testing energy regime

by Katerina | Dec 3, 2021 | News

It’s easy to forget, with everything that’s happened since March 2020, that troubled retail energy suppliers have actually faced existential challenges for quite some time. Almost three years have passed since Economy Energy collapsed, affecting 235,000 domestic...

Steering stricken landlords and tenants into calmer waters

by Katerina | Nov 18, 2021 | News

The lockdown periods of the Covid-19 pandemic took a significant toll on commercial property owners (landlords), having faced rent defaults and voids as business occupants were unable to operate and many have had to close their doors for good. Equally, businesses able...

Heavy Metal and Electronica can still produce big UK hits

by Katerina | Nov 11, 2021 | News

UK manufacturing is by no means dead – it’s just different these days. Before Brexit, Covid and driver shortages, the sector faced fierce competition from emerging economies in Asia, primarily China and India, which are clearly able to produce goods more cheaply....