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Why the Economy is stuttering again!
Amidst the flood of news surrounding local elections and their potential impact on central government officials, the business community finds itself holding its breath, hesitant to commit to further spending until the repercussions become clear.
We all deserve some positive news – don’t you think?
Since the onset of recent global events, we’ve observed a growing influx of emails from businesses either promoting low-interest credit or valuing your enterprise. While these might be interpreted as negative signs, they could also indicate that companies still perceive opportunities for profit somewhere. The prevailing sentiment we gather is…
In times of uncertainty, hold your nerve and keep Doing the Marketing.
Originally written and published in May 2019 but still relevant today! During the current climate of uncertainty about the current and future economy, it is very easy to ‘batten down the hatches’ and hold out for an improvement later. The risk of this strategy is missing out on current opportunities…
Is a culture of late payments undermining UK SMEs?
The latest Small Business Strategy from the Business and Trade Committee has urged the Government to address the late payment crisis that disproportionately affects smaller UK SMEs. According to this survey, businesses are currently owed an average of £66,770 in unpaid invoices, representing a 10 percent increase from the previous…
Are we jumping from one Sale Offering to another?
It appears that sales for UK retailers took a hit in October, as shoppers seemed to hold off for Black Friday bargains. Supermarkets, clothing stores, and even online mail order businesses all experienced declines in sales, which the ONS (Office for National Statistics) attributed to consumers postponing purchases ahead of…
26th November the date for the Autumn budget
We have looked online and as usual there are as many ‘experts’ disagreeing on what may or may not be contained in the budget, as there are areas where bills for the small business owner could increase. It is exactly this amount of indecision that hurts business almost as much…
Are we over the worse yet?
You know things are bad when the only positive numbers are those shown in the Business Distress Index (produced by Real Business Rescue). This looks at the financial health of UK SME’s and gives a regional breakdown of distress levels. Regionally it shows that, compared to the same period in…
Interested to know of any concerns you have – A seemingly simple question?
We were contacted recently by the constituency office of our local MP asking a seemingly simple question “interested to know of any concerns you have relating to the future of your business, both due to issues affecting you nationally, as well as locally.” I say ‘seemingly simple’ as we all…
A short catch-up this week to give some good news for business
Despite the negative international news emerging from the markets recently, with warnings of slowdowns and major companies reducing their marketing spend in 2025, the online sales news for the UK is showing a more positive outlook. In figures reported in June 2025 online sales across the UK showed an increase…
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Amidst the flood of news surrounding local elections and their potential impact on central government officials, the business community finds itself holding its breath, hesitant to commit to further spending until the repercussions become clear.
Since the onset of recent global events, we’ve observed a growing influx of emails from businesses either promoting low-interest credit or valuing your enterprise. While these might be interpreted as negative signs, they could also indicate that companies still perceive opportunities for profit somewhere. The prevailing sentiment we gather is that, during times that are,…
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