MTV, Lexis Nexis, CNN and Microsoft ARE all companies that were formed during economic downturns – indicating that necessity is the mother of all innovation. Now, according to recent company formation figures, tenacity is set to triumph again, as the … Continue reading
While the media has been saturated with news of the government’s increasing support of the SME sector, – with Business Secretary Lord Mandleson announcing that they are the ‘backbone’ of the UK’s economy. It seems that the majority of business … Continue reading
Last month America announced that its economy had comes out of the recession. As the old saying goes; “When America sneezes, the rest of the world catches a cold.” That was the situation when the American first entered the recession … Continue reading
While the government has been concentrating on macro economics, most small businesses on the front line of the recession have been concentrating on how to ensure they don’t have to make redundancies. One of the many strategies – including cost … Continue reading
On the back of the Government’s recent announcement, that they will be injecting a further £39 billion into banks, to make more finance available to small companies, their very own ‘enterprise champion” , Sir Alan Sugar, has claimed that it … Continue reading
Last week’s announcement that the United States had emerged from the recession, has put increasing pressure on the UK Government to follow suit ,by announcing the end of economic contraction. According to a report by the Centre for Economics and … Continue reading
As the recession continues to bite, many business analysts have stated that the SME sector has been the worse effected. This, it has been suggested, is a consequence of a lack of available finance to help recently formed companies. However, … Continue reading
The media is saturated with news of redundancy and businesses going into administration. However, recent research suggests that over half of small companies feel that the demands of recession have forced them to become more efficient. Consumer spend has decreased … Continue reading
While hopes of a swift end to the recession were diminished last week, as the UK’s leading economic think tank reported a drop in Industrial output over the last month. According to a recent report by finance firm Collonil, business … Continue reading
In a previous post, we discussed how a rise in online sales is helping secure the survival of the British high street .However, a recent report reveals that Christmas sales on the high street this year could be even worse … Continue reading
