Having worked with many schools, academies and other educational institutes, we know that periodic funding can make improvements difficult to invest in. But with competition between educational establishments fiercer than ever, the one way to differentiate yours is to adopt the latest equipment and modern-day learning technology. The 7 essential educational areas With extensive experience...Read More

Are you tired of constantly re-evaluating and upgrading your resources? Are you concerned about the time you have to spend finding funds to progress projects? Do you find yourself worrying about bulges in cash flow that these investments represent? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you need to discover how asset finance...Read More

As you probably already know, the cost of electricity for UK business users has more than doubled in the past ten years. If the market indicators are anything to go by, it looks like costs will continue to rise at the same pace. That’s why, if there was ever a time to plan for your...Read More

Whether you are looking at implementing an energy efficiency plan or would just like ways to lower the cost of your operations, we believe a financial plan is a necessity. How are you going to get to your end goal? Who will help you get there? What steps do you need to take? As energy...Read More

All businesses want to control their operational costs as best they can, and with the relentless rise in energy, it’s no wonder we’re all looking for ways to become more energy efficient. So we are outlining the three ways our clients have looked (and succeeded) at optimising their energy expenditure. Undertaking continual cost comparisons This...Read More

For years now it has been a struggle to find anything positive to write about the Eurozone economy. Plagued by slow growth, high unemployment and intermittent sovereign debt crises it has been the developed world’s economic problem child. It’s too early yet to declare victory in the war against poor economic performance, but there are...Read More

Not for the first time, it appears inflation is making a bit of nuisance of itself. There was more evidence last week that the consumer is feeling the squeeze and its having a knock-on effect for growth. Slower, part 1. Britain’s economy grew by 0.3% in Q1, down from 0.7% in Q4 2016. Weaker growth...Read More

Retails sales fell in the first three months of the year, the first quarterly fall since 2013. With rising prices squeezing their incomes, it looks as if consumers have decided to tighten their belts. Window shopping.  Towards the end of last year consumers went on a spending spree. The cash savings rate was minus 2.2%:...Read More

It’s perhaps tempting fate to say that we’ve never had it so good when it comes to the performance of the job market, but things certainly haven’t been so strong for decades. Strong. Britain’s job market continued to go from strength to strength in the three months to February. The number of people in work...Read More

There are several factors you should consider when deciding on a financial provider for your business. That’s why we’ve put together what we believe are the top six questions you should ask, and why they are relevant. Committing to a financial obligation is an important consideration, so you want to make sure you choose the...Read More