The clear winner of last week’s election was YouGov, the polling company that got the result just about right. For the rest of us, uncertainty looms. While it’s commonplace to say uncertainty is bad for the economy – and it is – we can read too much into the short-term impact of elections. The medium-term...Read More

Business surveys paint a rosy picture of Britain’s economy.    Growth looks healthy.    While still-strong job growth is supporting part of the growth in consumers’ spending, the balance is down to increased borrowing.   That can’t go on forever.    Will investment and exports fill that gap and keep growth on course? That’s the question for the rest...Read More

The UK economy grew by just 0.2% between January and March, a sharp slowdown from the 0.7% recorded in the final quarter of 2016. The sterling-induced rise in inflation is biting. With prices rising faster than pay, we’re tightening our belts on items of spending that are discretionary: retail, travel and leisure. Expect more of...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

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

We all know that budget restrictions affect the planning decisions a school, university or college makes. We also know you have to constantly look at areas that need investment to improve your facilities and give stakeholders and students alike the equipment and technology their work demands. But how can you achieve this on a restricted...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

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

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

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