17 Oct, 2024 Stuck between a rock and a hard place: Rising wages and narrowing margins – what’s next for SMEs? By Luke Wilson Last week, The Times published an article citing a study of 90,000 UK SMEs, showing an average wage increase of 8.2% in the year to...
29 Sep, 2023 It might be an uphill battle...but its progress. By Luke Wilson From my experience every battle in business or life always has two sides, the one which is glaringly obvious, the fight itself - the...
08 Mar, 2023 Its not a problem, until its a problem By Luke Wilson In a week where there are rumblings that the economic outlook is not being quite as bleak as economists thought; largely due to a milder...
23 Jan, 2023 An industry at risk of collapse...and EDF being pretty unhelpful to SMEs. By Luke Wilson Despite there being some welcome positivity in the air in the last few weeks around the downward forecast of energy prices and the...
06 Dec, 2022 Manufacturing: under the microscope By Luke Wilson Tony Wright We are pleased to share our latest sector report with you which examines the current challenges facing manufacturing businesses in the...
03 Oct, 2022 In times of crisis, remember to put your best foot forward... By Luke Wilson Tony Wright Recently Liz Truss revealed support for both individuals and businesses in the middle of the biggest energy crisis in decades. Tony...
02 Sep, 2022 Are things about to get worse? By Simon Baggs Recent headlines make for grim reading for the UK economy with speculation about inflation of 18%, soaring energy and food prices,...
31 Aug, 2022 Everything comes in waves…but what to do when you're hit by one? By Luke Wilson Tony Wright In business, just like life, everything seems to come in waves… For example, Germany’s economy recently shrunk by the largest rate since...
22 Aug, 2022 The manufacturing knight in shining armour…or just a plain nightmare. By Luke Wilson Tony Wright As the manufacturing sector continues to get battered by rising energy prices, many firms are trying to anchor down by cutting...
11 Feb, 2022 How severely will inflation impact businesses through 2022 to 2023? By Philip Watkins While last week’s decision by the Bank of England to raise interest rates from 0.25% to 0.50% didn’t come as a surprise, there is still...