Had you told Iain Robertson that acquiring and running a 1.0-litre crossover motorcar was a rum idea, he might have agreed with you a couple of years ago but, today, 4,000 miles down the road, he can also tell you he’s never been happier! The most frequent question that I am asked is, ‘You write […]
Rob Burlison, director of corporate affairs at Intuit QuickBooks, explains why UK small businesses should get on board with the Open Banking revolution. Open Banking, via a combination of EU and UK legislation, was introduced to the UK two years ago, promising a world where individuals and businesses can be in control of their finances […]
Gone are the days where money transfer seemed to be a tedious task. A few years ago, if asked to express their opinion about sending money to Philippines, a number of people would express that they were highly intimidated by this task. This was because there was only a limited number of service providers in […]
You have a business plan you, have a marketing idea and the chances are you’ve been doing this for some time. You’ve had late nights, early mornings and a lot of coffee. And you know your business plan is absolutely perfect. But there are a few things that you have probably missed out. And it […]
It does not take miraculous juggling of figures to see that the UK’s medium sector is now dominated by the ‘Teutonic Trinity’, writes Iain Robertson, which begs the question, ‘What the heck happened to Ford/Vauxhall’s mainstream popularity?’. To be fair to history, which seems to whistle past in a trice, it is over 20 years […]
Alternative lenders and fintechs have been threatening banks since the economic crisis from 2007 – 2009. Reports show that 2019 biggest lenders were direct lenders for both consumer credit and business loans. What is a direct lender? Direct lender loans are not really all that different from a bank or any other kind of credit. […]
Economics is defined as the study of the production and distribution of wealth. As a social science, it primarily focuses on how individuals and, ultimately, society buys and sells merchandise. It has two main branches. Microeconomics deals with the dynamics between individual consumers and businesses. Macroeconomics, on the other hand, studies the economic behaviour of […]
Have you ever tried looking up a product online and being bombarded with hundreds of companies selling the same item? One of the apparent factors to filter out is to eliminate the businesses that place a hefty price tag on the merchandise. However, you should also compare the payment options offered by these enterprises. This […]
The common belief that a credit report ruined by filing for bankruptcy cannot be corrected is nothing but a myth. It is true that the negative impact of bankruptcy on a credit report is severe; however, that does not mean that the damage caused cannot be corrected. All you will need to get the best […]
French carmaker PSA Groupe and troubled US-Italian FCA has made a strategic agreement to join forces 50:50, explains Iain Robertson, which will make the new combine the world’s 4th largest in volume terms but 3rd largest in revenue, but is it the right move? In some quarters, the concept of ‘bigger is better’ is a […]
