A look at potential winners and losers As a stockpicker with a long-term investment horizon I tend not to dwell too long on national politics – preferring to analyse companies and their prospects – but the US election (and the market’s jubilant reaction) has certainly provided food for thought. As we enter into the first […]
With it being Valentine’s Day today, it seems appropriate to bring a little bit of romance to the business world. An investor and a growing growing business enterprise getting together could be seen as marriage with a planned divorce (the exit). So bearing that in mind, and with a few romantic metaphors to hand, let’s […]
Two of Scotland’s brightest young female entrepreneurs will share the stories of their business growth at an event designed to inform and inspire Scotland’s SME community. Petra Wetzel of WEST Beer will describe her success in developing a brewery and chain of bars in Scotland despite setting out “knowing nothing about beer”, while Leah Hutcheon […]
The 2008 financial crisis changed banking forever. Following the bailouts and chaos, banks now operate under much greater regulatory scrutiny and have to meet much higher liquidity requirements which has, in turn, diminished their willingness to lend. Industry research indicates that SMEs accounted for 99 per cent of private sector businesses in the UK in […]