Tag Archives: growth

UK economy recovers

Its official, in the second quarter April – June 2014 the UK gross domestic product grew by 0.8% and is now bigger than it was before the financial crisis that began six years ago. The state of the economy always attracts politically biased commentary, but reading between the lines it would appear that we are making steady progress. Interestingly, most Continue Reading
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Economic update: August 2014

Following a period of faster than anticipated growth at the end of 2013, the economy has continued to strengthen with consistent growth throughout the first half of 2014. Gross domestic product (GDP) increased 0.8% in the second quarter of 2014 and was around 3.1% higher than the same period in 2013. The economy has grown for 6 consecutive quarters, the Continue Reading
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The Dangers of Growth & How to Negotiate Them

THE DANGERS OF GROWTH AND HOW TO NEGOTIATE THEM 16 SEPTEMBER 2014 Lough Neagh Discovery Centre 9.00am to 11.30am At long last we are seeing the first signs of recovery.  We all want to see our business grow but if not properly planned, it can be even more dangerous than contraction!  Growth requires increased working capital, improved infrastructure and systems.  In Continue Reading
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Exporters data to be released by Government

 UK businesses should be aware that the Government are consulting on the possible release of data held by public departments, particularly, HMRC. We have reproduced extracts from a recent press release that sets out the scope of the present consultation.   “The data held by the public sector is among the most useful and valuable anywhere. This is why the Continue Reading
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