Business and Economics

By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor They say keep it in the family, well in one city they have for nearly six hundred years. Research of tax records in Florence, Italy, has revealed that the wealthiest families in the city currently are the same lineage as from 1427. Generation after generation of the elites if the city, have continued to reap the financial rewards the city creates. The poorest however, remain poor, rarely raising above the economic status they were born...

This year might finally be the time to take the plunge. So many of us have the seed of an idea for a business yet hold off from following the dream. If you want to cast aside your doubts and go for it then beginning from your own four walls is an attractive option. About 60 per cent of people starting a new business choose to do so from home, benefitting from the connections that modern technology gives us and...

Brian Lonsdale sheds light on the latest Google initiative AMP (Accelerated Mobile Pages), and tells TheLondonEconomic.com what it means for website owners.  Brian is an SEO expert dedicated to increasing client's website traffic through major search engines for medium to large businesses in the UK. Visit https://www.smarterdigitalmarketing.co.uk to find out how you can benefit. Accelerated Mobile pages are becoming increasingly popular to reduce frustration for their users. AMP is a collaborative web approach used by the world’s internet giants, to make mobile web...

By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor The streets of the capital are paved with gold, well not quite, but people who live in the capital have the most disposable income in the country, even when taking in sky-rocketing rents and the cost of buying a home spiralling out of control. The ONS (Office of National Statistics) report revealed this information. Londoners had an average of £23,607 to spend after tax deductions in 2014, almost a third more than the UK average....

A £2 million tech hub has opened its doors in South London as part of the government’s significant £7 billion investment into the regeneration of Croydon. ‘TMRW’ opened today with financial backing from Croydon Council and the Greater London Authority. The new hub will provide state of the art facilities and a rich ecosystem for the capital’s most progressive technology businesses looking to scale up and grow fast. This is part of the government’s (and industry’s) significant £7 billion investment into the regeneration...

Finding The Right Translation Services For Your Business Looking for a translation service for your new or growing business? Great! You're already well on your way to effective expansion and international reach. The only thing you need to do now is find yourself the right translation company. Sure there are plenty to choose from, and they all seem like great choices, but just picking the first one would be doing a real disservice to your company, and might even do...

By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor Another day another claim about Brexit, and what could happen to the UK economy if we decided to leave. Today was the turn of the IFS (Institute for Fiscal Studies) who have said that leaving the EU would mean the Treasury would have to slash billions of pounds from British welfare and public services. The IFS believe that in the case of a “Brexit” there would be years of austerity and tax rises, which would...

Volkswagen sends clear message to the market with futuristic new showroom Car production in the UK remains on course to hit an all-time record by 2020, after official figures revealed 10.3% more cars were made in the first three months of 2016 compared to last year. As growth in the UK car manufacturing shows no sign of slowing, 443,581 cars were produced up to the end of March, equating to around one UK-built car being manufactured every 16 seconds. Home market...

Don’t throw away that office chair with the sticky wheel or the desk with the broken drawers, these things are so easy to fix and can save you money in the long run! Here are some of the most common dilemmas when it comes to office furniture and how to sort these out yourself.   Broken wheels It’s a simple job, replacing the wheels on an office chair that simply won’t move round the room. Most can be simply unscrewed...