Elevate - for business leaders
Tuesday, November 23, 2010 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Economy,
Thought Leadership
| Tags: economy,
video,
retail,
ICAEW,
Scott Barnes,
recovery,
engineering,
Michael Izza,
manufacturing,
construction,
confidence,
business news,
BCM,
Business confidence monitor,
demand
UK businesses have lowered expectations for 2011 as business confidence weakened once more in Q4, according to the latest ICAEW/Grant Thornton UK Business Confidence Monitor (BCM). This suggests that economic growth next year will be slower than forecast with companies reluctant to invest and back the recovery.
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Thursday, November 11, 2010 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Property & Construction,
Thought Leadership
| Tags: investment,
finance,
property,
report,
FT,
emerging markets,
insight,
guide,
trends,
Clare Hartnell,
conference,
construction,
commercial,
demographics,
brochure
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The Grant Thornton-sponsored Financial Times Commercial Property Conference brochure is now out – packed with insights and expert comment from business leaders and financial analysts. Here’s what you’ll find inside and how to get hold of your free copy…
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Friday, July 09, 2010 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Economy,
Financing
| Tags: recession,
economy,
property,
survey,
data,
manufacturing,
construction,
British Chambers of Commerce,
sector,
service,
interest rates,
export sales,
BCC,
interet rat
The British Chambers of Commerce’s latest Quarterly Economic Survey out this week (6 July 2010) saw the UK economy managing to keep out of recession in Q2 and build on the growth kickstarted in Q1. But, while predicting further growth, it seems the BCC is also seriously concerned about a relapse.
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Monday, June 28, 2010 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Economy,
Tax
| Tags: media,
property,
technology,
capital gains tax,
CGT,
VAT,
George Osborne,
reaction,
Budget,
public sector,
construction,
local government,
IR35,
capital investment,
bank levy,
Budget2010
Pain today, profit tomorrow? That seemed to be the overall aim of George Osborne’s first Budget. But find out what Grant Thornton’s experts really thought as we round up the partners’ responses on Budget changes and how they affect the construction, technology, property, media and other sectors…
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