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Top tips for negotiating price increases.

July 18, 2023 by Sarah-Jayne Smith

In the current economic climate, many companies find themselves negotiating price increases with customers. Negotiations expert Warren G. Langley, Group MD, Scotwork Ltd, shares his top tips to help maximise acceptance, minimise rejection and get the best value out of negotiation. Be specific It starts with clarity – be specific about what you want, what […]

Filed Under: Business, Business Innovation, Economy, Opinion

Taxation: Council adopts new rules to the digital platform economy starting from 2023

March 23, 2021 by Staff Reporter

The Council adopted new rules to improve administrative cooperation in the field of taxation and address the challenges posed by the digital platform economy. A large and growing number of individuals and businesses use digital platforms to sell goods or provide services. However, income earned through digital platforms is often unreported and tax is not […]

Filed Under: Business Innovation, Digital Agenda, Economy, EU Institutions, Finance & Monetary Policy, Taxation

The Bailout Business. Who Profits?

February 26, 2017 by Staff Reporter

Wolfgang Schauble

The Bail Out Business, a new report published by the Transnational Institute (TNI), reveals how rescue packages for EU banks have become a business benefiting a small group of audit and financial consultancy firms. According to EU data, bail out packages have led to losses of more than 200 billion euro up to 2017. TNI […]

Filed Under: Business, ECB - European Central Bank, Finance

1-in-3 of Europe’s SMEs Not Getting Finance They Need

November 18, 2013 by Staff Reporter

Antonio Tajani, Vice-President of the EC in charge of Industry and Entrepreneurship

One third of SMEs didn’t get the full financing they had planned for during 2013, and 15% saw access to finance as a significant problem for their companies. Europe’s companies believe that bank financing conditions worsened during 2013, with respect to interest rates, collateral and required guarantees. Despite this sorry tale, 85% of all loans […]

Filed Under: ECB - European Central Bank, Enterprise, EU Institutions, European Commission

The Slim Summit. Barroso Gets Refit And Focused On SMEs

October 25, 2013 by Brian Maguire

Jose Manuel Barroso, European Commission President

David Cameron is always convinced the EU is losing a few pounds, but more evidence of health fads at the Commission emerged post-Summit. Gone was mention of a well-toned financial Six-Pack, but, wait for it, we’re all buzz with REFIT… Jose Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission, is King of the Political Treadmill, but everyone […]

Filed Under: Blogs, Brian Maguire, Digital Agenda, Employment, Enterprise, European Commission, European Council, European Parliament, Justice & Home Affairs

Sodastream – Fizzing Up, Or Bubbling Over?

September 2, 2013 by Mauro Tibone

Mauro Tibone, EBX Columnist

Establishing that the concept has been around for quite some time does not help answer the question that many investors have in mind about Sodastream: ‘Is this a fad, or could this be a disruptor of long established bottlers such as Coca Cola & Pepsi?’ A few retail investors-oriented research firms touting Sodastream stock seem […]

Filed Under: Business Innovation, Finance, Mauro Tibone

Tesla Motors – Roaring Apple-Style Hype or a Ground-Breaking Car Maker?

June 28, 2013 by Mauro Tibone

Mauro Tibone, EBX Columnist

For Tesla Motors’s CEO & founder Elon Musk, 2013 will be a year to remember. This is the first year since the company was founded in 2003 that Tesla Motors has reported a quarterly profit. Mainly for this reason, Tesla shares have taken off this year, breaking through the barrier of $10bn market cap as […]

Filed Under: Business, Finance, Mauro Tibone, Technology

Eurozone Credit Crunch: a disease still waiting for stronger remedies

June 18, 2013 by Mauro Tibone

Mauro Tibone, EBX Columnist

The debate on how to tackle the SME credit crunch should not deflect EU focus from resolving structural imbalances and weaknesses within the Eurozone banking system. The calm EU debate over how to improve the economies in the Eurozone does not reflect a sense of urgency, an urgency which dire economic conditions throughout Europe would […]

Filed Under: Business, Finance, Mauro Tibone

Real-i-ty Check – USA & UK Investment Outlook for Online Real Estate Stocks

May 29, 2013 by Mauro Tibone

Mauro Tibone, EBX Columnist

Online real estate websites such Zillow, Trulia and Move in the USA, just like Rightmove PLC in the UK, have been on a tear for almost the entire first quarter of 2013. To say that share price appreciation for these stocks has been remarkable would be an understatement, as these stocks have respectively climbed by […]

Filed Under: Business, Finance, Mauro Tibone

Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway, Victim Of Its Own Success?

May 22, 2013 by Mauro Tibone

Mauro Tibone, EBX Columnist

Berkshire Hathaway is the well-known holding company run by its famed CEO Warren Buffett, regarded by many as the most successful investor of all time. Buffett is also famous for holding court with his many aphorisms about money and investing, such as ‘investing is easy but not simple’ or ‘Wall Street is the only place […]

Filed Under: Business, Finance, Mauro Tibone

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