The Life of a Business

At every stage, professional advice helps you save money and make wise decisions.

Business Start-Up: Business Plans | Incorporation Advice | Purchasing a Business | Websites, Domain Names and Mobile Apps

Business Development: Benchmarking | Business Review and Growth | Business Plans | Employee Remuneration Planning | Management Accounts | Purchasing a Business | Websites, Domain Names and Mobile Apps
Business Finance: Asset Finance | Business Finance
Exit Strategy: Business Valuations | Selling a Business

Business Start Up

Business Start-Up - are you planning to start a new business? We can advise on everything you need to succeed. We look at the viability of your plan, explain all the different tax and National Insurance matters and advise whether or not you should consider incorporating the business and register for VAT. We suggest how best to keep your future accounting records, help you plan to minimise your tax liabilities, forecast your future profitability and cash-flow requirements, and help raise the finance you need.

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Business Plans - are linked to our Business Review and Growth service and are usually required when raising finance. See Business Finance.

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Incorporation Advice - please see Company Formations.

Purchasing a Business - have you seen a business you'd like to buy, or are you considering growth through acquisition?

We can help you determine whether or not the price is right, work out how to finance the business, calculate how much working capital the business is likely to require, explain what financing options exist and how best to structure your purchase to minimise tax liabilities.
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Websites, Domain Names and iPhone Applications - we are delighted with our website, and have recently developed an iPhone App in association with Branches Design. They are our neighbours, so please let us know if you are interested and we will introduce you.

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Business Development

Benchmarking - we can demonstrate exactly how your business has performed in comparison with other businesses in your industry.

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Business Review and Growth - our Business Review Report is specially designed to measure the health of your business and identify any potential areas for improvement and growth.

Our detailed analysis can help clarify your aims, and help you plan exactly what is required for you to achieve them. We can also help keep you on track by setting achievable goals and monitoring your progress.
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Business Plans - these are linked to the Business Review and Growth service; see immediately above, and are usually required when raising finance. See Business Finance.

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Employee Remuneration Planning - we advise and help directors to implement a remuneration plan with the best tax advantage.

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Management Accounts - accurate and up-to-date management information helps business owners make wise decisions. We can supply you with monthly or quarterly accounts, produced either from your own accounting records or from records we maintain on your behalf. We are flexible in our approach, and always offer the service that suits you best. We can also keep accounting records on Xero accounting software, giving you secure and instant access to all your accounting records via the web.

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Purchasing a Business - have you seen a business you would like to buy, or are you considering growth through acquisition? We can help you determine whether the price is good, work out how to how to finance the purchase, decide how much working capital the business is likely to require, examine what the financing options are and how best to structure the purchase to minimise tax liabilities.

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Websites, Domain Names and iPhone Applications - we are delighted with our website, and have recently developed an iPhone App in association with Branches Design. They are our neighbours, so please let us know if you are interested, and we will introduce you.

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Business Finance

Asset Finance - we advise on the options available when purchasing an asset. We demonstrate how different options can affect your tax situation.

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Business Finance - most businesses will need to raise finance at various points in their life-cycle. We help you determine how much is required, demonstrate how the finance can be repaid (or how a return can be made on an investment) and help you decide what type of finance is best suited to the situation. We have excellent professional relationships with banks and finance sources.

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Exit Strategy

Business Valuations - valuations are needed for many reasons: business sale and purchase, mergers, tax planning, during negotiations with HM Revenue and Customs, incorporation of a business, matrimonial disputes, shareholder or partner disputes, and for measuring the progress of a business and deciding whether or not it is increasing your wealth.

We regularly prepare valuations and discuss the matters that influence the valuation.
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Selling a Business And Exit Planning - we can advise on the sale of a business for whatever reason, explain all the the tax implications, advise on valuation, and explore different options for the sale. We can help you choose which route to take to achieve a successful outcome. Where a business sale is being contemplated in the medium or longer term, we can work with you to formulate an exit strategy to maximise the potential value and viability of a sale.

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