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Business Start Up – getting it right from the outset avoids time consuming problems later and more importantly allows you to get on and run the business so that it can have that all important kick start and move from the start up phase to established business as quickly as possible.

If you have decided to set up a business, or maybe buy a franchise the decisions to make in the early stages are:

• To form a limited company, or trade as a partnership or just in your own name?
• How will VAT affect you?
• If you intend to employ people then Pay As You Earn will affect you
• Data Protection Act Compliance
• Cash flow in the early months, to keep the business ticking over and ensure you have an income to manage your day to day activities.
• Writing a business plan, this can be simple, no more than five pages, but acts a reference against which you can gauge your success, identify problems and work on solutions.

Business Advise – Our philosophy is that business advice can only be delivered by someone who has experience of running a successful business.

That’s what you will receive from us as we strive to be an advisor to your business and mentor. You can draw on our experience as and when you need it, in general we would not look to charge you to tap into this pool of experience

Accountancy – The nuts and bolts of your businesses finances. Get this right and you will know where you are at any moment in time, if its out of date, inaccurate or difficult to understand then making informed decisions becomes a bit of a lottery.

Within this area we offer:

• Book keeping
• Management Accounting (monthly or quarterly)
• Payroll
• VAT Return Preparation
• Annual Accounts
• Business Tax Calculation
• Personal Tax Calculation

We can also do the difficult stuff:

• Tax planning for business and individuals
• Efficient extraction of profits from a business
• Succession planning
• Managing Inland Revenue enquiries and investigations
• Mergers\acquisitions and takeovers
• Corporate finance

Raising and Maintaining Finance – You may need additional finance to get the business off the ground or have reached a plateau and need further funds to go up to the next level. There are several loan funds created specifically to help small business start ups and incubation funds to assist the growing business. There are funds created especially for business in Yorkshire which means that:

• You can borrow up to £250K without personal guarantees or security
• You can borrow money and pay as little as 2.6% interest
• You may be eligible for a business mentor without paying a fee
• Payment holidays are usually available for the start up business

There are other sources of funds that may be more appropriate than a loan. We can discuss Equity Funding via Business Angels, Venture Capital, even Listing on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM).

Market Research – winning new clients and retaining existing ones is fundamental to maintaining and growing a business. The work we do covers:

• Marketing strategies
• Company Branding
• Satisfaction Surveys
• Product Testing
• Internet Site Evaluation

Training – You’ve got a business, a business plan, products, and customers. To help pull it together and keep it there a planned training programme is essential. We can provide tailored courses in the following areas:

Point of sale

Developing An Effective Sales team

Management Training Programmes

Basic Telephone Techniques