Bottomline
Spring 2012
It's 7:52pm on Wednesday 22nd February, 2012
Sell your business in 10 minutes (video)
Corporate finance director Stephen Gregson discusses the issue of grooming a business for sale. Tax partner Tony Medcalf and financial planning consultant Laurence Kelly also consider the tax and wealth implications.
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Buying and selling a business, Corporate finance, Moore and Smalley TV, Wealth management
On January 23 2012
Does it still make sense to sell your business?
I believe that 2012 will feel much the same as 2011. Which may be no mean achievement given the bad news regarding consumer confidence, unemployment levels, UK growth forecasts and the Eurozone difficulties. I suspect the medium term future is likely to continue with faltering, slow growth. Our experience suggests that the availability of bank [...]
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Advice for Businesses, Buying and selling a business, Corporate finance
On December 15 2011
Harnessing the power of Mother Nature
Everyone is talking about the green revolution. The coalition government says it is committed to building a new low carbon economy that will generate jobs, create wealth and fulfil the UK’s environmental obligations. Initiatives such as feed-in-tariffs (FiTs), the recently announced Green Deal, and the renewable heat incentive demonstrate the strong regulatory and government support [...]
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Advice for Businesses
On April 18 2011
Spearheading growth with strategic business planning
In the first of a series of blogs on how you can get your business growing in 2011, Stephen Gregson explains how the planning process works. A strategic plan is not an end in itself, but rather a route map that enables businesses to develop in line with their long term goals. This mantra is [...]
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Advice for Businesses
On March 29 2011
Should I go after export markets?
Q. I have been running my business from a domestic market for the last five years, but have been advised by my advisers to consider looking at exporting. I have met with UK Trade and Investment and they have said they believe my product, a niche electrical device for chiller cabinets, has the potential to [...]
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Advice for Businesses
On February 3 2011
Economic optimism stimulates corporate deals activity
In this article, Stephen Gregson, corporate finance director at Moore and Smalley shares his views on the economic outlook for the coming months. Our experience has only strengthened the feeling of economic stability and optimism. Of course, the improvement is only gradual, cautious and yes, still potentially fragile. But the prospect of a further recession in [...]
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Stephen Gregson
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Advice for Businesses, Buying and selling a business
On January 19 2011
Expansion for Lancaster IT business after buyout
A Lancaster-based computer business has opened a new shop and created eight new jobs, just three months after being bought out by a member of its management team. Richard Alford purchased independent IT retail and support business Black Box Computers from previous owner Mark Burrow in August for an undisclosed sum. As well as its [...]
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Buying and selling a business, Moore and Smalley news
On November 11 2010
How to groom your business for sale
Grooming a business for sale is not something to be done at short notice and a time-frame of at least two years should be built in if the process is to have maximum effect. The importance of grooming cannot be overstated. The aim is not to ‘window dress’ a business, but to ensure it is [...]
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Advice for Businesses, Buying and selling a business
On October 15 2010
