Bottomline
Spring 2012
It's 8:04pm on Wednesday 22nd February, 2012
The New ‘Patent Box’ regime
On 6 December 2011, the Government published draft clauses for legislation to be included in Finance Bill 2012, and other tax updates. The draft clauses will be open to consultation until 10 February 2012. This included the issue of draft clauses for the new ‘Patent Box’ regime. Following extensive consultation, which included publication of consultation [...]
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Richard Hall
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Advice for Creative and Digital businesses
On February 14 2012
Appropriate Business Structures
Your business, personal and family goals along with your financial position, assets and liabilities should be taken into account in determining the most appropriate structure for the ownership of your business. It is important that the ownership of your business is structured in a manner that protects your assets and that ensures your hard earned profits [...]
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Richard Hall
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Advice for Businesses, Advice for Creative and Digital businesses
On January 10 2012
Digital & creative business: Increase your chances of investment
David Smith, Investment Director at AXM Venture Capital Limited, manager of The North West Fund 4 Digital and Creative sets out some of the important criteria he looks for when digital & creative businesses approach him for investment from the fund.
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Richard Hall
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Advice for Creative and Digital businesses
On December 1 2011
Recent investments made by the North West Fund 4 Digital and Creative
David Smith, Investment Director at AXM Venture Capital Limited, manager of The North West Fund 4 Digital and Creative has been keeping Richard Hall updated on recent successes
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Richard Hall
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Advice for Creative and Digital businesses
On November 10 2011
The key issues affecting business sales (video)
Ian Waddingham, corporate finance manager (right) asks Moore and Smalley’s corporate finance director, Stephen Gregson, on issues affecting selling a business including how to get the best price.
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Graham Gordon
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Advice for Businesses, Advice for Construction businesses, Advice for Creative and Digital businesses, Advice for Family businesses, Buying and selling a business, Corporate finance, Moore and Smalley TV
On August 28 2011
Protecting your lntellectual Property Rights
lf you want to raise external finance to grow your technology business, it is vital to ensure that your lntellectual Property Rights (lPR) are properly protected. Key questions At the outset, you need to ask the following of your business: -Does it actually own the IPR it may think it owns? -Is it entitled to [...]
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Richard Hall
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Advice for Creative and Digital businesses
On August 18 2011
Raising finance to grow a technology business
Do you need to raise external finance to grow your technology business? If so, it is vital to do all you can in advance to maximise the value of your business and there are several key areas to focus on: Projections Given that investors will be looking at the ability of the business to generate [...]
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Richard Hall
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Advice for Creative and Digital businesses
On July 20 2011
Digital and creative fund makes first investments
I attended the Lancaster ICT Cluster meeting at InfoLab21 on Thursday 12th May. One of the presentations was from David Smith of AXM venture capital, manager of The North West Fund 4 Digital & Creative, who said in his presentation that the initial investments were about to be announced…… It was announced last week that the £15m [...]
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Richard Hall
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Advice for Creative and Digital businesses
On June 21 2011
