Bottomline
Spring 2012
It's 7:54pm 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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Stephen Gregson
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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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Stephen Gregson
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Advice for Businesses, Buying and selling a business, Corporate finance
On December 15 2011
Buying and running a hotel or guesthouse
Those who do pursue their dream of owning and running a small hotel or guesthouse will need to work hard to be successful in what is a very competitive market.
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Paul Bennett
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Advice for Tourism and Leisure businesses, Buying and selling a business
On December 15 2011
The Eurozone crisis – how does it affect us?
Recently events in the Eurozone have dominated the political agenda. The Eurozone crisis is now not just a problem on the periphery of the Eurozone, but is now threatening to engulf Italy, the world’s 8th largest economy, an eventuality that would almost certainly bring about the collapse of the Euro.
Thankfully as I write this blog the strong measures taken by the Eurozone leaders appear to be restoring some confidence in the markets. The measures include the effective sidelining of the leaders of Greece and Italy to be replaced by technocrats entrusted with the task of pushing through some fairly painful medicine. Assuming the political will is there to drive through these reforms the chances of a crisis being averted look favourable.
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Ian Waddingham
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Advice for Businesses, Buying and selling a business, Corporate finance
On December 1 2011
How to maximise the value of a business on sale (video)
Moore and Smalley’s Stephen Gregson (left), corporate finance director, and head of tax, Tony Medcalf, share tips and advice on how owners can maximise the value of their business when selling.
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PR Office
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Advice for Businesses, Buying and selling a business, Corporate finance, Moore and Smalley TV
On November 27 2011
The currrent economy: Mixed messages and a faltering recovery
Looking at the macro economic data over the past couple of months the best way to describe it is mixed. On the one hand the general mood around the UK economy seems to have become more negative over recent weeks, annual GDP growth on 0.7% is well down on the coalition’s 2.6% forecast 12 months [...]
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Ian Waddingham
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Advice for Businesses, Buying and selling a business
On September 27 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
Budget 2011: What I want to see
Ahead of Budget Day on 23 March 2011 Rob Kenmare, corporate finance partner at Moore and Smalley shares his thoughts on what he would like to see announced by the Chancellor, George Osborne. “I hope to see any form of measure which encourages investment or lending in ‘smaller’ businesses and also makes the process of investing simpler. [...]
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Rob Kenmare
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Buying and selling a business, Moore and Smalley comment, The Budget
On March 21 2011
