SMEs are looking to grow

Sheffield based Chartered Accountants, Hart Shaw has welcomed news that growing a business is top of the agenda for 34 per cent of SMEs. That’s according to research from Close Brothers Asset Finance.

The quarterly survey of UK SME owners and senior management from a range of sectors also revealed that more than half of firms have already experienced growth in the last 12 months, while a further 37 per cent expect their business to expand during the next year.

Patrick Abel, Corporate Finance Partner at Hart Shaw said: “It’s great to see that so many SMEs appear to be experiencing the benefits of an improving financial climate.”

The results also highlighted that a significant number of firms are planning to recruit, with 43 per cent hoping to take on new staff within the next year.

Patrick added: “Naturally, firms need to expand their team as they grow organically but the challenge often lies in how they manage this growth. It’s important that firms seek professional advice to help with obtaining funding.

“I would urge any business owners looking at expanding to ensure that they assess their plans and evaluate all of the financial options available to help them find an appropriate solution to fit their needs. At Hart Shaw my team and I can assist with a range of issues affecting SMEs and we can also handle the payroll. This allows SME owners to get back to doing what they do best; running their business and growing their enterprise.”

If you would like more information please contact Patrick Abel on T: 0114 251 8850 or email: patrick.abel@hartshaw.co.uk

 

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Employment law and the tax implications: Is your business ready to take on employees?

A free MADE fringe event with business experts Hart Shaw and Ironmonger Curtis.

Wednesday 24^th September 2014

Are you employing people? Do you engage people on a self-employed basis? Are you self-employed but generally do work for a single or a small number of clients or customers? Are you sure about yours and your contractors’ tax status? Will HMRC regard them or you as employees? If so what are the consequences?

Problems often arise in this complicated area of tax and employment law and getting it wrong can have costly consequences. A person’s status can be different depending on whether it is considered from an employment law or tax point of view.

Hart Shaw Chartered Accountants and Ironmonger Curtis Solicitors are joining forces at MADE 2014 to deliver a seminar aimed at entrepreneurs, new business start-ups and early growth stage businesses to highlight the key areas your business needs to be aware of and the risks involved when engaging people in your business. Topics for discussion include:

• Employment V Self Employment
• Employer requirements
• Directors service agreements
• Payroll & RTI
• Auto Enrolment
• Benefits in kind
• Termination payments

 

Join Steve Vickers, Tax Partner from Hart Shaw and Toby Pochron & Sarah Cooke, Employment Law Solicitors from Ironmonger Curtis for a crucial insight into the benefits and risks of being an employer.

This seminar is aimed at Entrepreneurs, new business start-ups and early growth stage businesses, and is free to attend.

 

The details are:

Date: Wednesday 24^th September 2014

Time: 2:00pm for registration and networking, 2:30pm presentation, 3:30pm finish with Q&A and optional networking until 4:00pm

Venue: Vincent Harris Suite, Sheffield City Hall

 

To confirm you attendance please contact Brendan Hall at Hart Shaw on T: 0114 251 8872 or email: brendan.hall@hartshaw.co.uk.

 

Places are limited so please book early to avoid disappointment.

 

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Access to finance help for Yorkshire businesses

Yorkshire companies are set to benefit from a special event featuring experts from the banking and finance world aimed at helping them secure funds for business growth.

Law firm Irwin Mitchell is hosting the event as part of its 2011 Autumn Seminar Series in order to discuss and promote business innovation and growth within the region.

The free event, “It’s All About The Money”, on Tuesday 4th October will give companies the opportunity to find out about all aspects of business finance.

Financial specialists speaking at the event include:

• Hart Shaw – Steve Bell, Head of Corporate Finance will talk about the ‘fundamental challenge’

• Lloyds Banking Group – Chris Perkins, Relationship Director and Paul Varley, Senior Manager Commercial will give tips on how to work with your bank and an update on the banking sector

• Finance Yorkshire – Ian Howson, Investment Manager, Business Loans and Ash Chopra, Investment Director, Equity Linked Finance will talk about gap funding and how Finance Yorkshire can help businesses

• Yorkshire Association of Business Angels – Catherine Kennedy, South Yorkshire Ambassador will cover ‘Angel investment – where does it fit and what you need to know to get it’

• The FD Centre – Andy Collier, Regional Director will talk about the role of the finance director in maximising your chances of getting the funding you need from the correct sources

James Bullock, Partner in the Corporate team at Irwin Mitchell, hosting the event, said: “Business owners tell us that access to finance is one of the biggest issues at the moment. There are many good companies who are looking to grow and need some injection of capital in order to give them a boost. However there are ways to get access to funding and this event aims to arm people with the information and knowledge to be able to improve their chances of securing the help they are seeking.

“There is a great line up of speakers and we urge people to take advantage of this fantastic free event.”

This event is being hosted by Irwin Mitchell at their Sheffield office from 8am till 11am.

Places are limited so people wishing to attend should email melanie.parker@irwinmitchell.com or call 0114 274 4489 as soon as possible.

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Mindshop’s ‘Ideas for Success’ newsletter

Ideas for Success, the periodical newsletter from Mindshop is now available to download for free from our website.

Featuring thought provoking articles and practical business advice tips for you and your business in 2011, the latest issue has articles covering:

• 10 Tips To Get the Most From Social Media in Your Business
• Opportunities to Fund Increased Business Growth in 2011
• 3 Key Ideas for Business Success in 2011

Click here to view the latest ‘Ideas for Success’ newsletter.

Click here to go to the visit the Business Strategy page of Hart Shaw’s website.

We trust that you find this issue of Ideas for Success valuable and should you wish to discuss any aspect of it further please let me know and we can arrange a phone call.

Chris Sellars, Corporate Finance Partner

T: 0114 251 8850

Email: chris.sellars@hartshaw.co.uk

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Hart Shaw is sponsoring a SMART Growth Strategy on Wednesday 16th February 2011.

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This is a free event which will take place at our offices on Europa Link, Sheffield Business Park , Sheffield , S9 1XU .

This is one of a series of Executive Briefings designed to address some of the most common issues raised by business owners and senior managers in the challenging economy of today, especially when Growth, Profitability, Efficiency and Performing People are key goals within the business.

The Sheffield Session will cover the following topics:

• How to build a long term growth strategy
• How to motivate your team on zero budget
• Reducing the risk from recruiting sales staff
• Social Media – What you need to do to get it working for you
• The IT department is dead! Long live the IT department

All the sessions are designed for senior managers / business owners who are responsible for increasing sales and business performance.

Timing: 8.15 am – 11 am, Wednesday 16th February 2011

Please visit the Smart Growth website for further details, and to learn more about the speakers http://www.smartgrowthstrategy.co.uk/smart-events/  

This is an invitation only event, and we would be delighted to see you there. If you would like to attend – please contact Brendan Hall at Hart Shaw on T: 0114 251 8872  or email: brendan.hall@hartshaw.co.uk and include the names of any colleagues you wish to bring with you, and we will send a welcome pack by email.

If you have any questions please contact Carol Griffiths at Morton Kyle on 07790 021885 or email: carol@mortonkyle.com.

Brendan Hall – Marketing Co-ordinator

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