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Good news for North East companies investing in tooling in 2016
A new and perhaps unknown source of funding for those North East manufacturers looking at tooling investments in 2016 comes from Birmingham Finance which operates a national £24m Tooling Funding...
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Changes to Stamp Duty Land Tax – Do you know what they mean for you?
In a further attempt to dampen the UK Buy to Let market, the Chancellor announced that higher rates of stamp duty land tax (SDLT) would apply to purchases of additional residential properties, such as...
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How to prepare your business
Today’s blog comes from our Corporate Finance Partner, Michael Smith… One of the questions I get asked most frequently is, ‘How do I prepare my business…’ either for sale, or for fundraising? There are...
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Disposal advice for you and your business
With extensive experience in advising on disposals, our Corporate Finance Partner, Michael Smith shares his advice… Following on from my previous blog, set out below are some of my observations when...
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Let’s Grow Fund – Deadlines
The current round of the regional “Let’s Grow” fund will shortly be coming to a close. The deadline for ‘expressions of interest’ is Friday 6th May, with full applications to be completed by 3rd June...
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Making Tax Digital – Simple Assessments
HMRC’s vision of the future is that all dealings with tax payers and agents will be digital. As a first step in this process, the 2016 Finance Bill contains clauses for the introduction of a new...
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North East funding landscape for SMEs
The SME funding landscape in the North East has been dominated by the Finance for Business North East funds over the last five or six years. These funds have played an important role in both...
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What you need to know about Lifetime ISAs
In the 2016 Budget, the Chancellor announced the introduction of a Lifetime ISA. This will be available from April 2017 to any adult under 40 and will enable people to save up to £4,000 each year....
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Business funding post Brexit
We are now over six weeks on from the result of the EU referendum and are still no clearer what the United Kingdom’s exit will mean for our future trading relationship with Europe – and therefore what...
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Let’s Grow Fund – still available!
The Let’s Grow North East has awarded grants of over £50m to nearly 200 companies in the North East and Teesside, helping to generate over 8,000 jobs. The scheme offers grants of between £50,000 to...
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