At Smith Emmerson Nottingham, our core clientele are owner managed and family owned businesses. We understand that the needs of these businesses are often different to more impersonal, often larger scale operations.
Our suite of Business Advisory Services has been created with our clients in mind, enabling us to work in partnership with you to help you establish and grow your business.
Whether you have an established business or are looking to start up a business, our business advisory services can help you move forward with confidence. We can tailor our business advisory services to your needs. We work with you to identify the relevant aspects of our portfolio of business advisory services for you, to ensure you get the level of support and advice you require.
As part of our business advisory services portfolio, we also offer business valuation services. Whether you are looking to buy or sell a business, or simply want to know the current value of your operation as part of a performance assessment, a business valuation is a worthwhile investment.
In addition to our own services, as part of our business advisory services, we can introduce you to our established network of professional contacts including banks and solicitors.
Business Planning Services
Whether you are considering starting a business, or are already running a business, our business planning services can help take your business forward.
We know that many great business ideas either never make it to the market, or fail in the early stages. The key issue is many cases is lack of realistic planning. You may have come across the phrase "If you fail to plan, you plan to fail". Planning does not just involve setting goals. Our business planning services take you through the entire planning process, analysing your ideas, business models or your existing business to facilitate the creation of a robust plan.
Whether you are looking at a new venture, a change in direction, or an up-scaling or downsizing of your present business, or simply want to review your existing plans, our business planning services can provide you with the services you need, when you need them.
Business Plans
In helping create your business plans, we take you through the entire process, ensuring that we gain an in depth understanding of your business, while enabling you to appreciate where the strengths and weakness of your business lie.
With a greater awareness, not only can you plan proactively to take your business forward, you will be better prepared to deal with any unforeseen circumstances should they arise. Business plans are essentially business roadmaps, showing not only the point you want to arrive at, but also your options for getting there.
We can also provide you with a review of your own business plans, providing constructive feedback along with additional support where appropriate.
Cash Flow Forcast
Cash flow is the backbone of any business. For many businesses that run into trouble, the problems come down not to poor business ideas or even their execution, but to cash flow, often arising from poor cash flow forecasting.
By undertaking regular cash flow forecasts, potential problems can be identified at an early stage, allowing steps to be taken to manage the situation and avoid potentially disastrous consequences.
Cash flow forecasts provide an essential aspect of our business planning services portfolio. Cash flow is the fuel that keeps your business running and if you understand how your business runs, you will be better positioned to plan for improvements and deal with any problems which may arise.
Ask us about a Cash flow Forecast for your business.
Business Start up Advice
Having an idea for a new business is an exciting time, but can be quickly followed by despondency if you don't know how to take it forward. At Smith Emmerson, we have a wealth of experience, enabling you to benefit from our Business Start up Advice Services.
If you are considering a business start up, you may already appreciate that the challenges in getting a new venture off the ground can be considerable. If you know what you would like to do, our business start up advice is available to tell you not only how to do it, but to help you by providing advice & support services throughout the development of your business.
From the formation of your company to planning, seeking investment & ensuring systems are set up for financial compliance, our Business Start up Advice can get you up and running.
Call us for a free initial consultation to find out how our business start up advice can help your ideas become reality.
Company Formation Services
At Smith Emmerson, we can provide advice on the most suitable structure for your business, and support your decision via our company formation services. Whatever structure you decide upon, as a minimum e.g. for a sole trader or partnership, you will have to advise the Inland Revenue of your business activities. With our Company Formation Services, we can do this on your behalf.
If you decide to create either a limited company or a limited liability partnership, the registration process is more involved. As part of our company formation services, we can carry out all registration procedures with Companies House, Inland Revenue or Customs and Excise on your behalf. Once your company is up and running, expanding from our Company Formation Services, we can maintain the correct information flow to the official Government bodies in the form of Annual returns, Company Accounts, VAT returns etc.
Company Secretarial services
Complysing with the Companies Act is a legal requirement for businesses registered with Companies House. Our Company Secretarial Services can help ensure you comply with each aspect of the Companies Act 2006 as they come into force. With all parts of the Act scheduled to be in force by October 2009, our Company Secretarial Services throughout this transition could prove invaluable.
As well as providing crucial support though the implementation of the Companies Act 2006, our Company Secretarial Services provides ongoing & regular services from company formation onwards, including:
- preparation and filing of statutory returns
- preparation of all documentation (such as minutes and resolutions)
- maintenance of statutory books (share register, minute book, etc)
Use our expertise through our Company Secretarial Services to free up your time and give you peace of mind.
