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Chartered accountants offer helping hand to business

ICAEW chartered accountants in the North of England are holding various business advice events the week commencing 25 June to help start-ups and small and medium sized businesses.

Topics include access to finance, business growth, exporting and better business finance.

The events form part of ICAEW’s ‘BAS WEEK’. Launched in autumn 2011, ICAEW’s Business Advice Service (BAS) is designed to boost the prospects for a private sector-driven recovery by offering a helping hand to SMEs and start-ups across the country.

Keith Proudfoot, ICAEW Regional Director in the Northern region, said “We all know how important it is that we develop a bigger private sector. Making sure new businesses have access to good financial advice is, I believe, crucial for their sustained success. It’s good to be able to supplement the information already available on our www.businessadviceservice.com web-site with face to face advice from a range of organisations at our events in Middlesbrough, Newcastle and Carlisle during ‘BAS week’”

BAS offers businesses a free advice session with a qualified ICAEW Chartered Accountant.

Businesses can use the BAS website to find their nearest office and thousands of offices are participating in the scheme ranging from small local firms to internationally-known advisers.

Michael Izza, ICAEW Chief Executive, says: “It’s not just government’s responsibility to help businesses to survive and thrive. As a profession that acts in the public interest, ICAEW Chartered Accountants recognise their responsibility to offer crucial guidance.”

A list of the activities planned for the North of England can be found at www.icaew.com/northern

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