You have finally taken the decision to start up your own business. That is exciting news. You've got a commercial idea, and investors who believe in you. Now what you need is a business partner who knows the legal, fiscal and financial ropes.

A partner who can help you:

• Decide on the most suitable structure for your business - sole trader, partnership, or limited company
• Prepare a business plan, cash flow projections, budgets and trading forecasts
• Assess your finance requirements, advise on the best sources of finance and draw up the necessary proposals
• Establish a good working relationship with your bank
• Complete any registration procedures with Companies House and H M Revenue and Customs
• Deal with company secretarial issues
• Set up a recording system for your internal use and for complying with statutory requirements

We have the skills and experience you need to make a real difference to the development of your business.

Once your business is up and running, we see our role in our partnership as actively:

• Helping you manage and improve the financial health of your business
• Providing services like HR, Payroll and IT, that you will need as you grow
• Facilitating step changes in the structure or ownership of your business
• Planing your personal investments, pension, taxation and trusts

Click here to read more on Business start-ups. Contact Wayne Thomas at waynet@batesweston.co.uk to find out how we can help you.