SureStart
… the new small business support programme

Research shows that 4 out of 5 businesses fail within the first 5 years. Even worse… 57% of business start-ups fail in the first 12 months!

It has also been found time and time again that businesses that plan and seek professional advice from the outset have a significantly greater chance of being very successful.

SureStart is designed to help your business overcome the hurdles that trip up 80% of new businesses and to help it become highly successful.

So how much will my investment in this service be?

As a practice dedicated to making you successful it doesn’t seem fair to charge a new business for advice that will hopefully ensure its survival and thus become a long standing customer.

We will provide any business that has been established for less than 12 months the following services free of charge although as you will see it’s potentially priceless!

1. Advice from one of our Business Advisers - Up to two hours with one of our Business Advisers to discuss taxation, legal requirements, insurance, financial planning and accountancy issues in respect of setting up your business. We will also deal with all the paperwork for submission to the taxation authorities – we will take away the worry of getting on the wrong side of the taxman! (Worth £250)

2. Bookkeeping - A detailed explanation with demonstration of your bookkeeping requirements whether computerised or manual. A well-kept set of books and records will provide you with reliable information regarding the performance of your business and keep accountancy fees to a minimum. (Worth £100)

3. Free computer and financial advice – As part of the SureStart package we have negotiated an hour long meeting with a local I.T. consultant and a local independent financial adviser – who understand the world of business. You will be able to ask about any computer-related issues and advice regarding pensions, investments and insurance – all free of charge. (Worth £350)

4. Computerised accounting systems installation – installation of Sage, Clearly Bookkeeping, TASBooks or our online accounting system, full company set-up, advice and setting up your opening balances. We can also provide the software at very competitive rates. (Worth £350)

5. Our insider report “Accounts Made Easy” which contains practical advice to help you make sense of your accounts and your business. (Priceless!)

6. And, most importantly…Unlimited free ad hoc advice – as a valued client you will have unlimited access to our entire team for advice on ad-hoc matters. This means that you can call on us at any time knowing that you will never be charged for our time or advice. So we hope you will feel free to speak to us whenever you need to, without ever having to worry about the cost. (Priceless!)

Of course, if any of the issues raised at any of these unlimited consultations (or anywhere else) require research or analysis beyond the consultation, we will give you a fixed price quotation for that extra work before any additional work is started.

This means you will never get an unexpected bill.

If you are thinking about or just started a new business why not contact Simon Chaplin on 0845 466 7000 to find out about all the ways we can help you get off to a flying start. You may also want to review some of the other pages on this site to see how we can help you further.