Champion Recruits to Support Xero Growth

North West accountants, Champion Accountants, has recruited a new management accountant to strengthen its cloud-based accounting offering. The appointment of Elle Najar comes during increasing demand for Champion Accountants’ Xero offering, which has seen the number of clients using the platform grow by more than a third

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Guest post: Funding SME success

Author is Simon Berry, Senior Investment Executive at FW Capital SMEs are ambitious yet without a solid funding stream, this ambition could be nothing more than a pipe dream. Whether it’s new equipment, cash injections or extra working capital, businesses need money to continue growing. Here at

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Are you GDPR ready?

On the 25th May 2018, the law around General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) changes. From this date, it will be illegal to contact anyone, including customers and prospects, with business messages without their permission. GDPR covers any sort of data about an EU citizen, whether that’s names,

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Making Tax Digital Delayed to 2020

Ministers have announced that they’re changing how they implement Making Tax Digital. Under the new rules and timetable, businesses will only have to keep digital records and update the taxman every quarter from 2020. Starting in 2019, businesses with a turnover above the VAT threshold, currently £85,000,

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SMEs shrug off Brexit uncertainty, reveals survey

Confidence amongst UK SMEs is on the rise, according to new data from business advisory group, Champion Accountants. The annual SME outlook survey revealed that SMEs re focussed on growing their business during the next 12 months, with the economy (40%), cash flow (34%) and competition (23%)

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The science of online lead generation

In recent years, advances in digital marketing have both helped and hindered SMEs in their online lead generation, depending on the approach taken. It’s a bit like what’s happened in the music industry, where ease of access to the technology has led to more content, but not

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