Tax Tips for SMEs

Running a business is no mean feat, with owners having to juggle a number of different hats on a daily basis. Tax may not be the most exciting part of running your own company, but it’s an unavoidable responsibility that we all must tackle at some point.

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APPRENTICE RECRUITMENT DRIVE ADDS UP FOR CHAMPION

Four young people have commenced new careers in financial services thanks to an Apprenticeship programme with business advice specialist, Champion Accountants. The quartet joins the group as audit and accounts trainees, with Daniel Kiziltas, 24, Thomas Brocken, 18 and Emma Jane Savage, 18, being appointed by the

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Five Steps to Managing Seasonal Cash Flow

Managing cash flow can be a challenge for every seasonal business, which is why owners must do all they can to govern it wisely and diligently. With cash flow being one of the most commonly mismanaged elements during seasonal downturns, here are our five best preparatory strategies

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CHAMPION TARGETS GROWTH WITH RAFT OF NEW RECRUITS

Champion Accountants has bolstered its business advisory services division with three new hires across the group. Employed at different levels across the business, the quintet brings with it a raft of experience spanning 35 years. Two new team members have been appointed to the firm’s headquarters in

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Charity World Cup Event Fundraising Success

Champion’s Chester office has helped raise more than £460 for The Brain Tumour Charity and The Countess of Chester Breast Care Unit. Team members and clients gathered at the Bear and Billet on Lower Bridge Street, Chester on Thursday 19 June for a private charity screening of

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The Growing Pains of Shared Parental Leave

Despite only around 8 per cent of parents expected to utilise the new Shared Parental Leave entitlement, the major reforms mean it is crucial that businesses understand the legislation and its implications, whatever the volume. A revolutionary reform? In a bid to offer families greater flexibility, parents

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RETIREMENT ADDS UP FOR NEW LONGTON ACCOUNTANT

An audit and accounts manager whose career spans more than three decades has retired from one of Preston’s leading accountants. Sheila Lonergan, from New Longton, has left Champion Accountants, located at Nelson Court Business Centre, after a successful career in financial services. Having qualified in 1982 at

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Exit Here! Five Steps to Sell Your Business

You’ve spent years working passionately and relentlessly to build a business empire and it’s inevitable that at some stage you’ll consider an exit. Whether its retirement, moving onto pastures new or handing over the company to a larger organisation, here are our five steps to sale success.

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ACCOUNTANTS TO CHAMPION LANCASHIRE AT BUSINESS AWARDS

Preston accountants, Champion Accountants, has been shortlisted at the 2015 Lancashire Business Awards. The company is vying for the title of ‘Best Financial Services Company’ [in Lancashire] at an award ceremony that celebrates excellence within the county’s business community. Hosted by Downtown in Business, a total of

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