Whereas owners of businesses need to be cautious in the way they run them, it is often the case that a more adventurous approach is needed.

At Parker & Co we will not merely err on the side of caution as do most accountants. We will also often provide more adventurous alternatives to dealing with the problems that can arise in the volatile and ever changing world of business.
 

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Retailers 'to increase prices by more than VAT rise'

Many retailers are planning to use next month's rise in VAT to "mask" more extensive price increases, a survey by accountancy group KPMG has claimed.

It said 60% of retailers and consumer product manufacturers planned to increase their prices over and above the VAT rise to 20% from 17.5%.

Government looks to encourage micro-lending to small firms

The Government has set out plans to boost lending to small businesses.

Mark Prisk, the Business and Enterprise Minister, has unveiled a reform to the Enterprise Finance Guarantee scheme (EFG), the aim of which is to improve access to funding for community finance development institutions (CDFIs).