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Entrepeneur Raises A Cup to Accountants

One of the north east’s brightest young entrepreneurs has raised a cup of tea to the organisations that have helped her get to where she is today. Jules Quinn set up The *TeaShed, a design-led tea, teaware and homeware company based at the Northern Design Centre in Gateshead, after completing her fashion marketing degree at

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RMT 2013 Post Budget Special

Here you will find all the information you need relating to the 2013 Budget 2013 RMT Budget Newsletter 2013 Budget Report PDF  RMT Budget Presentation Slides Budget Resource Links Introduction and Highlights Business tax and investment incentives Tax and travel National Insurance Contributions (NICs) Real Time Information and PAYE penalties Income tax rates Capital taxes

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RMT add two more members of staff

RMT Adds Two MoreTo Expanding Team

RMT Accountants & Business Advisors has continued its ongoing recruitment drive by bringing in two new members of staff. Ashleigh Doran and Rachel Ormston have joined the Gosforth-based firm to bring the total number of new recruits to 5 in the last year. Ashleigh, from Houghton-le-Spring, has moved from a smaller regional practice to become

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Ransom attacks – are you next?

Paul Holborow, Head of IT Services at RMT Accountants and Business Advisors Ltd, looks at the worrying trend of ‘ransom attacks’. Ransom attacks occur when cybercriminals get on to your network and encrypt data drives, and then demand a ransom in return for decrypting the data. Whilst a couple of recent cases may appear to

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Branding agency surreal creative to help others expand

Branding agency Surreal Creative to help others expand

A BRANDING agency is looking to help other North East businesses find the same success it has enjoyed overseas. Houghton-le-Spring-based Surreal Creative has secured more than half its work in continental Europe after strategically reshuffling the business when the recession began to bite in the UK. The firm now includes international businesses such as Sonae

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Zodiac receives support from RMT and Ward Hadaway

Zodiac receives support from RMT and Ward Hadaway

THE founder of a successful North East workplace training provider received support from RMT Accountants and Ward Hadaway law firm in finding the right buyer for her business. Lilian Mains built up Zodiac Training from scratch over 16 years to employ more than 140 staff. But she decided a couple of years ago that she

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Stephen Slater – Chance to get started on patents

GIVEN that the North East can point to world-class innovators such as Joseph Swan, William Armstrong and Robert Stephenson in its industrial history, and given the strength of our thriving economy, it might come as a surprise to learn that our region is home to the least number of patents of any part of the

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HMRC announce new VAT campaign

NEW HMRC VAT CAMPAIGN PUTS STRUGGLING NORTH EAST BUSINESSES IN THE SPOTLIGHT North east businesses that have fallen behind with their VAT payments could soon find themselves facing an investigation by the taxman. HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has announced that from tomorrow (9 January), they are embarking on a new campaign to chase up

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RMT support helps timber agent secure sale

RMT ACCOUNTANTS’ SUPPORT HELPS NEWCASTLE TIMBER AGENT SECURE SUCCESSFUL COMPANY SALE The head of a long-standing north east timber business has praised the support he received from RMT Accountants & Business Advisors in completing the sale of his century-old firm to a German industry peer. Ian Robinson, chairman and managing director of Newcastle-based timber agent

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