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New HMRC Campaign on second homes

Economy built on innovation

I’VE written here before about the opportunities afforded by the tax allowances introduced by HMRC on research and development, and the benefits businesses can get from investigating and utilising them. The idea of ‘R&D’ immediately brings to mind an image of clever scientists in long white lab coats, developing products and processes of the highest

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RMT Accountants funds new St Oswald’s milk kitchen

Special facilities dedicated to preparing feeds for babies and young children are set to be built at St Oswald’s Children and Young Adults Service thanks to a donation from a north east accountancy firm. RMT Accountants & Business Advisors are funding the creation of a new milk kitchen at St Oswald’s based in Gosforth, as

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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 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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SDS for Whos Who

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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