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Who knows what lies ahead?

LOOKING forward to 2017, who knows what the coming 12 months will bring? January is always a time for forecasts and predictions, but so much has happened over the past few months, who knows what lies ahead?

The Chancellor’s autumn statement suggested growth might not be as fast as earlier predictions suggested, but this flies in the face of recent economic data such as the record number of people in employment.

This indicates that there is a lot of uncertainty around the foreseeable future and predictions for the next twelve months are hard to call.

In this type of environment, most businesses will need to be adept at changing as market conditions evolve. Those that can adapt to changing markets, changing needs and changing political landscapes will continue to succeed.

What is important for SMEs is to ensure that the right structures and working practices are in place so that if and when difficulties do arise, the right responses can easily be accommodated. Businesses also need to make sure help and advice is readily at hand, to guide them through a likely period of radical change.

The team at Harris & Co Chartered Accountants believes that their role is to not only provide clear and effective financial guidance, but also to become a part of clients’ businesses – seeing the whole picture so that Harris & Co is as much a part of building for the future as identifying and dealing with issues and problems.

Principal Phil Harris said: “We work with many small and medium sized businesses, and our focus is on passing on the experience we gained from growing ourselves from a small business to a medium sized business.

“The aim at Harris & Co has always been to ensure clients get a flexible, responsive service that’s tailored to match their individual business accounting, advisory and tax requirements.”

A fixed-fee structure means that costs can be budgeted for in advance and there are no unpleasant surprises when the bill comes in.

“Our clients know that we are on hand to deliver help and guidance whenever they need it, so they get timely advice that they can act upon immediately, without having to worry about how much it’s going to cost them,” added Phil.

For more information about the services available at Harris & Co Chartered Accountants, call 01604 660661 or visit the website www.harrisandco.biz

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