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E M & F were delighted to once again attend the AIMS Accountants for Business annual conference held this year in Birmingham.

AIMS are the largest network of independent qualified accountants throughout the UK offering unique services tailored to suit the needs of small to medium sized businesses. In excess of 200 accountants attended the event and E M & F were able to discuss and outline it's services provided should a client be looking to sell or buy a business.

E M & F look forward to cont…

For the first time the EM & F Group exhibited at the Fish Frying & Fast Food Show held in October at Sandown Park Racecourse, the show proved a real hit for both exhibitors and visitors.

Attracting 1000’s of friers from across the UK and abroad, the EM & F stand brought a new dimension to the show, as well as sourcing new equipment and products from other exhibitor’s, visitors were able to chat to the EM & F team in respect of their property and business requirements.  

Visitors to the E…

The EM&F Cardiff & South Wales Office were delighted to once again visit the beautiful Vale of Glamorgan in order to call on their clients 'Johnsons the Goldsmiths' and let them know they were the lucky winners of the London Luxury Weekend. The competition had been open to business owners who commissioned EM&F to sell their business; the winning entry was independently drawn by Helen Birtwistle of Travel Counsellors.

EM&F are delighted to bring to market the established highly regarded jewelle…

With considerable success experienced with the sale of a variety of internet businesses over recent years, both large and small, warehouse based and home based, EM&F were pleased to take instructions recently in the sale of a thriving e-commerce business operating in the Health & Fitness Sector. The business had been established by our client some 10 years earlier and had grown steadily into a thriving and profitable concern. However, with other interests and the business becoming more demandin…

In the current economic climate quality businesses priced correctly will sell - as did Canterbury Marquees through the Kent & Sussex office of EM&F Group. Would-be purchasers are looking for value for money. There are lots of businesses for sale out there but, if your business is over priced, potential buyers will not even come through the door. Remaining on the market for months on end, the business will become ‘stale’ and potential buyers might even assume there is a problem with the business…

The commercial finance market is a different place due to the credit crunch and the recession reports Phil Gray, Managing Director, Watts Commercial Finance Ltd:

"Contrary to what the press would have you believe the financial world is still turning, just on a slightly different axis"

So what did Phil mean? Simple the banks are still lending, but the world is a different place to that of 2007 and before.

Gone of the days of wild lending, little regard to affordability and a blind eye being t…

Following on from the 'Mustard & Coffee Winning Combination' article contained in the previous newsletter EM&F are delighted to have been instructed in the sale of one of Norwich's original and respected coffee houses – Logan's.

Logan's enjoys an absolutely prime location in the historic "Lanes" at the heart of the bustling and ever popular city of Norwich, being close to the Castle Ramparts. Now presented as a modern air Conditioned Coffee Shop/ Sandwich Bar Logan's has evolved into one of th…

The news on Post Offices just continues to get better for the EM&F Group, firstly there was the welcome news for the industry as a whole with the Post Office retaining the DVLA contract in respect of Vehicle Licensing (Car Tax Discs). Secondly the North West Office of EM&F was pleased to report the successful completion in quick succession of 2 Post Offices in November.

During the month the keys of Llangernyw Post Office, Nr Abergele, North Wales, were handed over by outgoing subpostmaster Mar…