Latest News from Everett Masson & Furby
Following our AGM yesterday we are pleased to report that feedback from the EM&F Group showed a buoyant marketplace with a strong level of sales reported in a large range of sectors.
Some of EM&F’s recent completions include: Captain America’s Hamburger Heaven – an iconic burger bar situated in Norwich city centre; Blackfoot Gifts in Shaftesbury, Dorset; Porcellinis café/restaurant in Pontclun, Mid Glamorgan; Premier convenience stores in Wistaston, Crewe, Cheshire, a niche distributio…
| Will your shop be joining in with Small Business Saturday this year on 5th December? The campaign wants all kinds of businesses from shops, online businesses, businesses services companies and wholesalers to join in. Small Business Saturday UK is a grass roots, non-commercial campaign, which highlights small business success and encourages consumers to ‘shop local’ and support small businesses in their communities. The day itself takes place on the first shopping Saturday in December each ye… |
EM & F are delighted to announce the joining of Gilly Woodthorpe to the EM & F team. Gilly, supported by her husband John, has recently taken over the Harrogate office from Paul Dunbavin who had been with the EM & F group for 14 years, covering the Yorkshire and North East area.
With a background in property and financial services together with a sound knowledge of the area and trading conditions Gilly and John bring a wealth of business experience to the EM & F Group and are looking forw…
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…
Finance for the over 50s and over 60s
By Joshua Ejdelbaum
ASC Finance for Business
ww.asc.co.uk
Have you tried to raise business finance but have been turned down by your bank because of your age?
It’s not an uncommon problem. Many lenders have set criteria in terms of the length of their business loans, which means that if you are over a certain age, they are unlikely to be willing to provide you with finance. This can be problematic, espe…
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…