New Client Welcome!

We would like to welcome the following new clients to the centre:

TTRSA

Standard Control Systems

Windsor Hill Physiotherapy

SMS Electrical

ITAP

Your Local Broker

Harlequin Ltd

Festo Limited

Dufay

KPM Property Rentals

Fleet Economy Solutions

Northern Ireland Special Offers

AR Business Consultants - Low Cost Tax&Accountancy Service

AR Business Consultants provides a simple, easy-to-use, fixed fee, low cost tax and accountancy service with no need for long face to face meetings and the soaring hourly charges usually associated with traditional high street accountants.

We know running your own company can be painful, hard work and time consuming leaving you with little time to concentrate on your business. By using our service you leave the hassle to our highly experienced professionals to assist you with your bookkeeping, taxation and accounts.

Our Accountants have broad and lengthy experience in the key accountancy areas of:
• Tax Advice & Planning
• Bookkeeping
• Accounts Production
• Payroll & VAT
• Company Formation

Based on this experience, we believe that we can offer you a highly cost-effective service because:

• Our fees will be FIXED for a year, based upon a detailed assessment of your requirements, applied to our very accurate calculation processes. There will be NO HIDDEN EXTRAS but additional work can be costed very accurately as and when required.

• We specialise in working with SME businesses, especially start-ups, and can offer sound financial advice to maximise profits

• We can analyse performance on a quarterly basis when doing VAT Returns to ensure good planning and investment advice

• A Value-based Audit is not just about Compliance but provides advice at the end of the audit to improve systems and procedures

• A 6-monthly Tax Health check ensures further control over the timing of decisions, optimising financial benefit

There is no technical talk from us. We speak to you openly and honestly and promise not to blind you with jargon. We want you to feel comfortable to pick up the phone to us whenever you need, for whatever you want and know you will get good sound understandable advice. We will work with you in the way that suits you - in person, on the phone or online.

If you would like to discuss anything you have read here please contact us at our Belfast office on 02890 437006.

Current Office Availability Update

We are pleased to announce that with the arrival of Harlequin Ltd the Belfast Business Centre has no availability.

The website will be updated as soon as an office becomes vacant or alternatively contact Elaine or Sarah and they will be able to keep you informed.

Contact:
Elaine or Sarah

Telephone: 02890 439393
Email: info@belfastbusinesscentre.com

Do Your Terms of Business Protect How You Do Business?

Most businesses will either not have any terms of business or will have a set of terms put together at some point in the past which have never been looked at again. However, in these difficult times having a set of terms and conditions that have been tailored to your business and the market that you operate in may make all difference in getting paid or in dealing with a dispute with a customer or supplier.

Ideally your terms and conditions should set out:
• what your product or service is;
• the procedure for delivery of your product or service;
• the time and method of payment;
• the circumstances in which the contract can be terminated or brought to an end; the consequences or termination;
• the limits as to what you will be liable for;
• if court action does become necessary, that your case will be brought in the Northern Irish courts. This last matter can become important if you export even if it is to ROI or GB. If you do not specify that any dispute will be dealt with by the NI courts then you could be faced with the added expense of bringing or defending proceedings in the country where your customer is situated. You can also include a provision for Alternative Dispute Resolution in your terms and conditions such as mediation or arbitration. This can keep the costs of a dispute down as well as keeping the dispute more private.

Of course if your customer is a large multiple then it’s probably the multiple’s terms and conditions that will apply. But this does not mean that they should not be looked at. It is important that if you enter into a contract with a large customer, such as a multiple, that the terms are reviewed by a solicitor. The review may enable you to better negotiate certain terms with the customer and even if there is no room for negotiation, you should always go into a contract knowing exactly what the duties and obligations are for both you and the customer and what options may be open to you if the commercial relationship goes sour. You can also then make use of that information in your management of the job.

Terms and conditions can also be used as part of your effective credit control system.

Terms and conditions should also be periodically reviewed to ensure that they always reflect and protect the way you do business.

Angela Brady is Principal of Brady Solicitors. Brady Solicitors focus exclusively on advising and providing legal services to business clients. She offers a free one hour consultation and can be contacted at a.brady@bradylegalni.com or on 07834321482.

Meeting Room Special Offer!

We have just added our Meeting Room Special Offer to our website !

The Belfast Business Centre have four ground floor meeting rooms available in a variety of layouts.

To see how you can use these rooms to your advantage at the best price contact us on 02890439393 or info@belfastbusinesscentre.com

Image Development Evening with Universal Coaching Services & HQ Hair&Beauty!

We would like to thank Leah from Universal Coaching Services and Donna from HQ Hair&Beauty for a very good evening. The whole event was relevant, up to date & fun! We are really looking forward to Leah providing us with our individual Image Development Makeover's next week & the chance to have her on a one to one basis as our personal shopper!

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