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Baines Jewitt providing expert
post-Covid business advice
We are living through extraordinary times
– that much is evident. The coronavirus
pandemic and lockdown have paved
the way for a complete change in our
commercial and personal lives.
But as the restrictions begin to ease,
thoughts have turned to rebuilding and
recovery.
Adjusting to the new normal is not going to be
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easy, and that’s why it is crucial to have the right
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support and advice in place when it comes to
getting back on track, according to Stockton-based
Baines Jewitt, one of the largest firms of chartered
accountants, business advisers and tax experts in
the Tees Valley.
With a range of expertise that includes taxrelated
issues, budgeting, business planning,
debt control, financial performance, investments,
pensions and accounting services, the Baines
Jewitt team is well-equipped to provide advice on
the latest developments and actions taken by the
government to support local businesses.
In the space of a few short months, the business
landscape has transformed dramatically, and the
way of working has altered beyond recognition.
“It is more important than ever before to receive
assistance from expert, experienced business
advisers to weigh up business and personal
options and realise short, medium and longer
term objectives,” says Baines Jewitt director Anne
Cowley.
“Lockdown and the ensuing economic measures
announced by the government to help businesses
through the challenges they face have probably
altered the way we are going to work and do
business going forward. Things are not likely to
go back to the way they were in the foreseeable
future.
“My key message to businesses is to have
a strategy in place, embrace the new working
environment, be flexible and plan even more than
you did in the past.”
As lockdown was enforced in March, the team at
Baines Jewitt moved to different ways of working
to ensure their clients continued to receive expert
advice at a time when it was most needed.
Working remotely and with a skeleton team in the
office, Baines Jewitt’s chartered accountants and
professional business advisers have guided their
clients through the maze of economic measures
announced by the government as the picture has
changed and developed. Many queries have been
about the furlough scheme and how to access
it, as well as cash flow concerns and managing
preparations for getting back on track now the
lockdown is being eased.
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