The Business Exchange Swindon & Wiltshire Edition 42: April/May 2019 | Page 6

BUSINESS NEWS STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP ANNOUNCED Chartered accountants and business advisers Haines Watts have entered into a strategic partnership with one of the county’s leading business support organisations, Inspire. Mike Lloyd, Haines Watts “This partnership will see Haines Watts and Inspire combine their knowledge, expertise and resources” 6 Haines Watts, with offices in Swindon and Trowbridge, has been a member of Inspire’s Elite community of larger SMEs for the past two years. They have recently become Inspire’s chosen strategic partner for accounting, tax and finance in the county. This partnership will see Haines Watts and Inspire combine their knowledge, expertise and resources for the benefit of Inspire members and Haines Watts’ own clients. Nationally, Haines Watts is a top 15 firm of chartered accountants who specialise in advising and supporting business owners, individuals and not-for- profit organisations locally and throughout the UK. The firm has THE BUSINESS EXCHANGE 2019 been at the centre of the Swindon and West Wiltshire business communities for the last 25 years and has seen a solid year of client growth, reflected in the expansion of the team. Inspire is an impartial delivery partner of the SME Growth Programme, creating and supporting a network of successful businesses enabling them to connect quickly to resources, funding and business opportunities. Mike Lloyd, managing partner at Haines Watts in Wiltshire said,“We have discovered many common values with Inspire over the last couple of years and the strategic partnership is a natural progression. Inspire is all about facilitating growth and our business is about supporting and advising businesses who are ambitious and growth minded. I am very excited about the benefits this partnership will bring to the county’s businesses.” Rob Perks, CEO at Inspire added, “We are delighted to welcome Haines Watts to our strategic partner group. Our partners add huge value to our growth clients, and we know Mike and the team will be providing expertise and guidance to ensure both the business and its owners and directors maximise tax efficiency in the management of their affairs as well as to have a clear view of their company’s financial performance. We look Rob Perks, Inspire forward to working closely for the benefit of our clients and partners.” Haines Watts has its Wiltshire offices in Swindon and in Trowbridge and works with clients across multiple business sectors as well as specialising in the charity and not for profit sector. [email protected] 01793 533838 For more info: www.haineswatts.com/ accountants-swindon