Sponsors

Castlecroft Securities

Castlecroft is one of Scotland’s leading property developers offering commercial office space and serviced office space to lease along with industrial units and workshops for rent in the Perth and Dundee areas.

Established in 1984, Castlecroft provide high quality serviced offices, industrial and business units to companies throughout central Scotland ranging from start-ups to multinational companies, and both board room and meeting facilities for hire by the day or by the hour.

Castlecroft have five office developments in Perth and one in Dundee including the £5-million flagship office development in Perth, the King James VI Business Centre. In addition, they own and operate two industrial parks in Perth and one in Dundee providing safe, cleanand secure industrial units and office space. All their properties comply with the Disability Discrimination (DDA) legislation.

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Federation of Small Businesses (FSB)

The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) is the UK’s leading business organisation, promoting and protecting the interests of the self-employed and owners of small firms. In Scotland, the FSB represents the interests of around 20,000 Scottish members and over 900 across Perth and Kinross.

Scottish Government statistics show that small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) now account for 99 percent of all Scottish businesses and for over half of all private sector employment – underlining the pivotal role of small firms in our economy and communities.

The FSB in Scotland campaigns for a better social, political and economic environment in which to work, learn and do business. With a strong grassroots structure, regular members' meetings and dedicated Scottish staff to deal with Scottish institutions, media and politicians, the FSB in Scotland is widely recognised as one of the most influential business organisations in Scotland.

For further information on FSB activities in Perth and Kinross, contact Branch Chair, Gillian MacEwan at gillian.macewan@virgin.net or FSB Development Manager for North East Scotland, Catherine Ward at catherine.ward@fsb.org.uk / 01241 879935 / 07595 284202.

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Johnston Carmichael

Johnston Carmichael is Scotland’s largest firm of independent chartered accountants and business advisers and is one of the Top 25 accounting firms in the UK.  We take great pride in immersing ourselves in our clients business and advising them on ways that we can help it grow.

We offer a range of accountancy, audit, business advisory, business recovery & insolvency, corporate finance and tax services tailored to meet the needs of businesses and individuals.

We want to share in the success of our clients and by working with them create long lasting and effective relationships. We have eleven offices located throughout Scotland – Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Elgin, Forfar, Fraserburgh, Glasgow, Huntly, Inverness, Inverurie, Perth and Stirling – and we have a serviced office to support our work in London.

We are a member of the ‘Leading Edge Alliance’, the 2nd largest international firm association of independently-owned accounting and consulting firms.

The firm was the winner of the Scottish Accountancy Awards Scottish Firm of the Year in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 and was named as a ‘Top 100 Place to Work’ by the Sunday Times Best Companies to Work for 2012.

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The Best Of Perth & Kinross

The Best Of Perth & Kinross provides proactive innovative marketing solutions to elite businesses.

All the businesses featured have been highly recommended to us by you. We visit each and every business to ensure you receive the quality of service you deserve.

Everybody recognises the power of recommendation and here at The Best Of Perth & Kinross we harness the power of word of mouth, both on and offline, to promote your business, your brand and your recommended service.

We provide a unique range of media and marketing solutions to ensure your business gets heard about – hear at The Best Of Perth & Kinross word of mouth just got louder! Is your business in the elite class? Do you know of a business that is best in class?

We would love to hear from you. Call 01738 472122 or visit www.thebestof.co.uk/perthandkinross.

Do you have an event happening in Perthshire? Would you like to spread the word about your event? The Best Of Perth & Kinross can help, simply visit www.thebestof.co.uk/perthandkinross and click on the ‘Add an Event’ tab to add your event.

Once approved your event will appear on The Best Of Perth & Kinross website, in The Best Of Perth & Kinross e-newsletter and on the free to download ‘TheBestOf’ App.

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FreeAgent

FreeAgent is an award-winning online bookkeeping and accounting system used by thousands of small businesses, start-ups and freelancers throughout the UK and beyond.

FreeAgent puts you in control by taking the jargon out of accounting and giving you real-time visibility of how your business is performing. It lets you manage your expenses and create invoices, automatically chase payments, import and analyse bank statements, view real-time cash flow, forecast tax and even submit VAT returns directly online to HMRC. Any changes you make automatically update your accounts, giving you complete visibility of your income and expenses and showing your real-time profit position.

It’s completely web-based, there’s nothing to download or install so you can access FreeAgent anywhere you have an internet connection making it easy to collaborate with your accountant or adviser wherever they are.

Try it for free at www.freeagent.com or follow us on Twitter @freeagent.

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