Posted:10-May-2012
Success adds up for TaxAssist Accountants franchise couple
TaxAssist Accountants has named James Sheard as Franchisee of the Year for the second year running at its National Conference, held last month at Chesford Grange Hotel in Warwickshire.
The awards, announced at a gala dinner hosted by comedian Hugh Dennis, recognise the hard work and successes of over 180 of the network’s franchise owners, including Most Successful Start Up, Growth and Franchisee of the Year.
Top prize winner, James Sheard, set up TaxAssist Accountants in Stalybridge in 2008 with his wife Julia and they now have two additional offices in Stockport and central Manchester and provide a dedicated service supporting more than 400 small businesses.
The pair who met in 1991 whilst working for Chartered Accountants, Moore Stephens, in London spoke of their achievement;
“It seems only yesterday that I was spending all my time on the road travelling the country as Finance Director of a logistics company and wishing I had more time to spend with my family. Four years later here we are with three offices, over 400 small business clients and two Franchisee of the Year awards” James said.
“It was a big decision to make with three children to support,” added Julia Sheard, “however after nearly 20 years working as accountants for other firms, we decided to build a business that we were proud of, that delivered excellent client service and added real value. TaxAssist Accountants seemed like a natural fit; we have the accountancy and small business expertise and they were able to offer us the back end support we needed.”
James continued; “We only opened our central Manchester office last year and see significant differences in the territories we work across. However, whatever the challenges and benefits of an area, the thing that always remains the same is the satisfaction of using our specialist small business knowledge and accounting skills to make a real difference for owner-managers.”
TaxAssist Accountants was formed in 1995 with the specific remit to service small business clients. It now looks after the tax and accountancy needs of nearly 40,000 small businesses across the UK, has a network of over 180 franchisees and employs over 700 staff.
Full Members of the British Franchise Association since 2003, TaxAssist Accountants won Gold in the Franchisor of the Year Awards in 2010 for the support it gives to the network and its business growth during the recession. The franchise is also number 26 in the current accountancylive.com Top 60 UK accountancy firms. Its successful business model is being prepared for export this year to Canada, the U.S., New Zealand and Australia.
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