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Enduring links key to practice success

Trust and strong staff relations are the secrets of a long working life at a leading Crawley accountancy practice. They are also key to client retention for Richard Place Dobson, who are still servicing some clients after more than 60 years.   Staff at the practice, which services more than 100 charities locally and nationwide,…

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Bringing better and faster broadband to West Sussex

A provisional proposal was submitted to BDUK by West Sussex for consideration but had been delayed due to European intervention.  On the 20th Nov 2012 The Governments plans got the green light from Brussels so that now State Aid has been granted and the process can now proceed. West Sussex is in position 11 in…

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Crawley flyover to close for essential refurbishment work in 2013

West Sussex County Council is set to carry out vital refurbishment work on the Hazlewick Avenue flyover in Crawley from Feb 9th 2013 for 16 weeks. The flyover structure, which consists of two bridges that straddle the Hazlewick Roundabout, is 40 years old and its condition is deteriorating. Work needs to be done to install…

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Always there to lend a guiding hand

Many of us give to good causes and charities but few of us can claim to make it our specialism. Accountants and auditors Richard Place Dobson certainly can – aiding more than 100 charity and not-for-profit clients and commanding years of experience in doing so. For one charity, Crawley Open House (COH), this is “harvest”,…

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Young Enterprise doubles your chances of owning your own company

Running a business at school almost doubles your chances of self-employment later in life, according to independent research by Kingston University Business School for Young Enterprise. It shows that teenagers who get the chance to set up and run a profit-making enterprise in the classroom are almost twice as likely (42%) to become company owners…

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Third year for community project Young Start-up Talent

The Young Start-up Talent entrepreneurial initiative launched for the third year at Broadfield Stadium where some 40 local businesses, Henry Smith MP and heads of local sixth forms met to celebrate the launch of the popular entrepreneurial project where the winner receives a prize fund worth over £50,000 worth of products and services and aims…

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John is ‘Driving Thru’ toward success!

John O’Dwyer of McDonald’s, Franchisee and current owner of 7 McDonald’s Franchises in the Sussex area says that “There has been more menu changes in the last five years than in the previous 30 years of our UK history ….Of course, this is also down to the strength of the brand” says John. “did you…

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Entrepreneurial finalist

Richard Place Dobson Chartered Accountants and Business Advisers have awarded a full time apprenticeship contract to student and Young Start-Up Talent finalist, George Fisher. George first came to the attention of Richard Place Dobson director and Young Start-Up Talent judge, Matthew Tyson when George, who was then 17, took part in a workshop at Reigate…

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