Blair Smith

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About Blair Smith

Blackler Smith & Co - relationship based advisory - family owned businesses. Please visit our website: Do you want to talk about the future for your business? Let's talk about what you'd like to achieve and let's make it happen for you. I'll try to keep it simple, even when it isn't. I team up with many clients across many industries. I focus on strong relationships, enviable outcomes and best service delivery. New client inquiries are certainly welcome. I help you find solutions not problems. The world we operate in isn't necessary black and white it is quite often grey therefore there is usually an answer to be found to any problem. My glass is certainly half full. One of my key strengths is being able to relate to all kinds of different people and explain things in simple plain English without the technical jargon. My focus areas include business growth, day to day business advice, trusts, engineering and services industries and business valuations. If it's not listed here chances are I've dealt with it / or can deal with it. Business start-ups are also welcome. Examples of recent advice- Preparing tax plans to hold on to our money as long as possible to use it to grow the business faster (Using IRD like a bank)- Due diligence on business purchase - Business valuations for sale / purchase and matrimonial purposes - Structural changes to make the best use of Look Through Company rules and savings ten of thousands in tax - Regular meetings and advice to make existing businesses profitable. Practical steps- Advice on trusts - benefits, their effective use, proper administration- Selling shares in an existing business to an employee- Employee incentive plans - simple & sophisticated- Starting out and setting up - new business- Winding up a business and company, properly.