Andrew Aldridge: Time to cheer UK's world-class tax-efficient schemes

EIS, SEIS and VCTs

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The UK is internationally renowned as a great home for young growth-focused businesses and, says Andrew Aldridge, advisers should ensure appropriate clients are also aware of this - and the associated opportunities

While the rumblings and political discontent continue around Brexit and the ‘turmoil' the UK in which the UK now finds itself - at least according to Donald Trump anyway - it is sometimes prudent to take stock of what we are good at and how the rest of the world perceives the UK. Not only do we have a football team to be proud of once again - and not just the English, let's not forget the Welsh were semi-finalists at the Euros two year ago and the Northern Irish continue to perform well - but internationally we are renowned as being a great home for young growth-focused businesses. In...

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