Posts Tagged ‘Grant Thornton Northern Ireland’
Fifth annual Grant Thornton Runway Run a flying success
The fifth annual Grant Thornton Runway Run proved to be another huge success last night (Thursday 20th June) as 600 runners from firms across Northern Ireland completed the 5k team race at George Best Belfast City Airport. The leading business advisory firm’s event saw participants representing organisations in the public, private, and third sectors, take…
Read onThe darker side of leadership
By Patrick Gallen, Partner, People and Change Consulting, Grant Thornton I am a great fan of the work of Rasmus Hougard and Jacqueline Carter on ‘The Mind of a Leader,’ published by Harvard Business Review Press. One of the areas that they reference in follow-up articles is that ‘Ego is the Enemy of Good Leadership’.…
Read onTraining investment pays dividends
By Patrick Gallen, Partner, People and Change Consulting, Grant Thornton Learning is transformative, and the best companies invest in continuous development of their people. Do you view training as an expense, or as an investment opportunity? The research is clear; investment in training does pay dividends. How much it returns depends on many factors; such…
Read onPoor workplace wellbeing – a cost we cannot ignore
By Patrick Gallen, Partner, People and Change Consulting, Grant Thornton With April being Stress Awareness Month, and with Mental Health Awareness week, only a few weeks away, it got me thinking. What quantifiable data do we have on the impact of poor workplace wellbeing? How does it impact productivity? What is the business case for…
Read onGrant Thornton Chief Economist: ‘Growth to continue across Ireland despite Brexit concerns’
“Brexit will not stop the economies on both sides of the Irish border growing” newly appointed Chief Economist at leading business advisory firm Grant Thornton, Andrew Webb has said. Speaking as the timeline for the United Kingdom’s departure from the European Union remains uncertain, Andrew said businesses across Ireland had already shown an ability to…
Read onCommonwealth sprinter urges businesses to ‘get on board’ for Grant Thornton Runway Run
Northern Ireland Commonwealth Games medallist Leon Reid is urging runners to ‘get on board’ for the fifth annual Grant Thornton Runway Run. The 200m sprinter has joined the leading business advisory group as ambassador for the ever-popular 5k race, which is now open for registration, as it returns to the runway at George Best Belfast…
Read onTime for a tax spring clean
By Louise Kelly, Audit Partner, Grant Thornton in Belfast Friday 1st March 2019 marked the start of spring in the meteorological calendar. In addition to any spring cleaning around the house, now is a good time to pay some attention to your tax affairs before this tax year ends on 5th April 2019. The first…
Read onHow to unlock up to £2 million tax relief
By Louise Kelly, Audit Partner, Grant Thornton in Belfast It is not often that we feel we are getting something for nothing, but with the introduction of an increase in the Annual Investment Allowance, it almost seems that we are nearly there. The Annual Investment Allowance (AIA) is the tax relief a company gets when…
Read onLegal sector drives major growth at Grant Thornton Forensic and Investigation division
The Forensic and Investigation team at leading business advisory firm Grant Thornton has more than doubled in size in the past six months amid a surge in demand from the legal sector for its advanced digital services. It follows a £250,000 investment in new digital forensic technology by the firm, enabling it to deal with…
Read on‘Dynamic approach’ sees Grant Thornton ranked as Northern Ireland’s top financial deal adviser
Leading business advisory firm Grant Thornton has been named as Northern Ireland’s top-ranked financial deal adviser, as its “dynamic approach to fuelling continued business growth” made it the busiest in the region. The firm worked on 13 deals in 2018, to top the financial adviser league table in Experian’s latest report on the mergers and…
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