Independently Owned Businesses

"They make the effort to get to know their clients’ business. The straight, honest and open approach is much appreciated and we’ve developed a real feeling of teamwork over the time we’ve worked together. There’s good back-up and I am always able to speak to someone in the team. In short they have the expertise we need."

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We understand that the individuals who own their own businesses see the business and themselves as intertwined. Independent ownership makes proprietors accustomed to making even big decisions on their own. Proprietors often only seek professional advice when decisions have been reached and actions with unforeseen consequences already taken.

Lawyers and other professionals aren't seen as key to finding solutions, merely as necessary to implement legal changes.
TLT's Independently Owned Business team wants to change that thinking and to be seen as the first people to call when a big decision needs to be made.

Our team is built on an ethos of practical, solution-orientated advice. "Large enough to know, small enough to care", the team has grown rapidly over recent years, adding all the necessary technical specialisms to our offering, but at its core, we are distinguished by our commerciality.

All our partners see themselves as a 'business ally' and are committed to spending the time to understand how your particular business works and how the pieces fit together. Whatever challenges you face - from problems with a director or senior manager who isn't performing, to sorting out succession issues or wanting to offer tax-efficient incentives to employees who are doing well – think of your TLT Corporate partner as your own in-house counsel, the first person to talk to.

We provide a number of relevant resources for Independently Owned Businesses – see the links on the right hand side.