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Smarta has teamed up with leading partners to provide FREE advice in their areas of expertise.

How does it work?

  1. When you ask a question, we'll ask you what topic your question relates to.
  2. If your question relates to our partners' subjects of expertise (e.g. Legal, Funding & finance or Accounting & tax), we will automatically notify the relevant partner of your question.
  3. One of our partners will endeavour to answer your question as soon as possible (within a week of you asking it).

Funding & finance

NatWest
NatWest is a leading bank to the UK’s SME and start-up market, with a focus on customer service and a national network of relationship managers ready to meet your business requirements.

Our experts
  • Noel Whittle

    Noel Whittle

    Noel has over 36 years experience in banking, and in recent years has specialised in a business lending role. Noel heads the NatWest Business Hotline team, a team of experienced banking professionals supporting SMEs and start-ups up and down the country. Noel’s team offers free, impartial advice on a range of business and lending issues, giving you the extra support your business needs.

Accounting & tax

Intuit
Intuit UK is a leading provider of business and financial management solutions for small organisations and their advisors including accountants and bookkeepers. Intuit’s solutions are based on the simple principle of ease-of-use, backed by the highest levels of service and support.

Our experts
  • Diana Flier

    Diana Flier

    Diana is a payroll and compliance expert with over 20 years’ experience in payroll systems and processes. In her role at Intuit, she works closely with small businesses to help solve their financial management issues, particularly in the areas of payroll and VAT compliance.

Legal

Mishcon de Reya
Mishcon de Reya is a law firm offering a wide range of legal services to companies and individuals. The team aims to cut through the complexity to provide simple, commercially focused legal advice on a full range of needs.

Our experts
  • Laura Ford

    Laura Ford

    Laura is a solicitor in the Firm's Employment Department. She advises employers and employees on both contentious and non-contentious aspects of the law, including terminations, compromise agreements, redundancies, discrimination, whistleblowing, TUPE, bonuses, restrictive covenants and other contractual issues.
  • Shika Thakrar

    Shika Thakrar

    Shika is experienced in advising businesses on company matters, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions and private equity. Shika has acted for entrepreneurs, start-ups, public and private companies across a wide range of sectors in the UK and overseas.

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