LOCAL businesses could benefit from special clinics giving advice on future expansion.

BDO Stoy Hayward, the UK's sixth largest accountancy organisation, has organised the Grow How Clinics to give growing businesses the know-how to manage their expansion, both logistically and culturally, in order to flourish into the future.

There will be two clinics in Blackburn, on January 19 2000 and February 16 2000, which will be run in conjunction with Nottingham Business School.

Julian Rye, Lancashire spokesman for BDO Stoy Hayward, said: "We wanted to create a forum to share the huge wealth of experience in Lancashire's thriving entrepreneurial growing business community.

"We have set out to consolidate some of the key areas of business planning and management which engender a dramatic advancement in any business's path."

Any business wishing to attend one of the clinics should contact Delia Hyde or Niki Wheeler on 0171 240 7711.

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