Announcements and Milestones

Banks focusing on what customers want
July 2010

Rakesh Dua CEO, of Dua Group, recently joined a panel including Lord Heseltine and two other multi-million pound business owners at a conference for senior staff at the NatWest and RBS corporate bank. The panel were invited to provide insight into what business customers need from their banks in these challenging economic times.

Rakesh Dua – on behalf of the SME sector said: "Bank managers and business owners need an open and frank dialogue of where the business is, where it needs to go and the steps marked along the way to then work with the bank to provide the resources to achieve business success. SMEs will be embracing technology as a way to reduce costs and bank services will need to adapt to provide timely support."

The panellists, further responded to questions, such as what the customers views were since the banking crisis, what the bank needs to do to give the clients what they need and has Government ownership changed the Bank’s priorities.

Mark Spurin, Head of Risk, RBS business & commercial banking (who ran the session) commented: "Having valued customers such as Rakesh participate in our staff conference, and be prepared to ‘tell it as it is’ was hugely beneficial. The panel’s comments had a big impact on the day as we recognise we need to stay as close to our customers as possible to support them. Rakesh is an experienced businessman with clear views on the kind of relationship banks must foster with their customers to help them be successful. These views proved a valuable reference for the rest of the day’s presentations and undoubtedly influenced our discussion."

The Banks, especially NatWest and RBS are listening – how will this change the future for the SME Sector?

Dua & Co: 20 years’ journey and testimonials
November 2009

Dua & Co celebrates 20 years at DNA Business Networking Club’s Christmas event on 25th November 2009.

Dua & Co. Chartered Accountants and Business advisors celebrated their 20th year in business at the DNA Networking Xmas Special event on Wednesday 25th November 2009 at The Clay Oven, Wembley.

Dua & Co. is a firm based in Harrow which has helped many clients and contacts achieve tremendous success and savings. At their networking club’s Christmas special event they welcomed over 150 attendees who participated in the celebrations. The firm was joined in sponsoring the event by Lexus Edgware Road and SME Business Angels. The event also ran a raffle and auction for "When you wish upon a Star" - a charity working to make a dream come true for children who are suffering from serious illnesses. The firm was successful in raising over £2500 for the charity.

The event was attended by many well known personalities from the London Business community, Asian Entrepreneurs such as George Jatania, who said "I was delighted to be here and made a special effort to join in this wonderful event" and established legal firms such as Bowling & Co whose senior partner Dinesh Raja said "Excellent Event. Congratulations to all at Dua & Co". Members of the DNA Networking Club and their guests also confirmed they enjoyed the event and made strategic connections at the event.

Kevin Connelly, a well known TV presenter entertained the crowd with immaculate impersonations of the famous politicians and sports personalities. In addition Grant Leboff, bestselling author of Sales Therapy®, gave a presentation on Sales and Marketing today and enthralled the audience.

Rakesh Dua the founder of DNA Club and partner of Dua & Co. said "We were delighted to welcome so many entrepreneurs and professional introducers to our event. We are excited about our continued growth and working with clients to give them the services they value."

His business partner Barry Gordon added "It was amazing to see the phenomenal response to our event and the high interest shown by the attendees in our services especially business and tax strategies. It shows that even in these tough times there is a lot that businesses and people can do to save money."

In the presentation the firm shared with the delegates, a couple of clients testified that Dua & Co. has helped them with tax and strategic planning as well as in directing and developing their businesses.

To find out more about how Dua & Co can help you or your business or if you would like to join the DNA Networking club contact Nisha Dua on 0208 421 3555 or admin@dua.co.uk.

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November 2009

Nominated for Jewel Awards: Rakesh Dua

Our Managing Partner, Rakesh Dua was nominated in the hotly contested category of "Professional of the Year for Professional Excellence" at the prestigious Asian Jewel Awards, South of Britain Finals, sponsored by Lloyds TSB plc. He was in the final 18 out of over 6000 nominations.

September 2007