BUSINESSES in Rossendale are being offered a business 'diagnosis' worth £200 - for free.

Cincture, a chartered accountant based in Regent Street, Haslingden, is offering the computer-based system to help firms pinpoint where they can boost their business effectiveness.

Shelagh Brownlow, managing director, said: "Businesses will be able to produce their own report from inserting the relevant facts and figures and we can then help them analyse the options to go forward."

The tool is part of a course known as SSTW - Simple Stuff That Works - developed by the Added Value Network of Accountants.

"The course has proved enormously valuable to clients who have used it because it is designed for business people and gives meaningful results that are not dominated by jargon," added Shelagh.

Contact Cincture on 01706 244960.