A LANCASHIRE accountancy practice is offering local businesses a free "survive and prosper" guide.

Haworths chartered accountants, of Accrington, are giving away 50 copies of the 272-page comprehensive report on how to create winning business strategies, produced with the Institute of Chartered Accountants.

It covers everything from how entrepreneurs can make the most of new technology like the Internet and e-commerce to how to cut business rates, pay less for training and recruit people to drive the concern forwards.

Haworths managing partner Mark Schofield said: "Market forces such as the internet and globalisation have already caused great waves of change to sweep the business world and we have to realise it is only the beginning.

"This report is designed by the Institute of Chartered Accountants to give Lancashire's entrepreneurs and managers the insights they need to anticipate, plan and harness the power those waves of change bring with them."

Haworths will give a copy of the report to the first 50 people to telephone them on 01254 232521.