Business

Buoyant SME sector fuels expansion of Stephens Scown’s corporate legal team

A growth in activity by South West SMEs as the economy has improved has led to deals work more than doubling at one of the region’s leading law firms.

Stephens Scown LLP has seen its corporate practice grow headcount by 25% over the last year to cope with demand for its services as the number of deals it has advised on has shot up from 41 to 102 – an increase of some 148%.

The firm’s corporate practice is now one of the largest in the South West. According to UK legal guide Chambers and...

Michelmores are set to launch Rising Stars, a new forum for ambitious professionals in the first six years of their career. The forum will provide members with the opportunity to connect with other professionals and share knowledge for their future careers.

Rising Stars will host four events during the year – two training events and two social events. The launch event will be in March at Oddfellows in Exeter with subsequent events including a talk hosted by a business coach and personal development consultant Judy Salmon in June, a networking day at the races in September and a...

Exeter-based heating solutions company ZERO stands to win a grant of up to £150,000 as one of the shortlisted companies competing to win the Shell Springboard Award for 2016.

Launched in 2005, Shell Springboard provides funding to UK entrepreneurs at the cutting-edge of the low-carbon economy. This year, funding awards of up to £150,000 are available for small enterprises with innovative, commercially-viable business ideas that reduce carbon emissions.

ZERO has been shortlisted for a heating innovation project that the company has been developing over the past few years....

Businesses across Devon are being invited to apply for a grant to help them reach new audiences.

Devon Delivers, the County Council programme which aims to encourage businesses to relocate to Devon, has launched its Business Promotion Grant to help companies promote their goods or services to national and international trade audiences.

Grants of up to £1,000 are being offered through a competitive bidding process.

The funding will support eligible businesses to cover direct exhibiting costs of attending trade shows or events between February and December this year....