Business

Exeter entrepreneurs will join hundreds of start-up hopefuls taking part in an event that will be beamed across the UK during Global Entrepreneurship Week. Exeter Library in Castle Street, will be one of five venues that will screen the mighty day-long Biggest Ever StartUp Saturday event on November 21. Small business network Enterprise Nation has teamed up with the British Library to host the live performance at the British Library in London, while candidates in Exeter, Newcastle, Manchester, Barnsley and Leeds will be able to see the live event on the big screen. The supersized class...

Michelmores has risen seven places in The Lawyer's UK 200 Annual Report, achieving record turnover of £30.1 million for 2014/15 − a 15% increase on the previous financial year. The annual report, which ranks UK law firms by levels of turnover, placed the firm in 82nd position.

Michelmores has increased its international activity over the last 12 months, which now accounts for approximately 15% of total revenue. This has been supported by its involvement in YangTze Law, the UK's first wholly Chinese-owned law firm – an exciting new development for the firm.

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The South West Coast Path is fast becoming known as a vital link between South West tourism businesses.

Every year, it attracts nearly 9 million outside visitors who come to walk this world class route, each of whom contributes to a total spend of £436m.

This is a staggering statistic that doesn’t include the everyday walkers such as dog owners and local residents, who frequent the various places to eat, sleep and drink on a more regular basis. Alistair Handyside, Chairman of the South West Tourism Alliance says the Coast Path is “regularly described as the region’s best...

A law firm in Exeter has been rated by its trainees as one of the friendliest in the whole country as well as offering excellent work/life balance and high overall job satisfaction, according to an influential national student guide. The Lex 100 guide for 2014/15 is based on responses from over 3,000 trainee solicitors at 165 of the UK’s largest law firms. Based solely on their responses, it allows trainees to give candid comments about their firms. Stephens Scown LLP was ranked second in the country for friendliness and came in the top ten in a further five categories: work/life balance,...