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Managing Associate Injectors: How Clinic Owners Can Maintain Quality at Scale

Bringing associate injectors into an aesthetic clinic is one of the more consequential decisions a clinic owner makes. Done well, it unlocks capacity that allows the practice to serve more patients without sacrificing the quality standards that built the clinic's reputation. Done poorly, it introduces clinical risk and patient experience inconsistency that erodes trust far faster than it was built.

The challenge is that the skills required to manage associates effectively are different from the skills required to be an excellent injector. Clinical excellence is necessary but not...

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Stagecoach announces Plymouth bus network

Stagecoach has confirmed the network of services it will be running from 6th September 2015, following its takeover of the Plymouth & South Devon operations of First Devon & Cornwall from the same date.

The network will see new route numbers for some services, as well as delivering a number of benefits to passengers including:

More reliable timetables
Earlier morning and later evening journeys in some areas
The introduction of new cross-city links
An improved fleet of buses, including eight one-year old vehicles which go into

Steak, seafood and cocktails at Circa 1924

Circa 1924, a new restaurant located just off Exeter High Street at 6 Northernhay Place, is set to take the city’s culinary scene by storm with its 1920s-inspired steak and seafood house and ‘moonshiner’ speakeasy cocktail bar.

Formerly Harry’s Grill Bar, Circa 1924 is owned by two local lads, Rob Weeks and James Waddington, who searched for months for premises that would allow them to combine their love of food and drink in a building with a vintage twist.

James explains: “After both spending time living away from the area, we couldn't help but notice that our...

Exeter Chamber hosts Ben Bradshaw MP

Over 90 business leaders from across the city attended the July Chamber lunch with guest speaker, Ben Bradshaw.

The event that was held at the Royal Albert Memorial Museum saw Ben give delegates an update on his Deputy Leader campaign as well as covering topical subjects such as better broadband for Exeter, city wide congestion and renewable energy.

The next Chamber lunch will take place in the Guildhall in Exeter on the 19th August. Last year, the end of summer lunch saw over 80 delegates meet for a networking focused lunch with catering from Exeter based business, Posh...

Seedbed programme seeks new recruits

With the first part of its finance and support programme successfully complete, Seedbed is now looking for more social ventures in the Exeter area to join the exciting next stages.

The new recruits will join existing social ventures for the Development and Growth Stages of the South West’s Seedbed accelerator programme, starting in September 2015 and finishing in January 2016.

Each social venture will have access to cutting-edge support to help it grow and become stronger and more sustainable.

The development programme will provide access to social finance loans of...

Startups Awards 2015 open for entries

The 12th annual Startups Awards – the UK’s most prestigious awards for up-and-coming companies – are now open for entry.

Sponsored by the UK’s favourite business insurance broker Simply Business and organised by Startups.co.uk, the number one website for start-ups and small businesses, the Awards recognise the success of Britain’s newest businesses which have been trading for four years or less.

This year’s event will take place on Friday 27 November at the underground vaults of Vinopolis, near to London Bridge, hosted by comedian Alun Cochrane.

It will be one of...

SW commercial property in demand

Demand from business for commercial property in the South West rose for the eleventh consecutive quarter, while available space in the region fell for the ninth successive period, according to the latest RICS Commercial Market Survey.

As a result, rents are expected to rise at the fastest pace in the South region as a whole since the survey began in 1998 with 44% more respondents forecasting higher, rather than lower, rent rates going forward. Industrials are the segment of the market in the South West where rental expectations are currently most buoyant, while retail in the South...

Prestigious award nomination for Robert

Robert Camp, managing partner of leading law firm Stephens Scown, has been shortlisted for the The Smith & Williamson Entrepreneur of the Year for the 2015 Lloyds Bank National Business Awards. Going up against other finalists, Robert Camp will compete for the prestigious award, with the winner being revealed at the Lloyds Bank National Business Awards gala dinner held on 10 November at Park Lane’s Grosvenor House Hotel in London. Since becoming managing partner in 2011, Robert has overseen the firm's growth of 41% and picked up numerous awards including The Sunday Times Best 100...

Flybe share price rises

Exeter-based Flybe's share price improved this morning as the airline released its latest finacial figures. Flybe, which issued an encouraging trading update for the first quarter, said it had managed to cut the cost of a UK seat by 3.4 per cent to £51.92. The budget airline share price was up 6.3 per cent in early trading on the back of an upbeat trading statement, reporting “sustained passenger and revenue growth” saying it was now in “the next chapter of its transformation”.

Seat capacity climbed 12.3 per cent to 2.8m seats, while passenger numbers grew 9.8 per cent to 2.1m....

Management changes at Flybe

Flybe today announced that Paul Simmons, Chief Commercial Officer, is to leave the company in mid-January 2016 to take up a role with Malaysian Airlines based in Kuala Lumpur. Following Paul's departure, Flybe will move to a new commercial organisational structure. The Chief Commercial Officer role will be split into two, with both new roles sitting on the Operating Board and reporting to CEO, Saad Hammad. The first role is to head Network Planning and Development, establishing this as a separate function. This is to ensure that as Flybe drives network expansion, new route investment...

Protecting your firm's IP could pay off

The Chancellor’s recent Budget delivered a new incentive for companies to register their intellectual property rights, according to IP experts at Exeter law firm Stephens Scown. The draft Finance Bill published in the wake of the Budget has stopped tax relief for the amortisation (i.e. depreciation) of goodwill and other intangible assets. Ben Travers, intellectual property partner at Stephens Scown, said: “This change published in the Finance Bill means that any business which is selling intangible assets – such as a brand or goodwill - could get a better price if they register those...

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Managing Associate Injectors: How Clinic Owners Can Maintain Quality at Scale

Stagecoach announces Plymouth bus network

Steak, seafood and cocktails at Circa 1924

Exeter Chamber hosts Ben Bradshaw MP

Seedbed programme seeks new recruits

Startups Awards 2015 open for entries

SW commercial property in demand

Prestigious award nomination for Robert

Flybe share price rises

Management changes at Flybe

Protecting your firm's IP could pay off

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