Business

Wilkinson Grant & Company has made two new full-time appointments at its highly successful Topsham branch.

Negotiators Greg Cross and Bella Craddock join the Topsham team following a hugely successful 2012 when the Topsham office increased turnover by nearly 50% on the previous year and is reporting an exceedingly busy first quarter in 2013 as the residential market begins to return to pre-recession levels of activity.

With a career spanning 10 years in the industry in Exeter and London, Negotiator Greg Cross is delighted to be working in the area where he grew up and...

A one-day training event aimed at women business owners is welcoming managers and owners to register their place.

The course called ‘Brand Me 2’ is aimed at small business owners and managers who want to learn how to use their brand more effectively. Training will be given by experts in brand management, digital branding, personal image and effective speaking.

It’s run by Women's Development Unlimited (WDU); a not-for-profit company based in Exeter, which provides women-friendly business support, training and personal development services to help women develop the...

Everyone is a salesperson all of their life. After all, whether you are a mechanic, teacher or a manager, you are selling ideas. You are negotiating. You are communicating … persuading … influencing. If you don’t believe you are a salesperson, I encourage you to rethink your position because the probability that you will become successful is significantly diminished. Networks are the foundation of business. Robert Kiyosaki, author of “Rich Dad, Poor Dad” hit the nail on the head when he wrote, “The richest people in the world look for and build networks. Everyone else looks for work.” Ace...

If I had my life to live over … Humorist Erma Bombeck once wrote a column titled “If I had my life to live over.” In it she offered such nuggets of wisdom as, “I would have invited friends over to dinner even if the carpet was stained and the sofa faded” and “I would never have insisted the car windows be rolled up on a summer day because my hair had just been teased and sprayed.”

Country singing star Tim McGraw wrote his blockbuster song “Live Like You Were Dying” shortly after the death of his father, baseball great Tug McGraw. I understand the notion that you have to live each...