Business

A leading local law firm, which was recently named UK Law Firm of the Year, has been shortlisted for a hat-trick of national awards. Stephens Scown LLP, the current holder of the British Legal Awards’ UK Law Firm of the Year title, is in the running for three awards in the Managing Partners’ Forum Awards 2017. The winners will be revealed on 8 March and Stephens Scown is shortlisted for: best managed national firm, best leadership of a mould-breaking firm and best corporate culture. The Managing Partners’ Forum is a membership organisation dedicated to helping professional firms grow and...

SUPPORT and training organisation, Exeter PA Network, which has seen its membership increase by 25 per cent in the last year, has launched its programme of activities for the coming 12 months.

The network, which is run by Kim Glover, continues to go from strength to strength, and now boasts more than 500 members.

It offers support, networking and development opportunities for personal and executive assistants, admin workers, secretaries and office staff across the city, and the first events in its busy calendar have already sold out.

Kim is executive assistant to...

Exeter’s movers and shakers have been praising city businesses who joined forces to stage the city’s first Cyber Security Awareness Week.

A series of free seminars, one to one clinics, networking and information sessions are being held next week (Feb 6 – 10) in venues around the city in a bid to persuade all businesses large and small to take care of their online security.

Celebrity Chef Michael Caines MBE, (pictured above) busily preparing to open Lympstone Manor in the Spring, said Exeter and East Devon are places full of people with energy and vision. He said the Cyber...

Exeter Library’s Business and Intellectual Property (IP) Centre is gearing up to host two inspiring business events on Tuesday 7th February, led by well-known entrepreneurs and sales experts.

First up, professional sales coach and respected business advisor Alison Edgar will lead a session entitled ‘Go from zero to sales hero with the four pillars of selling’. The session will introduce attendees to the four key elements all businesses need in order to increase sales and grow their business.

Alison, who is known as ‘The Entrepreneur’s Godmother’, has been recognised as one...