Business

The Law Management Section's 2015 Financial Benchmarking Survey, sponsored by Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking, and compiled by Hazlewoods LLP, has showed that financial stability in the South West is 'on the up'. Compared with findings from last year's survey, it is clear that there has been a dramatic rise in the percentage of practices operating profitability and within their overdraft limit. One in six were likely to seek external investment for expansion, and a similar number were likely to bring in one or more non-lawyer owners, for example HR, IT, Finance etc. In line with last year,...

Butterfly Children's Hospices, an international children's charity based in Exeter, have recently launched a beautiful new website in partnership with Exeter web design agency SwankyApple.

Founded by Lyn and Alan Gould, who had experienced first-hand the desperate hardship faced by Chinese children born with life-threatening illnesses, the charity provide care and support for children and their families.

Having introduced China's first palliative care service, Butterfly Children's Hospices have experienced significant growth. In 2010 work began with the...

Kay Transport Ltd, based in Cullompton in Devon, has contributed to the phenomenal growth in pan-European volumes announced by Palletways, Europe’s largest and fastest growing express palletised freight network, and of which Kay Transport Ltd is a member.

Deliveries across Europe for the network increased by 35% last year and are forecasted to rise by 50% in the 12 months ahead. Kay Transport Ltd collects goods from their local area and through the network delivers to 14 European countries.

Tim Prout, Depot Principal at Kay Transport Ltd, said: “These are very exciting...

Crowdcube, the investment crowdfunding platform, is set for its best year ever following a stellar first quarter, which saw 36 businesses raise £17.5 million and £24 million invested through the site.

Among the major deals secured in the January to March period were JustPark, which raised a record-breaking £3.7 million and Pocket and Taylor Street Baristas, the latest businesses to raise finance through a Crowdcube Mini-Bond.

Crowdcube’s success is helping to drive the overall success of the UK equity crowdfunding market – according to estimates used by the UK’s financial...