Business

A budding entrepreneur has opened his first hairdressing business in Ottery St Mary.

At just 19 years of age, Matt Booth is determined to make a success of Alley Barber, a traditional barber’s shop.

After training at the Total Barber Hair Academy in London and serving his apprenticeship in a number of Exeter salons including Gentry and Restyle Barber, Matt decided the time was right to set up on his own.

He said: “I’d just started looking for suitable premises, when I heard the video rental shop in Saddlers Lane was available. It seemed the ideal spot to catch...

The Technology Strategy Board (the UK’s Innovation Agency) has published its blueprint for growth, which outlines investments of over £400 million in British Innovation.

Businesses from across the South West are being encouraged to look at the range of specialist business support available and bid for a share of the funding on offer.

144 organisations in the South West received help or funding from the Technology Strategy Board in the last financial year.

These companies were awarded over £21 million to support their collaborative research and development projects...

BAM Construction has been appointed to build the £50 million research centre known as the Living Systems Institute, for the University of Exeter. The construction value is £32 million.

BAM has offices in the Devon city and will use a predominately local supply chain to deliver the new building.

The centre will bring together mathematicians, scientists and engineers in a bid to revolutionise the diagnosis and treatment of a wide range of human, animal and plant diseases.

It will consist of two linked buildings on a split level site, with a tower block nine storeys...

For the second year running law firm Michelmores is celebrating a 'One Star' accreditation in the prestigious Best Companies Awards, which are recognised as the 'Michelin stars' of the business world. The ambitious firm is one of only 20 Law Firms to be listed in the Best Company Guide 2014 scoring well in the competition on its levels of engagement with staff, its commitment to personal growth and how the firm’s employees think Michelmores puts something back into society. The news coincides with Michelmores announcing that all of its trainees have opted to stay with the firm, having...