Business

Getting the right support for a growing business is crucial but how do you get the experience and knowledge you need from non-executive directors if you don’t have a high budget? Equally how do you get to become a non-executive director and use your management experience?

These are the issues being tackled by Boardcircle, a new organisation set up to match growing businesses with non-executive directors through an innovative new programme. Boardcircle proposes a solution in which companies ‘share’ members of their own management team/board as non-execs, to learn through ‘doing’ and...

Dispute resolution expert Simon Bean has joined Everys Solicitors in Exeter to enhance its strong litigation team.

A former head of dispute resolution, Mr Bean joined Everys from Dyne Drewett in Somerset having previously worked at Michelmores, where he undertook and developed specialist experience in all types of employment work, debt recovery and commercial disputes, including disputes between directors, shareholders, partnership disputes, contractual issues and professional negligence claims. Mr Bean also has experience in intellectual property disputes and defamation.

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In the latest In a nutshell video Sean Humby from Business Network (SW) explains why he thinks you should network.

Sean also discusses the best places to network and gives great advice on how to prepare for networking “There are many networking events, breakfast, lunch and dinner - all offer you the opportunity to meet people, but remember that you are there to network, "not net-eat or net-drink"! Sample events, and then commit to one or two groups where you feel comfortable, and can enjoy meeting people to build great relationships. Commitment means participating, engaging and...

The managing partner of one of the South West’s leading law firms has been appointed to the advisory board of a ground breaking partnership, which will advise law firms on costs and pricing.

Robert Camp, Stephen Scown LLP’s managing partner joins a group of other leading figures on the advisory board of Burcher Jennings, a new venture based in London.

Burcher Jennings has been established to help law firms improve their pricing skills in response to client demands for better value and the pressures brought about by the Jackson reforms, which changed the use of ‘no-win, no-...