Business

Help for Heroes is set to benefit from £2,456 raised by local legal firm Stephens Scown following fundraising over the last 12 months.

Fundraising events included cake bake sales, dress down days, quiz nights and a Wimbledon themed night. Robert Camp, Managing Partner of Stephens Scown, said: “Help for Heroes is our firm-wide charity which staff voted for and which we have been supporting for the last few years. We are delighted to be giving our time and efforts for such a positive cause that does so much for our servicemen and women.”

Clare Hutton, Help for Heroes’...

The CBI has raised its growth forecasts for 2013 and 2014 from 1.0% to 1.2%. But the UK's leading business lobbying organisation says the rebalancing away from consumption towards investment and trade is taking longer than expected.

The CBI says it has increased the figure from its May forecast, after a better than expected second quarter and signs of a pick-up in confidence across a broad range of sectors, including services, construction and manufacturing.

In 2014, the CBI expects the economy to gather pace, forecasting 2.3% GDP growth up from 2.0% in May, as disposable...

Careers South West has launched an initiative that promises to help fifty-somethings decide on their future career path.

The new ‘Mid Life Career Forecast’ service offers free careers advice sessions to people aged 50 and over and is available for up to 200 eligible people across the South West on a first come, first served basis.

The Mid Life Career Forecast is suitable for mature people who are considering whether to change their career at this more uncertain time of life as well as those who want to develop their skills more, are interested in self-employment or want...

Exeter is set to hold a new Awards evening this November that is set to be a little bit different from the rest. The Exeter Power 50 will celebrate the exploits, innovation and entrepreneurship of those individuals who have helped to power the reputation, economic, social and cultural success of the city.

The event has been created by David Kirk of Kirk Hills Chartered Accountants and Richard Marsh of the Mill Management Consultancy and is being sponsored by Kitsons Solicitors, Arbuthnot Latham Bank, Hall and Scott Estate Agents, The University of Exeter and Kirk Hills.

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