Business

Exeter Racecourse has recorded its best ever results for conference and events bookings since it first significantly started to build this side of the business in 2005.

The period from 1 January until 30 June saw a 30 per cent increase in revenue compared to the same period in 2012 and the highest following the opening of its £2.2million extension, in 2009, which doubled the size of the facilities available.

From January until the end of June, the racecourse hosted 300 separate events, with an average of 500 visitors per week and just under 12,000 delegates in total....

It's an honour to announce that Mariam Badavi has been nominated for the well-deserved Venus Awards - Devon 2013 for Employer of the Year, sponsored by Cathedral Appointments.

Even after seven months of personal setbacks, she got right back up and displays inspiring strength as a businesswoman and mother. She balances her role as a mother to her family and as owner and director of Purity Boutique Spa with grace and vigour.

While making sure to put her clients' needs and expectations first, she creates a loving environment for her beauty and skincare staff who are happy to...

Award-winning Chartered Accountants Haines Watts continue to buck the trend in the current economic climate as the Exeter office makes a number of new appointments.

The Southernhay-based firm welcomes Chris Thorpe as the new Tax Director and announces the promotions of Patrick Tigwell as general practice Equity Partner and Lisa Crockford to Associate Partner for the Forensics Department. This follows the recent merger with Crediton accountancy practice Ocean Consultancy Limited run by founder David Park who is now an Equity Partner of Haines Watts Exeter.

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Lisa Singleton, the owner of graphic design company, Zebra Design, is thrilled to have been nominated for the Venus Awards Devon in the category of Business Mother and Home-Based Business and is over the moon to have reached the semi-finals in both categories.

The Venus Awards were founded in Brighton by Tara Howard, Managing Director of Langtry Manor Hotels to celebrate and recognise the growing number of women in business and take place currently in Dorset, Southampton, Brighton and Devon but will soon by expanding to Bristol and Birmingam.

Zebra Design was started in...