Business

Exeter Racecourse has announced a 25% increase in its prize money for 2013. More than £200,000 has been added to the total prize money on offer, bringing the total to over £800,000, with an average per fixture of £50,000.

The course’s most valuable race day, which includes The sportingbet Haldon Gold Cup which takes place on Tuesday, 5th November, is now worth £117,000, up £12,000 on 2012, while a Listed Novice Hurdle on Sunday, February 10 is worth £20,000 - its previous value was £13,000.

New to the race calendar is a Class 3 handicap chase, worth £25,000. This will be...

How do people know what your company has to offer if you don’t tell them?

You can put up a sign outside your business premises listing all the things you do, but if no-one comes by and sees your sign... It won’t matter how long you keep the sign up for! Hundreds of people might go past the sign, your sign could be the best sign ever made, but if no-one who reads your sign needs your product, what then?

You could advertise! Where? The options are enormous and can be very costly.

You could Network – you probably do – but is it slightly ‘same time – same place – same...

Regional sales training company Estadia has launched a new scheme designed to help businesses invest in essential training for their employees.

The new scheme will allow businesses to improve their cash flow while continuing to refresh and improve employees' performance. Based on the number of employees and training days that are anticipated over a 12-month period, businesses will pay a monthly fee month spread over one year that will support a healthier cash flow as well as providing a discount on the total cost of training.

Richard Palmer, Managing Director, Estadia...

Devon County Council is supporting the third of Devon’s work hub projects which is opening in Cullompton on Friday 18th January.

The Hayridge Work Hub is hosting a ‘Jelly’ Event from 10am – 4pm to showcase the facilities on offer and give visitors the opportunity to meet the team, tour the building and meet other potential work hub users.

A jelly is an informal co-working event where home-based and mobile workers and small business owners can bring their laptop or papers to a venue to work, chat and collaborate with others.

In addition to flexible office areas, desk...