Business

Tech companies across the South West of England have the chance to work with top growth coaches and experts as part of Tech South West’s new business support programme.

Growth Forge will see tech firms utilise a proprietary assessment tool to identify two-to-three priority areas, then work with partners such as Microsoft, Sandler, Bishop Fleming, Ashfords, Howden and Program, along with a range of specialist business coaches, to develop and implement opportunities for growth.

The ‘supergroup’ of growth coaches includes business TedX speaker and author Ruth Farenga, business...

Leading technology solutions company EZ-base will be fulfilling its plans for expansion as it joins the thriving community at Exeter Science Park.

The data management company helps small businesses in the tooling and PPE industries to get their online product data correct, enabling them to increase sales and compete against larger national companies.

It is part owned by the five largest buying groups in the Netherlands including Zevi Necomij and Exeter industrial tools and equipment business The Troy Group, where it was based prior to the move to Exeter Science Park....

Exeter environmental consultancy Tyler Grange has marked one year of B Corporation status by publishing its first impact report .

The Kings Wharf-based four-day week firm achieved B Corp certification in 2022 - becoming one of only 32 SME environmental consultancies in the UK, and 113 worldwide, to join the global community of for-profit, mission-driven organisations committed to using business as a force for good.

It’s also one of only a handful of four-day week companies globally to be B Corp certified – having concurrently introduced these two mutually supportive...

While Exeter has not yet formally declared ambitions to be Britain’s most accessible city, the historic locale in the Southwest certainly has the opportunity to become a leader in disability inclusion. As ageing populations grow and disabled residents vocalise a need for equal access, proactive businesses have begun assessing and improving wheelchair accessibility.

There are many impactful steps companies in Exeter can take to ensure people who depend on wheelchairs feel welcomed. These run the gamut from physical premises and layouts to digital assets and virtual environments to...