Business

Are you looking to take your business to the next level? Are you trying to figure out whether you should be focused on growth or scale? Well, in business, the terms ‘growth’ and ‘scale’ are often used interchangeably. However, they are two very different concepts.

Growth is about increasing the size and revenues of your existing business, while scale is about enhancing efficiency and expanding your business to new markets. So, which is the right approach for you? It depends on your business goals. Let us explore the two in more detail.

Understanding business growth...

The benefits that are offered to the employees say a lot about the business. There is a difference between having high-value benefits and merely naming something that your staff is already entitled to as benefits (such as holiday and sick pay). However, when done right, the benefits can have significant effects on the overall happiness and motivation of your team as well as be a great way to attract some new talent during the recruitment process, making you stand out as a desirable workplace. Here are 5 benefits that are often believed to be the most valued by employees.

Local restaurants and food businesses are being invited to join Azu Spirits, a specialist Devon spirits company, to offer unique whisky tasting and food pairing events to customers.

Dartmoor-based Azu runs a range of popular whisky and gin tasting events, offering customers the opportunity to taste premium spirits through social, engaging group experiences.

Tastings range from informal celebrations to intimate, exclusive offerings exploring rare and much sought-after single malt whiskies or craft gins. The events also offer the opportunity for attendees to discover the...

Leading telecoms infrastructure services provider Comex 2000, which counts Virgin Media O2, Zayo, Community Fibre and Gigaclear amongst its customers, has announced the full roll-out of Devon-based Lightfoot’s in-cab coaching, rewards, and progressive telematics platform across its fleet of 700 vans, to help cut fuel bills, emissions, and accidents on the road.

Successfully trialled in 254 vehicles over two months, Lightfoot’s driver-focused technology succeeded in improving MPG by 8.3% at the same time as reducing idling by 7% and emissions by more than 8%. This was made possible...