Business

Early stage start-ups, innovators and tech entrepreneurs are invited to apply for Pitchfest, a pitching competition run as part of South West Innovation Expo on 14th October 2021 at Sandy Park, Exeter. Successful applicants will have the chance to present their start-up or innovation to an audience of investors, business leaders and other entrepreneurs.

Pitchfest offers start-up companies 5-minute slots to present their business as well as a free exhibition stand providing them with additional opportunities to meet and network with SW Innovation Expo delegates.

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The last year has not been easy on anyone and even more so young people. The pandemic caused the institution of restrictions on movements and social gatherings, which profoundly impacted the work and school environment. There were nearly a quarter of 18-year-olds unemployed by the end of 2020, likewise, almost a quarter of young people declared that their education was one of the most daunting aspects that they were concerned about during the past 12 months.

Research from Speakers for Schools lends insight into the growing popularity of virtual work experience. The organization...

Three months after revealing plans to expand and develop a secondary site, Fix Auto Mid Devon owner Louise Woolacott and her daughters Erika and Alena opened the doors to Fix Auto Newton Abbot on 1st June.

The 6,000sq ft state-of-the-art repair centre has been designed and developed to complement their existing site and further cement the network’s position in the South West. When volumes allow, the new venue will have the capacity to repair more than 25 vehicles a week.

In order to maximise the workspace and ensure enough area for 18 work bays, they have installed two...

Life will return to the “old normal” once the COVID - 19 vaccination is available. That does not, however, imply that it will be beneficial to the markets. The first cases of covid 19 were detected in Wuhan, China , almost a year ago. We saw an unimaginable global shutdown as a result of the virus in Q2, followed by a record-breaking come back to growth in Q3 as the summer month approached. The second and third waves emerged in Q4. The finding of phase 3 vaccine trials began to trickle in November and by the end of the year, frontline workers and those in greatest need had already...