Although there are a lot of ways you can take your business forward with a stringent budget, in order to expand it and sustain it long term, you will need funding. Believe it or not, money is the backbone of a business and a financially weak one will perform poorly. Most studies show that start-ups fail most of the time due to a lack of funding.
If you don’t want money constraints to affect your business, take a look at these 4 ways you can get funding for your start-up.
Crowdfunding
Essentially crowdfunding is pitching your business idea on a platform and ask people to...
Discrimination in the workplace is illegal in the UK under the Equality Act 2010, but a new survey suggests that UK employees believe there is still some way to go to improve equality in the workplace.
VBQ Speakers surveyed 1,000 UK adults who are currently employed in the UK to find out what they think about diversity in their workplace.
Half (50%) of those surveyed believed that women are under-represented in senior management roles. Women and men responded roughly the same to this question, with 51% and 47% respectively.
A virtual conference recognising, exploring, and celebrating the connections between mind, body, and planet.
Active Devon is working with GP and medical educationalist Dr Lucy Loveday (MRCGP, PG Cert Clinical Education) to host Movement & the Mind, a one-day international, interactive event. It will recognise, explore and celebrate the connections between mind, body and planet.
The virtual conference will take place on Friday 18 June 2021. Delegates will hear from a global community of experts, adventurers and advocates. There will also be leaders from across many...
Exmouth RNLI’s newest volunteer Tour Guide, Jay King, ran 25k yesterday to raise important and much needed funds for the lifesaving charity.
Yesterday morning, Saturday 3 April 2021 our very own newly recruited RNLI Tour Guide volunteer, Jay King, proved to the world that dinosaurs are capable of running long distances, especially if it’s to raise much needed funds for Exmouth’s RNLI, the charity that saves lives at sea.
Jay, aka Mr T Rex, ran an incredible distance of 25 kilometres dressed as a dinosaur, raising a few eyebrows and causing much excitement as he ran around...
What shoes should the modern man have in his shoe cupboard? The latest collection of shoes for men includes everything from formal men's shoes to slides. As a matter of fact, it is about being ready for almost anything.
In the past, men were a bit less flexible when it came to footwear fashion. Now, thanks to exciting new materials, most men have realized that having a selection of shoes in their shoe cupboard, will do them no harm at all.
When it comes to fashion, we rely on footwear more than we used to do. Good quality footwear is essential for a variety of factors....
If you want to learn how to get more views on YouTube , you need to find ways to improve your videos’ quality. Editing is a key element of every video as it can affect the impact it has on the viewer. Quick editing can translate into a fun and quirky tone, while more serious editing can make your content look professional. No matter your channel’s style though, you have to edit your videos.
Even though there are plenty of online video editors that you can use, there are some editing applications that offer you the best services. If you learn how to use them, not only will you get...
Produced by Château D’Esclans and sold in more than 100 countries, UK demand for Whispering Angel has increased 77% in the last five years. The wine has become the go-to rosé of Instagram. Over 51,000 posts include the hashtag #whisperingangel on Instagram — particularly impressive when you consider that #rosewine has around 606,000 posts.
In fact, #whisperingangel on Instagram has more than double the tagged posts of its competitor rosés:
In this internet age of Pinterest and DIY crafting, Truoba Modern House Designs understand the desire to buck the norms and go it alone. But we cannot discount the value, in price and in expertise, that a trained pair of eyes can add to your home design process, so we encourage you to reach out and find an interior designer who will work with you to turn your vision into a reality.
Still not convinced? Here are five key reasons why it’s your best bet to hire an interior designer to help you design your home.
Super talented patisserie chef Kieran Charles set himself a challenge for Lockdown 3.0, creating the Disney Cinderella Castle out of chocolate. This stunning piece involved 17 kilos of 100% dark chocolate and took about 100 hours to make - completed just in time for Easter!
Kieran who’s 20 and from South Devon, trained at the Cordon Bleu school in london before landing a job as pastry demi-chef de partie at the Ritz in London. Before that, he studied at South Devon College and did his apprenticeship at Salcombe Harbour Hotel. During lockdown, he’s been back with his family near...
With Easter fast approaching, Devon’s NHS leaders are calling on people to take preventative measures ahead of the bank holidays and after as lockdown restrictions start to ease and ‘staycations’ start.
The long Easter weekend traditionally puts extra pressure on health services when most GP practices are closed and more people are outdoors enjoying everything Devon has to offer.
Most GP practices will be closed for Easter for four days from Friday 2 April to Monday 5 April, with normal opening hours resuming on Tuesday.
