business confidence

Business confidence increases in SW

Overall business confidence has risen in the South West in the last six months, underpinned by companies’ expectations of an improvement in exports as well as an anticipated increase in investment levels, according to the latest Business in Britain report from Lloyds Bank. The twice-yearly report, now in its 23rd year, gathers the views of 1,500 UK companies, predominantly small to medium sized businesses, and tracks overall business confidence, which is based on the balance of firms expecting an increase in sales, orders and profits over the next six months. Since the last report in...

Women in Business Away Day

Event Date: 
15/04/2015 - 8:30am to 5:00pm
Venue: 
The Barnstaple Hotel, EX31 1LE

In collaboration with Maynard Johns - Chartered Accountants & Business Advisors, Bideford

Jane Maynard - FCA finalist for Venus Awards 2014 - Influential Woman & Lifetime Achievement Award

The day is designed to offer business women a fantastic opportunity of working together with like-minded individuals, sharing business ideas, in an inspired, motivated and positive environment.

It also allows valuable time away from the office for important self development and reflection.

You will leave with processes to help...

Business confidence slips in SW

Business confidence in South West has slipped in the last six months, partly due to renewed concerns on global growth, according to the latest Business in Britain report from Lloyds Bank.

The twice-yearly report, now in its 23rd year, gathers the views of more than 1,500 UK businesses and tracks the overall “balance” of opinion on a range of important performance and confidence measures, weighing up the percentage of firms that are positive in outlook against those that are negative.

Since the last report in July 2014, the Business in Britain report’s key confidence index...