Sandy Park Events has teamed up with the Exeter Chiefs, the region’s top Premiership Rugby Club to launch the b2b@SandyPark Exhibition.
b2b@Sandy Park is a unique business to business opportunity for companies to showcase their products and services, meet new contacts and develop new opportunities.
We will combining an exhibition floor with a series of seminar suites, to enable attendees to not only attract new business but also provide knowledge and support to help business development.
There is ample and complimentary on-site parking or if travelling by rail the...
The economic outlook for small businesses will be on the agenda as the East Devon Business Initiative hosts its annual Big Breakfast meeting.
The event, open to all businesses in the Exeter and East Devon areas, is being held once again at Woodbury Park, home of the EDBI, on Friday, October 25 from 7.30 to 11am.
Among the guest speakers will be David Shephard, regional chairman of the Federation of Small Businesses in Devon.
Pete Chubb, newly re-elected chairman of the EDBI, said: “Our Big Breakfast is the highlight of our business year when we invite non-members to...
Lloyd Barnes Accountancy Recruitment staged a Charity Quiz Night last week at Exeter Golf & Country Club, raising a substantial amount for Devon Community Foundation.
The quiz night, attended by over 100 professionals from businesses across Devon including Flybe, Thrifty, EDF, Foot Anstey, Stephens & Scown, Cobell and Maximus, tested everyone’s minds to the max. With questions such as ‘How many UK number 1 hits did Elvis Presley have?’ and ‘What was the name of the first space shuttle?’, how do you think you would have fared?
Everyone nowadays has heard of apprenticeships, they have been around for some time in one form or another and have been set up to give people an opportunity to work for a company, while earning a real salary and gaining a real qualification within their chosen career path. During the apprenticeship they will also gain valuable workplace skills, experience and get to understand what the world of business is really like.
Cosmic, is a locally based social enterprise, which offers IT services to businesses across the South West. At Cosmic we are very aware of the growing issue of...
Exeter-based leadership and business development consultants Sampson Hall, have unveiled expansion plans including the opening of a new South West office, a bigger team and the launch of an internship scheme in collaboration with the University of Exeter.
Sampson Hall teach leadership and business strategy with a difference - they are ex-Royal Marines who bring the hard won lessons from the battlefield to the boardroom. The company, which also has offices in Newcastle, has expanded its South West arm by moving into new premises at Odhams Wharf in Ebford near Exeter, to accommodate...
Devon’s library service will be leading the way in delivering innovative new approaches to helping businesses grow, with funding announced from the Enterprising Libraries programme, which is a joint initiative between the Arts Council, British Library and the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG).
The funding will enable the redeveloped Central Library in Exeter to include a new Business and IP Centre when it reopens next year following a multi-million pound refurbishment.
The resource, similar in concept to the British Library's service of the same name...
In a recent survey of Devon and Cornwall Small Businesses only 13% of the businesses surveyed conduct Marketing Planning and yet 90% said that they see Marketing as important to the success of their business with 56% seeing it as critical to success*.
So what’s the problem? Why is there such a huge gap between those that do and those that don’t?
We believe it’s to do with 3 important factors: • The Perception of Marketing and the belief that anyone can do it • The Confusion about what’s out there and who to trust • The Price of professional advice
Exeter-based renewable technology specialist Fair Energy has partnered with the world’s largest wood heating manufacturer to offer homes and businesses across the region a wider choice of renewable energy solutions.
On 1 September, Fair Energy announced its partnership with world leading Austrian manufacturer, Fröling, launching a new comprehensive range of biomass solutions for domestic and commercial customers backed by quality design and technical support.
The new range of pellet, chip and log boilers will make renewable heat technologies more accessible to a wider...
City Centre Manager John Harvey carried out an official ribbon-cutting ceremony to open ‘Lloyd’s Kitchen’ with Radio Exe joining in the celebrations.
Formerly known as Lloyd's Café and Bistro located in Catherine Street near Exeter Cathedral, the major refurbishment programme was designed by Ashburton-based architects, Woodford Architecture.
City Centre Manager John Harvey says: “The re-launch of Lloyd's is a great example of the investment we’re seeing across Exeter city centre. It’s a real boost for Exeter and a great sign of confidence in the city. I am delighted that...
A group that supports businesses starting up has beaten off stiff opposition to win a prestigious award.
Exeter Business Support won Best Planning Initiative at the Federation of Small Businesses Devon Council Awards Scheme 2013.
The Awards aim to highlight best small business practice throughout the county and to build better working relationships between local authorities and small businesses. Exeter Business Support fought off tough competition from other local authorities to claim the award.
Exeter Business Support is funded by Exeter City Council and provides...
