Bitpod's Alex talks about what to consider when preparing to make an expert video guide. He shares his expertise on preparing for filming, topic selection and script writing. When it comes to choosing a subject, 'Consider searching likely topics on Google or YouTube, looking at the autocomplete options below the search box, or for more advanced options you can use dedicated search analysis tools' Alex advises.
Alex talks about how effective short advice sharing videos can be for creating a head start over your competitors.
A catering business that provides exciting food experiences using the West Country’s finest produce has won Fast Track to Growth Devon Pitch 2016.
Pickle Shack has secured £15,000 worth of financial strategy, PR and marketing support for the rest of the year, after a final pitch event in front of a panel of judges in Exeter.
Thirteen companies including Bluebird Care, Custodian Solutions, Otter Valley Dairy and Salcombe Distilling Company were selected for the business growth programme, developed by financial strategy experts SouthWestfd and PR, marketing and design agency...
The awards have been submitted and the judges have spoken - it is now time to announce the shortlist for the 2016 South West Built Environment Awards!
With over 100 entries across 15 categories, this year's awards have been packed full of outstanding, pioneering projects, products and people. Each of the judges have assessed three of the 15 categories on a strict and confidential marking system to establish the award category winners, highly commended and shortlisted entries.
Through categories such as the sought after Project of the Year and Innovation Award - the South...
Exeter Finance Ltd, a two year old, privately funded lender, founded by two local finance entrepreneurs has secured their highest loan to date of £1m to a property developer wanting to complete a housing project in Cornwall.
Exeter Finance, set up in 2014 by David Kirk and Peter Keech, has gone from strength to strength in a short space of time with their first ever loan given to John Allen (pictured above with Peter Keech) for The Loft Club building in St Thomas.
Two years later with 75 loans under their belt, the private lenders provide loans from £26,000 up to their most...
A regional fundraising campaign to save a vital community, education and business resource for future generations has been launched in Exmouth.
Waste of Space is urging people to support efforts to save the former Rolle College for the future of young people’s education in Devon, and to transform the facility into the Rolle Centre ¬– a thriving business, education and community resource for East Devon.
The launch was held at the former Rolle College, which provided education in Devon for over 100 years, was closed by owner Plymouth University in 2008 and has now been put up...
Funding has been awarded to 12 Devon businesses to help them promote themselves to new audiences.
Devon County Council’s Business Promotion Grant was recently launched through its Devon Delivers programme, which aims to encourage businesses to relocate to the county.
The Council has now announced the companies receiving grants of £1,000 to cover direct exhibiting costs of attending trade shows or events this year. With the support of this County Council grant, some of Devon’s most cutting-edge products and services are gaining valuable exposure at high-profile industry...
PKF Francis Clark today announced its fourth annual innovation and technology conference taking place at the Exeter University Innovation Centre on Tuesday 19 April 2016.
Innovation and technology plays an increasingly important role in South West businesses, improving products and production processes and in accessing new markets both at home and overseas. Alongside tax experts from PKF Francis Clark, there will be presentations from Ashfords and Crowdcube, who will bring their considerable experience and expertise to the conference.
Vanessa Cobb from Vanessa Cobb Professional Development talks about creating shared value (CSV) within your business or organisation.
She discusses how the divide between business and community has been bridged and how CSV is a strategy that can result in new market development, higher staff engagement and unlocking natural leadership potential within the team.
Vanessa explains how shared value is 'created now by philanthropy or good PR but when a business makes a connection between it's commercial goals and the needs of the communities in which it operates'.
Leading South West law firm Stephens Scown LLP is warning companies and limited liability partnerships (LLPs) that they must complete their register of Persons with Significant Control (PSC) by 6 April – with failure to undertake this being a criminal offence committed by the Company and its controlling officers.
Introduced under the Small Business Enterprise and Employment Act 2015, the PSC register is designed to record which people own or control a company or LLP so as to provide greater public transparency. The register will also help combat the issue of shell companies in...
New research released today shows that over 63% of women living in the South West dream of starting their own business, motivated by the desire to bring more flexibility and earnings to their lives and the potential to be their own boss.
In order to have a perfect work/life balance, women in the South West believe work should be 37% and life 63% however, currently 87% of their waking hours are spent working or thinking about work rather than truly relaxing*. Home seems to be the perfect place to set up a business with 79% choosing to base themselves there if they had the...
