Vector7 Ltd of Honiton was invited to meet the Prime Minister, David Cameron, and Business Secretary Sajid Javid at a Downing Street reception on 18 January 2016, celebrating outstanding businesses and their apprenticeship schemes.
Business Secretary Sajid Javid said: “We are putting employers at the heart of quality apprenticeships so that young people get the skills they need to succeed. Today we are celebrating everything that apprenticeships have to offer businesses and young people.”
Emma Moore, director of search engine optimisation at Vector7, joined other...
Join us on Friday 12th February for our next b2b business breakfast
This is a networking morning for all to enjoy a hearty breakfast and listen to our special guest speaker, Rob Hunter - Forwards Coach of the Exeter Chiefs.
TOPIC: How data is used to optimise performance on the pitch
Rob will be discussing how the Exeter Chiefs' coaches use data to get the best performances from players on the pitch.
The morning will begin with networking from 8.15am followed by a full English breakfast at 8.30am. Our speaker will commence at 9.00am finishing up at 9.45am...
Exeter-based heating solutions company ZERO stands to win a grant of up to £150,000 as one of the shortlisted companies competing to win the Shell Springboard Award for 2016.
Launched in 2005, Shell Springboard provides funding to UK entrepreneurs at the cutting-edge of the low-carbon economy. This year, funding awards of up to £150,000 are available for small enterprises with innovative, commercially-viable business ideas that reduce carbon emissions.
ZERO has been shortlisted for a heating innovation project that the company has been developing over the past few years....
TEDxExeter aims to more than double its reach this year thanks to the loyal support of existing sponsors, and new organisations who have come on board. Their sponsorship means that many more people will be able to see some of the world’s best thinkers share their ground-breaking work and ideas.
Now in its fifth year, TEDxExeter will take place on Friday 15 April at the Exeter Northcott Theatre with a simultaneous livestream to the nearby Alumni Auditorium. Tickets for both these events are now sold out, but there are still opportunities for people to get involved.
West Country accountants and financial planners Old Mill are sponsoring Children’s Hospice South West’s 2016 £50 challenge in a bid to raise £25,000 for the North Devon based charity.
The £50 Challenge is an annual event where local businesses compete against each other to turn a £50 start-up investment into as much money as they can over a three month time frame, with all money raised going directly to Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW). Old Mill will be hosting its own special celebratory version of the challenge from April to June.
Businesses across Devon are being invited to apply for a grant to help them reach new audiences.
Devon Delivers, the County Council programme which aims to encourage businesses to relocate to Devon, has launched its Business Promotion Grant to help companies promote their goods or services to national and international trade audiences.
Grants of up to £1,000 are being offered through a competitive bidding process.
The funding will support eligible businesses to cover direct exhibiting costs of attending trade shows or events between February and December this year....
The British Chambers of Commerce Quarterly Economic Survey (QES) results for Q4 2015, released on Thursday 7 January, indicate slower economic growth in the short term. The QES, Britain’s largest and most authoritative private sector business survey, based on almost 7,500 responses from companies, shows that most key manufacturing and services balances were weaker this quarter, but nationally manufacturing firms faired worse.
In Devon this is not the case, with manufacturers in Devon indicating an increase in UK sales (+17% on Q3), an increase in UK orders (+10% on Q3) and an...
Visit South Devon has announced the appointment of Sarah Stride as acting general manager for the next 12 months. Sarah takes over the post from Stephanie Cherrett, who is taking adoption leave for the coming year.
Stuart Longrigg, Chairman of Visit South Devon, commented: “Stephanie has been a great asset to us over the past four years. She has helped establish the organisation as a successful Community Interest Company, and has spearheaded a number of campaigns that have raised the profile of South Devon regionally, nationally and internationally.”
Lidl UK’s decision to locate a major regional distribution centre at a site near Exeter Airport is a huge vote of confidence in the area and will prompt other national retailers to follow in its footsteps, says property advisors JLL.
JLL has an office in Exeter and advised Lidl UK in their purchase, advising on the site options and handling negotiations with the vendor of the selected site, Sainsbury’s.
Tim Western, director at JLL, said: “There has been clever investment into this part of East Devon by the public sector and other development partners, including...
Companies across Devon are being offered the chance to take part in the county’s first Fast Track to Growth Programme to help them develop and implement plans for growth in 2016 – for free.
They will receive on-going advice from a range of specialists, and take part in workshops to develop their growth plans ready to then implement. All shortlisted applicants will also have the chance to pitch to a panel of judges, with one company securing a year’s worth of free financial strategy, marketing and PR support, worth £15,000.
