A local digital marketing specialist is celebrating his 100th client win less than two years after leaving his job to launch his own business.
Mark Worden, previously responsible for online marketing at two well established Westcountry brands, law firm Stephens Scown LLP and insurance company Cornish Mutual, created MiHi Digital 20 months ago to support the burgeoning online potential of the region’s businesses.
The company, which offers assistance on all aspects of online marketing, has now worked with more than 100 organisations from across England and three other...
Exeter Business Improvement District Company (BID) is holding a ‘Meet the Board’ event on the 22nd September at the Royal Albert Memorial Museum.
Businesses within the BID area are invited to attend to meet the BID Board and the recently appointed CEO Craig Bulley and to hear about forthcoming plans and ask questions.
Taking place from 6pm - 7.30pm Exeter BID Board members will be on hand to meet with levy payers and to discuss future plans for the areas represented within the BID.
Craig, who will address the audience during the event, said: “I am very much looking...
Berry Recruitment in Exeter has expanded into bigger offices as the economy in the West Country continues to improve with more jobs being created.
The recruitment experts are now based on the Pynes Hill Business Park with potential to add to the team of specialists.
Included within the more attractive premises are areas for candidate training and additional interviewing facilities.
Recent figures from the Office for National Statistics show that the West Country has the highest employment rate of any region in the country – at 77 per cent – as well as the lowest...
Harbour commissioners in Plymouth have agreed a major new contract for a multi-purpose workboat at Cattewater.
Cattewater Harbour Commissioners have ordered the bespoke 14m craft to replace an ageing vessel for a variety of tasks, including mooring work, salvage work, oil pollution incidents, dive and dredging support, buoy maintenance and towage.
They chose Meercat Workboats, of Portchester, Hampshire, to build the vessel after opening up the tender process Europe wide.
Meercat is on target to complete the 14m by 5m workboat for the harbour authority’s fleet in mid...
ForFarmers has today announced plans to build a new manufacturing facility on its Exeter site.
The new facility will replace the current facility on Sowton Industrial Estate, and will create one of the largest, most efficient feed mills in the UK and the largest in the South West.
Iain Gardner COO ForFarmers UK said “Our customers will benefit from a state of the art production facility second to none in the UK which will produce products with superior product quality and with a new level of efficiency within the UK industry.
Described as the most significant shakeup in commercial property agency in Plymouth in recent years, well-known local agent Mark Slade has joined Bruton Knowles.
Mark, a former fly half and Captain of Plymouth Albion, is a leading figure in Plymouth’s close-knit commercial property circuit and brings an extensive network of business contacts as well as a wealth of new leads.
Team Manager Ashleigh Phillips said: “Mark’s appointment is a key part of our growth plans and adds a full commercial agency and brokerage service to our core strengthens, combining more than 60 years...
Gilbert Stephens, a multi-role legal firm with six offices in Devon, has made Mark Perry Partner. Head of Personal Injury and Litigation for the firm, which merged with Symes Robinson & Lee in 2012, Mark has been with the Solicitors for 12 years.
Philip Luckham, Gilbert Stephens Chief Executive Officer, comments: “During the merger process Mark was appointed as head of Personal Injury and Litigation and we believe his experience is a valuable addition, as there is no one at Partner level covering this area of law.”
As part of the Gilbert Stephens Litigation team, Mark...
Women managers in the South West are effectively working for free an hour and a half every day, new gender pay gap data reveals.
The findings of an annual survey of 72,000 UK managers, published by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) and salary specialist XpertHR, reveal that women working in equivalent full-time roles in the region earn 20% less than men, meaning that they are unpaid for 1h 30m a day – a total of 52 working days every year. This is compared to a national gender pay gap of 22%.
Analysis of the data from the 2015 National Management Salary Survey...
If you have already gone through the process of making sure everything will run smoothly and perfectly for a business conference that you are hosting for your clients in London, your work is not quite finished just yet. Instead, you need to figure out some ways to keep your clients entertained after the conference is over for the day, especially if the event will span several days. Check out the tips below to gather up some ideas.
Incredible Views at the Attic at Pan Peninsula
The Attic at Pan Peninsula is one of the best places to take your clients after a business...
Within the past several decades, increasing numbers of companies have been investing in ongoing training for their employees because of the value their personal growth adds to the company. This is true in any business environment but when it comes to B2B transactions, ongoing training & certifications only improves the quality and quantity of business interactions. No matter what industry you are in, ongoing training for your employees can provide the following benefits for the entire organisation.
