Bill Simmons has been appointed Chief Finance Officer (CFO) by leading equity crowdfunding platform, Crowdcube in the first of a number of strategic, senior level appointments made by the firm. Bill, who formerly held senior financial roles at groundbreaking online, digital and technology organisations, Ask.com, Myspace and Rated People, has been involved in a number of start-up and early stage businesses.
Joining the business late last year, Bill will focus on managing growth and ensuring money recently raised by the company in its own funding round (£3.8m via Balderton Capital...
ZERO, a leading renewables company based in Sowton, Exeter, has been shortlisted in a national Government-led competition to help drive down energy bills and boost low carbon heat supplies in the UK.
Energy and Climate Change Secretary, Ed Davey, officially unveiled the 17 winning entries at the Association for Decentralised Energy Parliamentary Reception on Tuesday, 20 January. The winners are spread across the country and will share a prize pool of £1 million to carry out feasibility studies, before up to 10 of the best projects bid for a share of £6 million to fully implement...
The Exeter team of leading property consultants JLL is expanding with the appointment of a new graduate surveyor.
Adelle Moore, who is originally from the South West, joins the hotels and hospitality team following a year at Knight Frank in London. She has recently moved back to the region to further her career with JLL.
Adelle has a keen interest in the leisure property market having obtained a degree in property and business from the University of the West of England. She will be supporting the senior team on a day-to-day basis with hotel agency, leisure and development...
InnovateWest invites ambitious entrepreneurs to Dartington Hall on 29th January 2014 to discover the radical business management methodology 'lean start-up'.
Ready! Fire! Aim! is an intense, hands-on, one-day workshop that demonstrates the strength of doing over deliberating and experimenting over estimating.
Utilising the latest thinking, local case studies and the power of peer-to-peer collaboration participants will acquire lean start-up skills, increase business awareness and take-away resources to use back at the coalface.
Join us on Friday 30th January for the first b2b Breakfast of 2015.
A networking morning for all to enjoy a hearty breakfast and listen to our special guest speaker, experienced journalist, editor and media commentator and CEO of the award-winning PR and Marketing agency Astley Media, Marc Astley.
The morning will also include a Q&A with Ali Hepher, Assistant Coach of the Exeter Chiefs.
Topic:
Embracing Chaos: How the business world is changing faster than you think and what to do about it
The morning will begin with networking from 8.15am...
As the Exeter Business Improvement District (BID) reaches the next stage in its campaign, those involved in the BID are beginning to explore options with other businesses within the city centre with a view to design, plan, manage and deliver a Business Plan that reflects their business priorities to take the city centre forward for the next five years.
Mattie Richardson, Owner of Bunyip Beads & Buttons, is one of the faces of Exeter BID who are supporting the scheme
1. How do you feel about the Exeter BID?
I feel positive about the prospect of Exeter BID. All...
JLL’s Exeter office has announced it is moving to the best office building in central Exeter – The Senate.
The move to larger premises, from nearby Keble House, is a reflection of the global property firm's ongoing success and need to accommodate its growing team.
The property consultancy firm, which has had a presence in the city since 1990, has agreed to take a large part of the ground floor of the office building, from landlord Valad, as the firm continues to expand its business. It has agreed terms on over 4,500 sq ft of Grade A office space.
Private sector output in the South West of England continued to rise at a strong rate in December, according to PMI® survey data.
Growth was supported by higher new business volumes and the level of incomplete work continued to rise, despite a further robust round of job creation. That said, the rate of growth in new orders eased to the slowest in 19 months. In line with the broad UK trend, inflationary pressures remained relatively muted.
The seasonally adjusted Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking South West Business Activity Index signalled a further strong rise in private...
The latest trend in south west corporate activity is likely to be an increase in Family and Management Buy-Outs or FAMBOs.
FAMBOs are an efficient method of transferring company ownership between generations while allowing senior managers to be part of the buy-out team ensuring continuity of the family line and the retention of key operational skills.
According to Andrew Killick, an experienced FAMBO adviser with chartered accountants Francis Clark, this type of deal structure is very appropriate for many Westcountry businesses where owner/managed businesses predominate....
As the Exeter Business Improvement District (BID) reaches the next stage in its campaign, those involved in the BID are beginning to explore options with other businesses within the city centre with a view to design, plan, manage and deliver a Business Plan that reflects their business priorities to take the city centre forward for the next five years.
Ray Frame, store manager at Wilkos is one of the faces of Exeter BID who are supporting the scheme
1. How do you feel about the Exeter BID?
City and town centres have, over the years, lost their position in the...
