With 2015 proving to be another successful year for British SMEs, Jackie Jenks, senior manager, enterprise mentoring at Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking, gives her views on how small businesses in Exeter can get the most out of enterprise mentoring.
This follows the successful Meet a Mentor event held in Exeter Castle aimed at helping local SMEs earlier this month.
Expert guidance and mentoring is crucial to the ongoing success and growth of SMEs. We know that start-ups have a one in four better chance of surviving and thriving over three years if they have a mentor. Studies...
Award winning comedian and comedy writer Andy Hamilton is back on the road and on the stage this autumn with a brand new solo show.
In his 60 years on this planet, Andy has experienced many changes. For instance, he was once a 6’4” tall professional basketball player, until a tree fell on him.
But, of course, change is an inescapable part of the human condition. Why? Is that fair? Some changes are good, some bad. Why can’t they be more clearly labelled? How did we end up working longer hours? Where did all the sparrows go? If you’re feeling flustered because of flux, Andy...
The Heart of the South West (HotSW) Local Enterprise Partnership held its first business conference this week, 21st September, which is set to become an annual feature in the HotSW calendar.
The event was a resounding success, with of 250 delegates from the HotSW business and partnership community.
Productivity was the theme of the conference, which opened with a welcome speech from HotSW LEP Chair Steve Hindley, outlining some of the distinctive assets of the area, followed by presentations on HotSW LEP achievements.
The harp is one of the world’s oldest and most diverse instruments appearing, in Greek mythology through to Harry Potter. In Celtic tales harps often have magical powers of enchantment and this queen of instruments is deep rooted in our musical and cultural history. It is amazing that despite this, many of us have never played a harp or even been up close to one! On 3 October Harpist Shelley Fairplay will change that for twelve adventurous first time harp students on a momentous one-day learning journey, from plucking their very first note in the morning right through to performing in the...
Phonic FM, supported by Exeter City Council, has commissioned four special ‘audio portraits’ to mark the city’s moment on the world stage.
Rugby Stories will be broadcast on 106.8FM in Exeter and online at http://phonic.fm/
In this programme, Encounter Theatre & Therapy (in association with CEDA) follows a group of people with learning disabilities as they participate in Exeter’s host city festivities.
For more information and to listen again, see http://phonic.fm/rugbystories
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Phonic FM, supported by Exeter City Council, has commissioned four special ‘audio portraits’ to mark the city’s moment on the world stage.
Rugby Stories will be broadcast on 106.8FM in Exeter and online at http://phonic.fm/
In this programme, Chris Mockridge and Greg Newman follow a match day, from early morning until closing time, meeting the behind-the-scenes characters who make the event happen.
For more information and to listen again, see http://phonic.fm/rugbystories
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Phonic FM, supported by Exeter City Council, has commissioned four special ‘audio portraits’ to mark the city’s moment on the world stage.
Rugby Stories will be broadcast on 106.8FM in Exeter and online at http://phonic.fm/
In this programme, Neil Rose explores anticipation and preparation, comparing the rituals that competitors and spectators undertake before an important game.
For more information and to listen again, see http://phonic.fm/rugbystories
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Phonic FM, supported by Exeter City Council, has commissioned four special ‘audio portraits’ to mark the city’s moment on the world stage.
Rugby Stories will be broadcast on 106.8FM in Exeter and online at http://phonic.fm/
In this programme, Alice Armstrong and Shelley Hodgson lead you on a sonic journey from the moors into Exeter, exploring team spirit and personal achievement.
For more information and to listen again, see http://phonic.fm/rugbystories
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To celebrate Exeter’s Host City status in the Rugby World Cup, Princesshay has invited eight local schools from across Exeter and surrounding villages to take part in its Rugby Team Scarecrow competition.
Each school has been designated a team which is playing at Sandy Park in the Rugby World Cup, plus England, South Africa and Wales. Pupils have been set a challenge to use that team’s colours to fashion a bright and colourful decorative scarecrow to represent their chosen team.
Andy Littlejohns, operations manager at Princesshay said: “We wanted to become involved with the...
Keziah Bell, 23, has written a recipe book to encourage healthy eating following news that a 5.5st child of three is the youngest person to be diagnosed with type 2 diabetes
A single mum of one from Exeter has written a recipe book to help parents cook healthy meals for their children following news that a three-year-old weighing 5.5st was the youngster person to be diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.
Experts believe that an unhealthy diet and lack of exercise made the US toddler, who has not been named, to balloon to twice the normal weight of a child of that age.
