Business

Staff from one of Devon and Cornwall’s leading legal firms will be volunteering as mentors to young people starting out in business, through the New Enterprise Allowance scheme.

The mentors include lawyers from a variety of disciplines including property, dispute resolution, renewable energy and employment law, as well as specialists in marketing, finance and IT from Stephens Scown LLP. The mentors are drawn from the firm’s three offices in Exeter, St Austell and Truro.

The New Enterprise Allowance (NEA) scheme is available to people under the age of 30 who are out of work...

Founded by marketing and PR specialist Jilly Greed, One Voice Media & PR, Exeter’s award winning PR, marketing, events and media agency has appointed Lisa Vanstone to the board as a director of the company.

Mrs Greed, who continues to lead as Managing Director said: “Following six years as a senior account director of the One Voice team, Lisa has been central to our achievements. It is an important business progression for her to become a board director and justly deserved for all her commitment and natural leadership ability.”

Established 24 years ago and based in...

Event Exeter at the University of Exeter has improved its customer communication, in recognition of today’s fast-paced, ever changing events market.

With 72% of tablet owners purchasing online every week, websites now need to be not only responsive, but they have to provide relevant information, availability, answers to questions and the opportunity for customers to tell the supplier just what they think. It is estimated that by 2020 over 50,000,000,000 devices will be connected to the internet.

The new Event Exeter website offers a one stop shop for information and...

The inaugural Devon Business Expo 2014 organised by thebestof Exeter held at Matford Centre Exeter and opened by the Lord Mayor of Exeter, attracted over 600 visitors from across the county and as far as Bristol and London. As a result of the popularity and success of this, the first Devon Business Expo, thebestof Exeter has already named the date for next year’s event as 30th April 2015.

Dave Barr, M/D thebestof Exeter says: “It has been hard work but very worthwhile. We had 850 pre-registered delegates and 85 exhibition stands showcasing the products and services of local...