Business

Eugene Orowitz was a skinny, awkward kid from New Jersey. Painfully shy, very self-conscious, and lacking self-confidence, when a high school coach half-jokingly asked him to try out for the track team, Eugene took him up on it, according to author Glenn Van Ekeren.

“Ugy,” as his friends affectionately called him, discovered a talent for javelin throwing and committed himself to being the best that he could possibly be. What Ugy lacked in self-confidence, he made up for in commitment.

By graduation, Eugene had achieved a national high school record for throwing the javelin...

Personal assistants in the South West have high levels of job satisfaction and commitment to the profession, according to a national survey of PAs by Hays PA & Secretarial, the leading recruiting expert, to mark the launch of the search for the UK’s top PA through the Executive PA Magazine/Hays Awards. The research shows that PAs in the South West enjoy their jobs and want to remain within the profession, with almost two thirds (63%) of respondents saying they are either happy in their current role or would apply for a senior PA position in the same organisation. Three quarters (74%)...

Everys Solicitors has branched out to offer a new service to help support family businesses in Devon and Somerset.

The new family business support division will be led by the firm’s managing partner James Griffin, who will be assisted by head of commercial law Kate Stamp and head of wills, trusts, tax and probate Hilary Quantick.

It will serve to support family businesses in the South West with a firm focus on growth.

Mr Griffin said: “We already work with numerous family businesses in the region, in particular, rural businesses and farms, and have always been on...

Following its continued success, Heritage Healthcare - a leading provider of home-based care - has unveiled its ambitious expansion plans that will see it offering attractive business and employment opportunities in Bristol and the South West.

The company has launched a franchising division and is looking for committed, ambitious and motivated people in Bristol, Exeter and Plymouth areas who have the desire to own, operate and develop their own business and would like to join it in providing excellent quality care that enables people to enjoy independent lives in the comfort of...