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Why Sustainable Business Growth Starts With Better Strategic Choices

Sustainable business growth rarely happens by accident. While quick wins, sudden demand, or short-term campaigns can give a company a temporary boost, lasting success depends on the quality of the choices made behind the scenes. Every decision, from where to invest resources to which markets to enter, shapes how strong, adaptable, and profitable a business becomes over time.

Better strategic choices help businesses grow with purpose rather than simply chasing every opportunity that appears.

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IW&I expands its Exeter office with the appointment of Richard Wright as Financial Planning Director

Investec Wealth & Investment (IW&I) has strengthened its Exeter team with the appointment of Richard Wright as Financial Planning Director. In this role, Richard will lead IW&I’s financial planning offering in the Exeter office. He will report to Chris Aitken, the firm’s UK Head of Financial Planning.

Richard joins IW&I from the prominent South West-based accountancy firm PKF Francis Clark, where he managed the financial planning team based at its Plymouth office.

A Chartered Financial Planner and Member of the Chartered Insurance Institute, Richard also...

How to stay on top of your workload as a freelancer

Being a freelancer is not as easy as many people believe it to be. In order to earn a good and regular wage from this type of working, you can’t just sit around in your pyjamas all day or perform your work from the confines of your duvet. Just as you would in a traditional office environment, you have to keep yourself motivated, you have to remain focused, and, most importantly of all, you have to stop on top of your workload.

If you’re a current freelance worker or if you’re considering embarking on this kind of path in your career, it’s imperative that you learn how to keep on...

Mum-trepreneur takes the plunge as Devon swim school goes nationwide

Local mum-trepreneur Laura Skilton celebrates her baby swim school business going national having already helped more than 5,000 children in Devon and Hampshire learn to swim since launching seven years ago.

Laura Skilton, who runs swim sessions in Exeter and Crediton, has rebranded her successful Baby Paddlers swim school this month launching as a national franchise programme which is already gaining interest from all over the country.

Baby Paddlers – now known as Baby Squids – is a well-established, highly successful swim school for 0-4-year olds focusing on building...

Exeter Phoenix chosen as Community Fund finalist

RGB Building Supplies has selected Exeter Phoenix as a finalist in its Well Built Community Fund and it’s now down to a public vote to see if it’s chosen to receive £1,000 worth of building materials.

The arts centre is a multi-art form venue providing the community with access to contemporary visual arts, digital, film music and theatre. As well as housing a number of creative organisations, the centre provides a space for local people to hold classes, and offers advice, support and guidance to artists, and those who aim to be professional artists.

If Exeter Phoenix is...

Jewellery shimmers in the Pamela Schneider Collection

With vintage jewellery enjoying a renaissance, aficionados will appreciate the chance to bid on a selection of exquisite pieces that are being auctioned at Chilcotts’ June sale.

The collection was assembled over several decades by Pamela Schneider who lived in North Devon. The relationship between Pamela and the auction house dates back to 2004, when she was one of Chilcotts’ first vendors.

An inspirational woman, Pamela worked against the odds to become a businesswoman and later a very successful self-taught antiques dealer. She grew up during WW2 and, like many,...

PSP firms shortlisted for prestigious business awards

Top business accolades potentially await four prestigious Plymouth Science Park based companies which have been shortlisted for the annual Plymouth Business Awards, being held at the Plymouth Pavilions on Friday, 17 May.

Scores of companies were nominated for the accolades which are eagerly awaited by the corporate world as they cover more than 15 categories.

Moortec and Sponge are two of the PSP businesses which have been shortlisted for the Best Tech Business category. Moortec provides cutting edge technology by producing miniscule monitoring systems which fit within tiny...

South West law firm supports suicide prevention CIC with pro-bono work

A South West law firm has recently provided pro-bono legal advice to a Devon-based suicide prevention CIC, to help tackle the crisis across Devon, the South West and further afield.

Stephens Scown LLP was approached by Chukumeka Maxwell, CEO of Action To Prevent Suicide CIC, who informed Partner Laurie Trounce and Solicitor Olivia Miller about the scale of the problem across the South West.

Suicide remains the biggest killer of young people and particularly men under the age of fifty, but alarmingly two-thirds of victims do not seek support from their GP or health...

Applications invited for Business Promotion Grant

Businesses in Devon have the opportunity to apply for Devon County Council’s Business Promotion Grant this month.

Grants of up to £1,500 are available through the scheme which aims to help companies who are looking to promote their products and services to wider audiences.

The funding, which is offered through a competitive bidding process, is to help local firms cover their exhibiting costs at high profile UK trade shows and events. Applications need to be submitted by noon on Monday 20 May 2019.

More than 40 companies have so far benefited from the funding scheme...

Merchant services providers

The term ‘merchant service’ is simply a platform that helps business owners to operate and grow their businesses effectively. Merchant Service Providers facilitate credit or debit card payments for goods and services. These transactions can be facilitated on the phone, face-to-face, or even virtually over the Internet.

Having a merchant service provider for your business is quite relevant because as a merchant, you get to:

Accept payments from your customers through credit cards, debit cards, and electronic payments.
Securely manage PCI compliance when

McClure Solicitors in The Parliamentary Review

By placing policy discussion into the hands of large and small organisations across the country, The Parliamentary Review moves away from the "Westminster bubble" to get to the heart of the issues that matter most to businesses. Jointly chaired by Lord Pickles and Lord Blunkett, the Review's non-partisan approach facilitates policy development driven by those who are most affected by it.

McClure Solicitors are a private-client legal firm based in Glasgow, Scotland. Managing Director Andrew Robertson explains in The Review that their unique model has worked well for them for a...

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Why Sustainable Business Growth Starts With Better Strategic Choices

IW&I expands its Exeter office with the appointment of Richard Wright as Financial Planning Director

How to stay on top of your workload as a freelancer

Mum-trepreneur takes the plunge as Devon swim school goes nationwide

Exeter Phoenix chosen as Community Fund finalist

Jewellery shimmers in the Pamela Schneider Collection

PSP firms shortlisted for prestigious business awards

South West law firm supports suicide prevention CIC with pro-bono work

Applications invited for Business Promotion Grant

Merchant services providers

McClure Solicitors in The Parliamentary Review

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