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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.

Growth Needs Direction

Many companies want to grow, but not every form...

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Does Your Business Need a Disaster Recovery Plan?

Authored by David Banks
Posted: Thu, 03/28/2019 - 8:03am

The answer to the question of whether or not you need a disaster recovery plan in short is ‘yes’. Every business, be it a small home business or an enterprise-grade corporation, needs one or multiple disaster recovery plans to be able to face natural and/or manmade disasters without suffering significant setbacks because of the event. In order to be more specific with the reasons as to why your business really does need a disaster recovery plan, let’s go through the following.

What is a Disaster Recovery Plan?

At its core, a disaster recovery plan is a backup and recovery...

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How events can transform your business’s bottom line

When you are trying your best to run a successful business, your primary focus for the majority of your time will be on how you can grow your profits. Transforming the bottom line of your business is not easy but equally far from impossible.

To start seeing a positive change in your business, this handy guide is going to give you all the essential information you need to run a successful event. Events can come with a huge number of benefits for transforming your business’s bottom line for the better and this article is going to show you how.

Why are events important for...

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Griffin expands with acquisition of Sloane Walker

Authored by Sue Cade
Posted: Tue, 03/26/2019 - 4:33pm

Griffin Chartered Accountants, which has offices in Honiton and Exeter, has acquired East Devon accountancy firm Sloane Walker in a move that means an increase of 25 per cent in the company’s personnel and client base.

Griffin owners, Graham Higgins and Misty Nickells say they have been looking for just such an opportunity as part of expansion plans for the business they founded in 2015.

Graham explained: “It’s pretty much a perfect fit as Sloane Walker’s base in Ottery St Mary sits between our own two locations.

“As a forward-thinking business Sloane Walker, like...

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Devon Hotels & Restaurants Association raise £800 for charity at annual dinner

Members of the Exeter & Heart of Devon Hotels & Restaurants Association raised a whopping £800 for Hospitality Action at this year’s annual dinner held at Mercure Southgate Hotel on Monday 4th March.

Hotel Director of The Pig at Combe, Fiona Moores, is also raising funds for Hospitality Action by taking part in a spectacular cycle race later this year.

The celebratory evening kicked off with Atlantic Gin and Isca Beer brewed by Alex Phillips from Western Event Hire, followed by a luxury 4-course feast including lovely tipples from Torquay-based and family run drinks...

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Commercial businesses and not-for-profit organisations join quest for new types of leadership

Authored by Proteus
Posted: Tue, 03/26/2019 - 11:35am

A diverse group of businesses and not-for-profit organisations from around the UK are gathering in Exeter next month to participate in an innovative leadership workshop programme aimed at providing leaders with the knowledge, skills and confidence that enable them to build high performing organisations by fully engaging their people.

Led by Workplace Innovation Europe CLG (WIE), participants include Plymouth based shared services company, Delt Services, Exeter based Lightfoot, an award-winning, highly innovative vehicle improvement technology business, Midlands-based construction...

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Browne Jacobson promotes public sector specialist to new senior associate role in Exeter

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 03/26/2019 - 10:52am

Browne Jacobson has announced the promotion of Jennifer Grigg in its Exeter office to a new senior associate role.

Jennifer joined the firm in 2016 from Dorset County Council and is a member of the firm’s Government and Infrastructure team specialising in non-contentious public procurement advice, projects and contract work.

This year, a total of 12 promotions to senior associate have been announced across four of the firm’s offices which also include six in Nottingham, three in London and two in Birmingham.

The promotions will take effect from 1st May 2019....

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Exeter Hosts the South West's First Care Show In 11 Years

ICE was back in the South West earlier this month in a BIG way...

Hundreds of care providers and carers came together at the Westpoint Arena in Exeter for the first business show dedicated to the care industry to be held in the region since 2008.

The Innovative Care Exhibition (ICE) saw a sell out of around 100 exhibitors showcasing new products and services - from infection control products to elearning services to healthcare professionals - to key figures in the care sector.

The event was organised by the Paignton-based care managers network, Care Network Group...

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Councils call for High Streets Fund for new towns

Council leaders have jointly called on government to extend funding to create and improve town centres in new towns.

East Devon District Council and Cranbrook Town Council Leaders have written to the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Jake Berry MP, to request eligibility criteria for the Fund be changed to include new towns.

The £675 million Future High Streets Fund was launched in December 2018 to help modernise high streets and town centres. The fund was launched following recommendations from retail...

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Quilter Private Client Advisers moves to fresh regional base in Exeter and ushers in new regional director

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Fri, 03/22/2019 - 6:39pm

Quilter Private Client Advisers is pleased to announce that it has relocated its South West regional office from Newton Abbot to Exeter today.

The move comes just a few months after Quilter Private Client Advisers appointed its new regional financial planning director, Jonathan Burden.

Jonathan will now lead a 19-strong regional team of six financial planners and 13 support staff from its new base in Vantage Point within Pynes Hill business centre. The new office will enable the company to increase its presence in the region and be closer to its clients and strategic...

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Exeter Chiefs Foundation celebrates another bumper year

The Exeter Chiefs Foundation charity is celebrating one of its most successful years to date after raising £230,823 during 2018.

A total of £217,404 was handed out to more than 30 organisations during the 12-month period, compared to £164.950 the year before.

One of the largest donations was made to Exeter’s Hospiscare to fund a major refurbishment project.

The Foundation gifted £50,000 to the charity which was match funded by The Exeter Property Summer Ball Committee.

Another major grant of £25,000 was made to Exeter Deaf Academy to help pay for the...

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