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Small businesses in Exeter enjoyed a boost in the national spotlight on Saturday 22 November, when the Small Business Saturday roadshow pulled into town to support and celebrate the area’s small businesses as they face mounting challenges over the winter.

Marking ten years of the iconic campaign in the UK, Small Business Saturday’s Tour arrived in Exeter and visited local business owners and community leaders, livestreaming their stories on social media.

This included a visit to local zero waste shop Nourish Zero Waste , gift and jewellery shop Leaf Street and Powderkeg...

Small businesses in Devon will be able to benefit from a new “one stop shop” to help them implement energy saving measures – cutting carbon emissions and costs.

Decarbonise Devon has been launched by EPConnect with support from Devon County Council’s Green Innovation Fund. The project aims to support Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to get their energy reduction plans off the ground by identifying which measures are appropriate for each individual business and ensuring high standards of installation work.

Delivering specialised energy audits to SMEs across the county...

Serco has been awarded a contract by the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) to continue to provide marine services for the Royal Navy. Following the end of the 15-year private finance initiative (PFI) arrangements for the provision of marine services, the new agreement is with the Royal Navy directly. The contract, which is valued at around £200m, will last for 27 months commencing in December 2022 and follows on directly from the current PFI, ensuring continuity of support. The MOD has an option to extend the contract for up to six months.

Serco has been supporting the Royal Navy for...

The Heart of the South West LEP is urgently reminding SMEs across Devon and Somerset to apply for funding by the end of December to help boost their growth in international markets.

The Department for International Trade’s Internationalisation Fund, supported by the European Regional Development Fund, provides match funding between £1,000 and £9,000 to help SMEs grow their products or services internationally. The last chance to apply for the fund is the end of December, 2022.

£550k total funding is still available for eligible SMEs in the Heart of the South West area,...