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Exeter-based online advertising business, Launch Online, has won two leading awards in as many months thanks to its work through the pandemic to support South West and UK tourism businesses.

Launch Online, which specialises in Google and social media advertising for companies looking to grow their online sales, was recognised for its work in supporting local and national tourism businesses specifically during lockdown to secure vital holiday bookings.

Launch Online won the award for Best Use of Search in the Travel and Leisure category at the UK Search Awards last week (...

Businesses in Devon, Plymouth, Torbay and Somerset are invited to a FREE webinar to hear from experts about preparing for Brexit in less than five weeks’ time.

Deal or no deal, after December 31, 2020 any business that trades with the EU must follow new rules.

The webinar is being presented by Better Business for All, a partnership of businesses, business support and regulators across Devon and Somerset and is on Friday 11 December, at 10am.

The webinar will offer practical guides on a range of issues including the new UKCA mark, which replaces the existing CE...

Leading housebuilder Barratt Developments - which owns both Barratt Homes and David Wilson Homes - has delivered a £87 million boost to the local economy in Devon, Cornwall and the surrounding region over the past year.

During that period, the group built 383 new homes, including 85 affordable, and supported 1,360 jobs in the area. The company's construction work has also supported 570 supplier and sub-contractor businesses and provided 25 places for graduates, trainees and apprentices.

Barratt and David Wilson Homes spent £9m on physical works which benefit local...

Fifty Devon businesses have the chance to join trading standard’s Made in Devon scheme with their first year of membership free.

Consumers need to be confident that they are buying genuinely Devon sourced products, which in turn is a selling point and source of pride for businesses.

Scheme membership will enable businesses to demonstrate that any claims made about a product’s Devon origins have been checked, vetted and verified by officers from Devon, Somerset and Torbay Trading Standards.

The scheme is an extension to Buy With Confidence, a trading standards...