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Exeter announces its bid to become the UK’s City of Culture in 2029

Exeter City Council has today announced it will be submitting an expression of interest (EOI) for the prestigious UK City of Culture title. 

The City of Culture bid follows the culmination of five months extensive engagement and consultation with artists, creatives, cultural organisations and residents to shape the council’s commissioned new five-year Cultural Strategy for Exeter.

This will set out a clear ambition to become a leading city of culture. The new Exeter Culture Strategy is ambitious and will be delivered in partnership with the city’s cultural organisations...

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Food banks gain from Devon company’s new meat box scheme

One of the Westcountry’s leading suppliers of quality meat and game to the catering industry is providing vital help sourcing and delivering meat to food banks and charities while undergoing huge upheaval and change to its own business during the coronavirus pandemic.

M C Kelly supplies the catering trade, employing 80 staff at its headquarters at Elston Farm, Copplestone in the heart of Devon. Established for 65 years, it is a key employer in the area, with most of its employees living locally to the village.

However, with the hospitality industry curtailed through Covid-...

3 top tips to improve your B2B sales campaigns

A lot of businesses don’t have the expertise or know-how of setting up effective B2B sales campaigns. This is why we wrote this post, to share the latest and greatest tips on how to do exactly that.

If you are trying to scale your sales efforts then this post is for you.

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1. Conduct cold email outreach

Email outreach still remains one of the most effective ways to communicate with high-level executives. Studies show that directors still expect to be sold via a cold email. In fact, I have personally gotten a lot of value and great introductions to...

How to Improve Your Business Security

Business security should always be at the forefront of your mind. Measures should be reviewed and updated not only regularly, but on a day-to-day basis. Below are some reasons why.

Why is Business Security So Important?

You work hard to run your business, so you want to protect it. Not only that, but you want to protect the people who work for you as well. Business security is essential not only for protecting your stock, assets and premises, but also for providing a safe working environment for all those individuals who use or visit your premises.

How Can You...

Thinking about hiring a business broker? Ask these questions first

Whether you are a business owner looking to start a business, you can find the right company sales and business brokers to help with your needs. Let's take a look at some of the key points that need to be considered when dealing with company sales and Business Brokers .

The first thing to look for in a company sales and business broker is the expertise and experience of the broker. Take the time to do research and check the clientele lists that a company has available, to ensure that they are providing high-quality customer service and expertise.

Companies that do not...

Covid-19 legal guides for businesses

A leading Devon law firm has produced a series of guides to help businesses during coronavirus. Stephens Scown LLP’s covid-19 guides cover how businesses can survive and thrive, key legal issues businesses should not forget about and considerations before hibernating a business.

“Although we are starting to understand how the UK may come out of lockdown, there is a very long way to go and lots of challenges ahead for Cornish businesses. There is so much information out there for businesses, but it can be quite overwhelming to access what is relevant,” says Richard Baker, Stephens...

Online platform launched to help charities source local furloughed workers as volunteers

With the UK charity sector estimated to be facing a £4 billion loss in the next 12 weeks and 50% of all businesses putting most of their staff on furlough as a result of the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, Freestyle , a Midlands-based digital product studio - has launched a unique service helping charities connect and find support from local businesses and its furloughed workers, Charity Matcher . For many of the UK’s 200,000 charities who employ an estimated 880,000 people, the cancellations of fundraising events and closure of high street charity shops have hit finances hard. The...

Why both big and small businesses should care about having an insurance

Running a business (whether a small or big one) takes much courage and also a whole lot of scary steps. Hence, it is therefore very imperative that as business owners, one insures the business. Business insurance does a whole lot than just protecting the company from losses. It also guarantees the workers and even the clients. As entrepreneurs, it is of essence that one has a proper understanding of the various types of insurance available as much as one understands the risks in business. Insuring one’s business is packed with many benefits, and as such, both big and small businesses...

Get a structural engineer for your next project

Structural Engineers are highly skilled architects who have studied a variety of subjects and are able to apply this knowledge in the construction industry. They can create the ideal space for houses, offices, or industrial buildings by creating the structural framework that will make it all work. They are skilled at evaluating the buildings and then coming up with solutions that can increase the efficiency of the structure.

It's obvious you need to get one to do the job. If you don't, you'll be wasting money on people who are not as skilled as they could be. Besides the expense...

Exeter kitchen retailer tackles global pandemic to keep trading

Despite such uncertain times having a major impact on the high street, an Exeter kitchen retailer is harnessing the latest technology to overcome the challenges posed by a global pandemic.

The Kutchenhaus store is providing virtual appointments and using its new online 3D planning and design tool to create kitchens remotely for local customers until COVID-19 government restrictions are lifted.

Nigel & Samantha Dilley co-owners of the store, are introducing new ways for its customers to view, design and order its contemporary ranges produced by parent company, Nobilia...

Exeter Chiefs women’s side boosts Exeter College Rugby Academy

Exeter College’s Ofsted Outstanding offer to the region’s top young rugby talent received a huge boost with the news that Exeter Chiefs’ newly launched professional women’s side received approval to join the Tyrrell’s Premier 15s League.

The agreement to join the league rubber stamps the launch of Exeter Chiefs’ women’s team and provides fresh impetus to Women’s Rugby Academy at Exeter College.

Exeter College has been offering the Women’s Rugby Academy education provision in partnership with Exeter Chiefs for three years, with students given the chance to pursue a career in...

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Exeter announces its bid to become the UK’s City of Culture in 2029

Food banks gain from Devon company’s new meat box scheme

3 top tips to improve your B2B sales campaigns

How to Improve Your Business Security

Thinking about hiring a business broker? Ask these questions first

Covid-19 legal guides for businesses

Online platform launched to help charities source local furloughed workers as volunteers

Why both big and small businesses should care about having an insurance

Get a structural engineer for your next project

Exeter kitchen retailer tackles global pandemic to keep trading

Exeter Chiefs women’s side boosts Exeter College Rugby Academy

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