Business Daily

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...

Full story

Four reasons you should train your employees

You’ve got your business up and running, and it’s going well. You’ve got a number of experts in their field in, too, so you know those teams are in safe hands. If they know all there is to know, they don’t need any training - right?

Wrong! You need to make sure your staff are up to date with the latest developments and practices. This will help your business both in the short- and long-term, even if you think it seems like an unnecessary expense. Here are just some of the reasons why you should invest in employee training and development.

1 Your company will be more...

Four creative ways to boost brand awareness

Making people aware of your brand is probably one of the most important jobs a business has to do in order to be a success, that, and having a product or service that customers actually want or need.

However, it can be tricky to find new and exciting ways to get your brand out there, because no business wants to be seen as boring and unimaginative.

Here are four creative strategies that you can apply to your business to boost your brand, and ensure that your business continues to thrive.

Seize social media with both hands

If you are not already embracing...

New simplified planning lead for Exeter and East Devon Enterprise Zone

East Devon District Council has appointed Frances Wadsley as Simplified Planning Project Manager for the Exeter and East Devon Enterprise Zone.

Frances will bring forward Local Development Orders (LDOs) on four key sites in the Enterprise Zone: Exeter Science Park, Skypark, AirPark and Cranbrook town centre. The LDOs will make the planning process simpler and quicker, stimulating investment in the sites.

A simplified planning regime is a key part of an Enterprise Zone designation. It helps to encourage economic development and investment by improving the speed and...

Manager for Guardian Homecare, Catherine Porter.

Guardian Homecare backs Bisto’s Spare Chair Sunday campaign

STAFF at a care provider operating in Exeter are getting behind a campaign to help beat loneliness among the elderly this month (November 2019).

Guardian Homecare is supporting Bisto’s Spare Chair Sunday campaign and is encouraging people to offer a place at their next Sunday Lunch to an older person who would otherwise be eating alone.

Manager at Guardian Homecare, Catherine Porter said: “Sundays are traditionally a day for getting together with the family and sharing a delicious roast dinner, but, for one in seven elderly people, it can be one of the loneliest days of the...

Discover How to take Banking to the Next Level

Investment banking is arguably one of the most competitive industries on earth. Without robust technology, it's doubtful companies could survive in this space. Due Diligence Is over Fast There's nothing worse than dragging out due diligence to where it becomes expensive and time-consuming. A virtual data room (VDR) removes the barriers that prevent performing these tasks quickly. In the past, it took extraordinarily long times to get this essential function done right. Now, it's much faster because of electronic communications. No longer do firms have to meet together in a real meeting...

Exeter builders merchant giving away wood

The Exeter branch of RGB Building Supplies is offering excess wood to the local community and groups at no cost.

The branch has spare pallets and wood from packaging that people are invited to pick up and make use of for projects, or to help with local bonfire night celebrations.

Paul West, Branch Manager at RGB Exeter, commented: “The wood is perfect for community organisations who are organising firework displays, or for people looking to complete small projects in their homes. The items generally go into a skip to be destroyed, but as the wood is perfectly usable, we...

Packexe deliver their first top prize!

Last week Packexe delivered the first £1000 TUI gift card, one of the 10 top prizes up for grabs in their Unroll for Gold competition!

Joe Burgess, a trade worker from London, has been a Packexe customer for over five years. When asked how it felt to be a winner Joe replied “Fantastic! I’ve never won anything before.”

The ticket was found on the core of a 100mtr roll of Packexe Carpet Protector that Joe purchased from a London branch of Travis Perkins.

Amongst the many free product giveaways and £250 TUI gift cards already claimed, Packexe CEO Andrew Orchard, is...

Devon Carbon Plan process launches

A top team of environmental experts, charged with ensuring that Devon reduces carbon emissions as quickly as possible, is calling on residents to submit their ideas on how to do it.

The Net-Zero Task Force has been appointed by the Devon Climate Emergency Response Group - made up of Devon’s councils, emergency services and business groups - to deliver the Devon Carbon Plan.

The Carbon Plan will lay out in stark terms what every resident, organisation and business has to do to reduce emissions and safeguard the planet for the next generation.

This Call for Evidence...

Ormiston Wire: how to keep a business thriving for 200 years

A lot of businesses are flash in the pan successes, here today and gone tomorrow – and yet even the most wildly profitable rarely last more than 50 years.

Think about it – companies like Amazon have had their doors open for less than three decades and, while there’s no sign of their success slowing any time soon, anything could happen to them.

That’s to say nothing of most SMEs, which are likely to fail within less than a decade of establishing themselves.

It takes a great deal of tenacity, then, for a company to stay open for more than two centuries – but that’s...

South West skills shortages highlighted by the region’s businesses

A recent survey of regional businesses, undertaken by South West recruitment specialists King Recruit, uncovers concerns about future skills shortages and the dissolution of current workplace roles.

Intrigued by the changing demands of our new digital age, Specialist Recruitment and Search Agency King Recruit decided to conduct a survey with South West clients to find out if they are prepared for this so called ‘Fourth Industrial Revolution.’

Helen Plumridge, Managing Director of King Recruit, comments: “We are increasingly reminded by the media and industry experts that...

Business Daily

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

Four reasons you should train your employees

Four creative ways to boost brand awareness

New simplified planning lead for Exeter and East Devon Enterprise Zone

Guardian Homecare backs Bisto’s Spare Chair Sunday campaign

Discover How to take Banking to the Next Level

Exeter builders merchant giving away wood

Packexe deliver their first top prize!

Devon Carbon Plan process launches

Ormiston Wire: how to keep a business thriving for 200 years

South West skills shortages highlighted by the region’s businesses

It's your Daily

You make the news

Top video

Selco Builders Warehouse | England Rugby star Jack Nowell visits Exeter Saracens junior teams

Exeter Weather

Search form

Business Daily

Top video

Exeter Weather