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Nearly £6,000 raised for The British Heart Foundation!

The British Heart Foundation is Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) Exeter’s chosen charity for 2026.

The charity was chosen by the President of Exeter CII, Theresa Atal, who is also Compliance Director for Trusted Financial Advice (TFA).

Theresa said: “The British Heart Foundation is a charity very close to my heart - excuse the pun. My father had heart issues, and my partner has a defibrillator fitted. Every pound raised, and all donations handed in their shops around the country, help make a difference to people’s lives.”

On 6th March the CII Exeter Annual...

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Going Local 2019 will match local suppliers with public sector buyers

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 10/22/2019 - 6:24am

A major event aimed at local suppliers who want to find out how to work with the public services is taking place in Exeter later this month.

The Going Local 2019 event has been organised by the Devon and Cornwall Procurement Partnership, and will be held at Exeter Corn Exchange on Tuesday 29 October, 10am-2pm.

Among those taking part are South West Police Procurement Department, Exeter City Council, Torbay Council, Devon County Council, Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service, and Teignbridge District Council. This event will provide suppliers with the opportunity to:...

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Online gambling halls as a business model: To create or not to create them?

An increasing number of people is choosing entrepreneurship as the best perspective. And every entrepreneur is looking for a segment of market where to open a successful business to gain profit. An interesting area for this is gambling, namely the opening of a casino on the Internet.

Online casinos have recently become widespread. As popularity grows, rumors and superstitions constantly circulate around them, which in essence are not supported by anything, but regularly mislead ordinary people. This is all due to the fact that in most countries gambling is prohibited, so online...

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Ben Travers

Global internet advisory role for Exeter lawyer

Authored by Paula_D
Posted: Mon, 10/21/2019 - 8:56am

An Exeter lawyer has been appointed to the internet committee of a global trade mark organisation.

Ben Travers, partner and head of intellectual property and IT at Stephens Scown LLP, will help to advise the International Trademark Association (INTA) on how trade marks are used in the domain name system.

“Along with my fellow committee members, I will monitor developments in global internet governance, social media, mobile apps and other technical platforms,” explains Ben Travers.

The role is set to benefit Stephens Scown’s clients too. “Being at the forefront of...

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Dragons’ Den star Deborah Meaden launches new Centre for Entrepreneurship 

Dragons’ Den star and businesswoman Deborah Meaden has helped launched the University of Exeter’s new Centre for Entrepreneurship.

The centre will help create the next generation of start-up founders and innovators who will thrive in the fourth industrial revolution. It will help people start meaningful ventures which improve society and their communities, with their work informed by research from the centre’s experts.

The centre builds on the work already ongoing at the University of Exeter to encourage student entrepreneurship, including the Student Startup Team.

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Marvellous PR becomes media partner of the South West Business Expo

The South West Business Expo, the leading business showcase in the South West and second largest in the UK, today announced a partnership for the upcoming event in November 2019.

Marvellous PR, one of the region’s leading PR, social media and content marketing agencies, will become the (PR) partner to the Expo which showcases and celebrates the Business Community from across the Region which now moves into its 8th year.

The annual Expo takes place at Westpoint Arena, Exeter, and provides an enormous platform for businesses to grow and prosper. Free to attend, it offers...

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Devon engineer recognised as one of the 100 Most Influential Women in Engineering

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 10/21/2019 - 6:09am

Katy Toms, a senior engineer at WSP Exeter and Chair of the board of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) South West, has been announced as one of the top 100 Most Influential Women in the engineering sector.

The list, produced by board appointments firm, Inclusive Boards, in partnership with the Financial Times, will be officially released at the Inclusive Boards: Women in Engineering Leadership Conference on October 22nd.

On the same day, Inclusive Boards will also be publishing extensive research into engineering in the UK, as well as the results of their diversity...

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Transform a kitchen or bathroom area with Community Fund help

RGB Building Supplies’ Well Built Community Fund aims to help groups, charities and schools from across the region to finance projects they would otherwise be unable to complete. For its next giveaway, the builders merchant is offering £1,000 to help transform a kitchen or bathroom area.

Perhaps a school would like to update its kitchen cupboards, or add new appliances to a teaching space, or a community centre would like to create an inclusive bathroom area. Whatever the project, RGB would like to hear how groups in the local area would use the donation.

The builders...

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West Devon Premier B Netball Team

SSG sponsors growing netball club 

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Sun, 10/20/2019 - 6:57pm

SSG Training and Consultancy are proud to be the sponsors for a West Devon Netball team for the 19/2020 season.

The West Devon Premier B Netball Team were struggling to find a new sponsor before SSG stepped in to offer up sponsorship.

A fundamental part of the SSG business ethos is to support the local community, financially and by giving time to activities termed ‘Beyond Business’.

SSG have sponsored various sporting teams this year including Tavistock Cricket Club and Devonport Services Rugby Club Under 11s team; who played at Twickenham during the Army v Rugby...

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Spare a thought for the elderly this Bonfire night

Authored by Reporters
Posted: Sun, 10/20/2019 - 3:14pm

DEVONIANS planning Bonfire Night parties or fireworks displays this November (2019) are being urged to spare a thought for the elderly and vulnerable in their area before they host an event.

Guardian Homecare is asking people to inform any elderly neighbours they may have in their community of any potential parties and displays taking place.

Catherine Porter, who is a Manager at Guardian Homecare, which provides care in the Torbay and Exeter areas, said: “Bonfire night is a particularly frightening night for the elderly, as they often don’t like the associated loud noises,...

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In it for the long run – over 100 staff cover 700km for firm’s centenary

More than 100 team members at regional chartered accountancy and business advisers, PKF Francis Clark have run 5K this year, as part of their centenary celebrations. In doing so, they have also raised money for a number of local charities across the South West.

During the summer months, over 100 energetic team members from the firm ‘took to the tracks’ in a joint effort that totalled a combined distance of over 700 kilometres, equivalent to over 430 miles.

The firm that promote a ‘healthy workplace’ and have a ‘health & well-being programme’ rolled out across all of...

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