When you run a business, new ideas are going to be of vital importance. You won’t be able to grow and thrive if you can’t come up with new ways of selling and new products to sell. However, simply coming up with this idea is not enough; you need to be able to implement it too, and this is where it can become difficult. Read on to discover the steps you need to take to implement your new ideas and ensure that they work out for everyone.

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Perhaps most importantly, before you are able to launch any new idea, you need to know whether or not it is going to be...

With the 2019 Wimbledon Tennis Championships now over and the long queues for strawberries and cream now sated, it is exciting to discover that one of the “family members” living at Hatherleigh Nursing Home, is 81-year-old Rosie Jewell. Rosie is a former tennis player who played in the under eighteens team at the Wimbledon Championships in 1954, getting through to the quarter-finals. Jewell is her married name, but in 1954 she was playing under her maiden name, Rosemary Wooller.

Rosie has lived at the 53-bed home near Okehampton, for the last two and a half years and they knew that...

As the school summer holidays get underway Exeter housebuilder Barratt Homes is warning children to stay away from its building sites.

The five star housebuilder says new home developments under construction may look like fun and exciting places to play, but they also pose serious dangers.

Barratt Homes is currently working on new developments in Exeter including Minerva, The Orchard and Saxon Fields in Cullompton

Construction director Tim Davies said: “Building sites are full of potential dangers and, as the school summer holidays are here, it is important to...

Local transport author and Stagecoach South West Commercial Officer, Pat Avery, has written a book marking the centenary of The Devon General Omnibus and Touring Company Ltd one of the best loved and remembered public transport operators in the country.

The 96 page all colour hardback book ‘100 Years of Buses in Devon’ has been released to commemorate the centenary of The Devon General, and showcases how bus travel has changed and developed over the years.

All profits from book sales will go to local South West based charity Westbank Community Health and Care, in Exminster...

Two Exmouth charities are in the running to bag up to £25,000 this summer – and they need your help.

Exmouth and Exeter Tesco customers are being invited to cast their votes to help community projects in the county bag the much-needed money.

The supermarket chain is marking its Centenary with two special Bags of Help funding rounds, with a huge £100,000 funding pot in Devon.

Bags of Help, run in partnership with the charity Groundwork, sees funding awarded to thousands of local community projects every year.

Customer voting in the first of these special...

CBD oil has become a popular choice for many individuals facing a wide variety of needs, as well as those who have often enjoyed dabbling with a marijuana joint or two and want to check out what all the fuss is about. However, searching for a high-quality oil can be just as difficult as looking for vegan food in a foreign country, to be served with a plate of tomatoes. Check ulu.com to know more about CBD. Take note though, CBD does not give you the high found in cannabis but instead stands for cannabidiol which is merely a component from the plant. Many online retailers are selling oils...

Brands are curious things, they consume time and effort to produce and yet for most small business their value is never tangible. From the largest multinationals to the smallest one person businesses, brands are everywhere and every person makes a decision with reference to them. What shampoo? which sandwich? where to go out? Each has its own unique message which effects each person differently.

As a small business you can spend huge amounts of time and effort building your brands, unaware of the effect it is having on consumers. Corporate brands are much more aware of their impact...