A consultation is now underway by East Devon District Council on a planning document known as a Local Development Order (LDO) for a site off Long Lane, opposite the Future Skills Centre near Exeter Airport.
The LDO makes the planning process simpler and therefore quicker, easier and cheaper for developers to bring forward high quality schemes and buildings that will provide new employment opportunities. The site will be known as Power Park, part of the Exeter and East Devon Enterprise Zone . It will provide a range of premises suitable for many types of business, encouraging...
Less than 20% of UK workers are in jobs that use and develop all of their ability to learn, solve problems, innovate and adapt. Here, Dr Peter Totterdill, of Workplace Innovation Europe CLG argues that we’re squandering the most important resource that we have to survive and thrive in the post-COVID world – human potential.
Globalisation, climate change, technological innovation, Brexit and COVID-19 have all prompted forward-looking business begin to re-think how they work and what changes they can make to confront such a raft of serious challenges.
A private health clinic - which began with a single practitioner - has become the largest of its kind in the south west in just seven years, delivering more than 1,000 hours of patient treatments every month.
The Osteo and Physio group continues to grow by about 20 - 25% a year, and has now opened branches in Exeter and Tiverton, alongside its Cullompton clinic.
The company, which was established in 2009 by Osteopath Jonathan Boxall, helps people relieve back, joint and muscle pain and other conditions through a range of manual therapies. It now has 15 practitioners working...
Exeter BID’s Welcome Team is celebrating its first year in the city with a host of impressive statistics.
The Welcome Team was introduced in December last year to offer assistance to visitors, residents and BID levy payers in Exeter. The Welcome Team members, Myra, Darren and Paul provide the city with a ‘seven days a week’ service and work throughout the year except Christmas Day.
Craig Bulley, CEO of Exeter BID said: “The Welcome Team has been successful and I am really pleased the BID has been able to introduce this service to the city. Myra, Paul and Darren ensure that...
How do you ensure that your business continues to succeed?
How can I use strategic risk management to protect my business?
“Failing to prepare is preparing to fail”
Getting your business to the top is a challenge, ensuring that it stays there and continues to enjoy success is another challenge and both require consideration and processes in place to safeguard their progress.
In order to stay at the top business leaders need to be aware of the risks that exist within their organisation and how they can combat them. Leaders need to understand how the risk...
Do you know how well you would face adversity as a leader?
Do you know how you would react under the pressure of failure?
Business leaders in our very turbulent world need to be able to react to both positive and negative situations. They need to be resilient in order to take their organisations through difficult environments and situations and yet they need to be clever enough to know when to change direction.
This session will allow you to understand the importance of resilience to a leader. It will look at how resilience and mental toughness work within an...
We are delighted to be running this workshop for Leading Women UK and if you are a member it is FREE to attend.
Non members will be charged £49.00 and bookings can be made at https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-leadership-afternoon-tea-tickets-117004... .
Has your business succeeded because of, or in spite of, your leadership?
What is you natural leadership style?
How do you improve as a leader?
Whether you are a single business owner or part of a large team, any sized business needs strategic leadership to thrive, succeed and to gain the greatest...
As very proud sponsors of the Devon Venus Awards Sampson Hall are delighted to be part of this fantastic day that has been organised to offer women who are thinking of setting up a business or those already in business the chance to obtain free guidance and advice from a range of business experts.
Friday 6 June will see experts from Stones Solicitors LLP, Bishop Fleming, Sampson Hall and Western Morning News/Express & Echo in Market Square at the Guildhall Shopping Centre in Exeter between 10am and 4pm to provide free advice to women in business.
Very pleased to be running again our highly successful Business Planning workshop on the 2nd and 3rd of July.
How difficult is it to implement all your plans for taking your business forward, you have lots of good ideas but how are you going to achieve them? Are you looking for:
* Increased profit * Organisational Growth * More customers with a greater loyalty * Better team performance * A plan to take your business onwards and upwards into 2014 and beyond
Well we have the answer for you!
Take just two days out and spend essential time working on the...
Do you have a gap between the think and the do of your strategy?
Strategic planning is key to driving business success. A business without an organic strategy that is regularly reviewed and updated will quickly be overtaken by its competitors. A strategically aware business will stay in tune with its environment, ahead of its competition and be able to influence its growth and development.
Delegates will learn to:
* Understand the importance of strategy * Understand the strategic process * Understand the difference between...
