Business

Nearly 20 businesses and individuals from Devon have helped the county lead the way in the shortlist for the biggest awards contest for small businesses in the South West.

The regional FSB ‘Celebrating West Small Business Awards’, which will culminate at a final in Weston-Super-Mare early in March, has seen a near record-breaking amount of entries across 12 categories for both individual business owners and SMEs and Devon has secured the highest amount of nominations in the region.

The businesses shortlisted from Devon were the Devon Seaweed Company of Newton Abbot (...

For local author and illustrator Samantha Williams, The Tribe Work Hub in Totnes has been a real-life fairy tale.

When she first went to the coworking space for female entrepreneurs, her intention was simply to finish the series of five books she had been working on. She has ended up achieving that and so much more.

Samantha started writing and illustrating several years ago while working in America. On her return to the UK, she began work on her initial set of books but had no idea what to do with them.

She said: “Although I had some books and ideas I didn’t...

The way many people work has changed forever since the coronavirus pandemic.

More people are working from home or adopting a hybrid option shared between work and home – and Work Hubs across Devon are playing a key role in helping provide flexibility for people looking for workspace.

The Devon Work Hub network launched in 2012, initially with two work hubs. It has since expanded to 24 coworking spaces across the county and it’s continuing to grow.

The network offers access to a variety of meeting rooms, hot desks and office spaces for freelancers and small...

Exeter based company, Saunders Boston Architects, has today announced it has launched an innovative new sister company that will help build a greener future.

SB Sustainability will offer in-house advice on sustainability projects to new and existing clients, which was previously outsourced.

The new business will allow clients to put sustainability at the heart of their project from inception to completion.

Experts will provide consultancy advice on construction projects to set sustainability briefs, rather than it being retrofitted to developments.

As...

Ryan , a leading global tax services and software provider, today announced that innovation funding specialist Catax , a Ryan Company, has acquired a leading grant funding and consultancy firm, Granted Consultancy (Granted).

Based in Exeter, United Kingdom, Granted helps clients secure funding opportunities to further innovation through end-to-end services, including grant writing consultancy, grant project management, research and development (R&D) tax credits, and grant training. Since its founding in 2010, Granted has secured more than £200 million and serves nearly 200...

Large infrastructure investment and a focus on carbon reduction will contribute towards Exeter having the fastest economic growth at the point when the UK emerges from recession, says a new study by law firm Irwin Mitchell.

The Irwin Mitchell City Tracker has been produced by the Centre for Economics and Business Research (Cebr) and examines 50 locations across the UK, forecasting future growth in terms of GVA* and employment.

The report, which estimates that the UK entered into...

The 90% Government funded Leadership and Management training programme for SME leaders is heading to Exeter in January.

A new graduate planner has been appointed by Persimmon Homes South West.

Harry Martin, joins the region’s land and planning team at its Exeter HQ, after studying architecture and planning at the University of West England in Bristol.

Harry’s role will be involved in the planning application process for new sites, consulting local authorities, statutory consultees and members of the public, to ensure we deliver high-quality, sustainable developments across the South West.

Commenting on his appointment, Harry said: “I’m delighted to have joined Persimmon Homes and...

The Heart of the South West LEP has announced further funding to support the Heart of the South West Growth Hub in providing support to local businesses across Devon, Somerset, Plymouth and Torbay.

The Heart of the South West Growth Hub offers free, impartial, expert business advice, and has a range of programmes and grants available to help support businesses with growth, resilience, trade, marketing, recruitment, and more.

The Heart of the South West LEP has awarded £208,000 to the Growth Hub, to ensure its services continue from March 2023, providing certainty to local...

DeGould , the digital vehicle inspection expert, has announced that it has been chosen as a winner of the Automotive Global Awards , Service Excellence Award 2022.

The Service Excellence award, recognises a company whose outstanding customer service and ‘can do’ attitude sets it apart, providing easy-to-use practical solutions.

Dan Gould, Founder of DeGould and Jason Blood, Senior Account Manager at DeGould, attended the awards ceremony on 9th November at the Oatlands Park Hotel, to receive the award.

Gould, commented: “We’re proud to have received the Service...