Exeter Pound have succeeded their target and more by successfully raised over £6800 through an exciting Crowdfunder campaign.
With the funds raised they will have the resources to take the local currency to the next stage- going digital. Not only have the public had the chance to make a difference supporting the local economy & independent businesses, but in return for their pledges they will receive unique rewards such as a locally designed t-shirts, shopping bags or even the ‘Exeter Pound Mystery Box’. Exeter launched its own paper currency in September 2015 and its reach has...
A major investment fund which has helped dozens of South West social ventures to grow and flourish has celebrated its first anniversary with a special reception in the region.
The £1.2 million Seedbed accelerator programme has already supported 30 social ventures, including Exeter Community Initiative; Dontsendmeacard.com, Exeter and the Tanglewood Project, near Tiverton, with many more about to benefit from its exciting opportunities in 2016.
The success of these ventures has been celebrated at a special reception at Devon’s Dartington Hall, where Seedbed recruits both...
During this month taxpayers across the UK will be receiving their new tax codes, to be effective as of 6 April 2016. ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) is reminding taxpayers that it is their responsibility to make sure that the codes are correct, so they will be paying the right amount of tax. Chas Roy-Chowdhury, ACCA head of taxation, said: “The government has left HMRC (Her majesty’s Revenue and Customs) with a difficult job in respect of tax codes. The number of payments that are dependant on your tax band has increased since 2010 - for example child benefit and...
Agri-tech specialists, a dairy farm and pop up caterers are amongst the firms that have made it to the final of Devon’s new Fast Track to Growth Programme, it was revealed today.
Fifteen companies across the county have been selected to progress on to the programme that will help them develop their plans for growth in 2016. One stands the chance of winning £15,000 worth of financial strategy, PR and marketing supporting for the rest of the year.
Shortlisted are Bluebird Care, Custodian Solutions, eCow Devon, Holiday Toys, OneFlow and Pickle Shack from Exeter, Care Control...
Audit limits are going up so more private companies will have the option to dispense with the annual audit, so should they? Whilst there can, for the right business, be significant benefits to becoming a limited company there have always been downsides and one of these is increased external scrutiny of the company finances. This is, if you like, part of the price to be paid for that “limited liability” enjoyed by the shareholders of such companies. The primary form of external scrutiny has for many years taken the form of an external audit which is undertaken by a firm of suitably...
Francis Clark’s annual Finance in the South West event, now in its 4th year running, will be taking place on Tuesday 23rd February from 08:00 to 14:00 at Exeter Racecourse. The
Seminar brings together specialists representing funding and business support available to businesses in the Heart of the South West LEP area.
This year the keynote speaker will be Radio 4 business and economics journalist Jonty Bloom.
Research has indicated that there is a significant funding gap between funding available from traditional sources of funding and actual business requirements...
Businesses across Exeter could be losing tens of thousands of pounds by failing to protect their telephone systems from fraudsters.
The warning comes from leading telephone specialists Equations Voice and Data, who are encouraging businesses to protect themselves from the growing threat of Toll Fraud.
Approximately 84% of South West businesses are understood to be at threat from telephone system hackers who make unauthorised calls by gaining access to a business's phone system. The calls are usually made to international or premium rate numbers and can leave businesses with...
Businesses and residents throughout Exeter are invited to drop off sacks of confidential waste to be shredded free of charge at a one-day event at Exeter City Football Club car park on Thursday 28 January, from 10am to 4pm.
The event is hosted by recycling and waste specialists, Coastal Recycling, who offer a confidential waste shredding service to keep Devon SMEs compliant and safe. They are facilitating the free confidential shredding day to mark European Data Protection Day 2016.
The confidential shredding service from Coastal Recycling offers a corporate solution to...
Moving into our 4th expo it's going to be Devon's and the South West's destination for businesses to grow and prosper. It’s FREE to attend and offers visitors the chance to network with local business owners, plus offers the chance for you to gain free business advice and support from local organisations and speakers. The Devon Business Expo is probably the largest business exhibition in South West. The event is back in on 28th April 2016 following the huge success of the 3rd expo in 2015 which saw 30% more exhibitors and 20% more delegates. For 2016 we want to see a wider range of...
Companies across Devon are being offered the chance to take part in the county’s first Fast Track to Growth Programme to help them develop and implement plans for growth in 2016 – for free.
They will receive on-going advice from a range of specialists, and take part in workshops to develop their growth plans ready to then implement. All shortlisted applicants will also have the chance to pitch to a panel of judges, with one company securing a year’s worth of free financial strategy, marketing and PR support, worth £15,000.
