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Woman in zero waste shop in Exeter

Nourish founder in line for international business award

The founder of the first zero waste store in Exeter has been named a finalist in the prestigious MBA Entrepreneur of the Year award.

Sarah Martin, who opened her first shop in Topsham in 2018 followed by Magdalen Road in 2019 is the sole female in an impressive list of finalists for the award, which celebrates the achievements of successful alumni in innovative world-class business...

US Presidential Elections and GBP/USD pair - Frenemies for life

Currency exchange rates are currently jumping at a rapid speed. While already not being a very stable market, currency trading is now subjected to a significant turmoil that is mostly caused by the major developments all around the world that are becoming more and more difficult to foresee. Two major geopolitical players - the United Kingdom and the USA, are currently undergoing the political...

Steptember – The Plymouth Workplace Walking Challenge for 2020

Many of Plymouth’s businesses and organisations will be taking part in an innovative month-long workplace walking challenge throughout September.

The ‘Steptember’ challenge is all about how little changes make a big difference to individuals, businesses and the world around us. 

This walking challenge is for Plymouth Workplaces only and will be a great opportunity to use...

Small businesses to benefit from kickstart growth funding

Small businesses and the tourism sector across Devon, Plymouth, Somerset and Torbay are among those who can benefit from the Growth Support Kickstart Grant Scheme offering grants of up to £3,000.

Application forms for the grant are available on the Growth Support Kickstart Grant website from noon on Tuesday 1 September.

It follows the recent government announcement of a £10...

A deluge of awards for Sharpham wine

Well-known West Country winery, Sharpham Wine, has taken a clutch of top awards at WineGB , a major competition for British wines, which has this year been showcasing the fact that the UK is now regarded as one of most exciting wine regions in the world.

Sharpham Wine, which won a total of four medals at this year’s recently announced WineGB Awards including GOLD for Sharpham Bacchus...

Michael Caines Collection

Michael Caines Collection appoints group executive chef Liam Finnegan

Acclaimed chef restaurateur and hotel owner, Michael Caines has announced the appointment of Liam Finnegan as Group Executive Chef of the Michael Caines Collection as of 8th September 2020. The news follows Michael’s recent acquisition of former Rick Stein Restaurant in Porthleven, Cornwall.

With a working relationship spanning 14 years, Liam’s appointment is a natural fit for...

Redrow sponsors Starcross Dons Football Club with new kit

National housebuilder Redrow has sponsored new kit for the Starcross Dons Under 10’s football team in the seaside town of Starcross which is based near to its The Copse development in Dawlish, Devon.

The FA chartered standard club has a youth section which caters for 50 children and currently includes team for Under 7, 8 and 10’s as well as a mini kickers section (Dinky Dons) for three...

Thousands to benefit from new fibre broadband connections

Connecting Devon and Somerset (CDS) has launched its Fibre Extension Programme which will provide more than 8,000 homes and businesses with fibre broadband connections direct to the premises by the end of 2021.

CDS is funding fibre broadband connections to over 6,000 homes and businesses which will be delivered by Airband, and thanks to the high level of take-up of broadband services...

Resurgence in webcam scam fooling Plymouth “work from home” staff

A clever online scam that’s been around for years has seen a resurgence in Plymouth in the last few weeks – because everyone’s using their webcams more.

The so-called “sextortion” scam fools staff into thinking they’ve been filmed by their own webcam while visiting adult websites.

Some choose to pay up to £1,000 in Bitcoin to prevent the videos being released.

“But...

New round of discretionary grant funding opens for East Devon businesses

The second round of funding for East Devon businesses will be launched on 6 July. It follows the first round of Government’s Discretionary Grant Fund for small businesses and charities which closed on 24th June.

The second round will be open for online applications from 12 noon on the 6th July to 5pm on the 17th July at www.eastdevon.gov.uk/discretionary-business-grant .

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