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“New benchmarks set” in YTKO’s support for 50,000+ businesses and disadvantaged entrepreneurs

Over 22,000 businesses and nearly 31,000 disadvantaged entrepreneurs have been supported by Aldgate-based YTKO Group over a 14-year period, enabling inclusive economic growth from start to scale, according to the findings of a new independent full economic impact evaluation of its public-funded work.

The analysis of 36 funded programmes across the South West, South East, London, East...

Plymouth Science Park is supporting the growth of digital design agency, Knowthis

Plymouth Science Park is welcoming full-service creative digital design agency Knowthis to their Formation Zone to support the startup in the next stage of their business growth.

The Formation Zone at Plymouth Science Park is an exciting joint venture with the University of Plymouth, which helps small businesses to grow sustainably by providing full access to the facilities, services...

Staff to benefit from RGB Building Supplies acquisition

RGB Building Supplies is delighted to announce it has been acquired by Grant & Stone and has become part of the largest independent builders merchant group in southern England.

The company will continue trading as RGB Building Supplies across Devon, Cornwall and Somerset, and its head office will still be located in Barnstaple. The majority of RGB’s Executive Board of Directors...

Residents invited to have their say on draft Waste Management Strategy up to 2030

Residents and businesses are invited to have their say on the draft Resource and Waste Management Strategy for Devon and Torbay.

The Public Consultation runs from Wednesday 3 March to Wednesday 14 April, and the responses will help shape how Local Authority Collected Waste is managed in Devon up to 2030.

The new document will present how the 10 councils responsible for waste...

Redrow Homes' CEO, Matthew Pratt, comments on Budget 2021

Summary:

  • Boost in funding for apprenticeships “welcome” to “help encourage a vital stream of talent into the construction industry” .
  • “In the medium-term and beyond October, we would like to see wholesale reform of stamp duty land tax”.
  • “We would encourage Government to consider permanently reducing the current stamp duty tax bands across all levels,
  • ...

BGF Invests £15.5 million into Burrington Estates to Support the Growth of its New Homes and Commercial Development Business

An investment of £15.5 million has been agreed between BGF, the UK and Ireland’s most active investor, and property developer Burrington Estates, to support the ambitious growth plans of the Exeter-based business.

Burrington Estates launched its New Homes business in 2016 and its Commercial industrial development business in 2019, creating two distinct divisions – Burrington Estates...

Devon company wins national business award

A Devon-based company has been named one of the best businesses in rural Britain after winning an Amazon-backed Rural Business Award.

Natural Design Studio from Cullompton received The Triumph Over Adversity Award at the first ever virtual national final of the Rural Business Awards, in association with Amazon.

Natural Design Studio specialise in designing sustainable...

What are the pitfalls of a family business?

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Most often, personal business is created by one person or a group of...

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Plymouth law firm accelerates COVID-19 relief effort

The Plymouth office at law firm Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) has pledged its support to a number of organisations working in the community to tackle the impact of the pandemic, including foodbanks, homeless charities and schools.

This follows WBD's fundraising and volunteering efforts last year as part of its COVID-19 emergency response which saw thousands of pounds donated to a wide...

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