Business

Devon, Somerset and Torbay Trading Standards are holding an online event to promote mental health and wellbeing in the farming community on Friday 31 July.

The ongoing Covid-19 crisis and increasing industry pressures mean that the region’s farmers are under pressure more than ever. This has led to increased incidents of mental illness within the industry.

To recognise this...

Morale is the single most important aspect of human psychology that helps us overcome seemingly impossible odds, and in times like these, no company can afford to lose team morale in the workforce. Difficult as the situation is right now, there are some useful considerations which we will discuss next in regard to keeping your employees motivated, even as the world goes through the toughest...

A major high-tech procurement platform being developed by the Government’s Crown Commercial Service is to be trialled in the South West and could help ensure that ingredients in many thousands of meals a day served in places like school kitchens across the region are sourced from local small businesses.

A Community Interest Company (CIC) called the South West Food Hub has been formed...

Lockdown has hit small businesses hard. To stay open, most have had to change the way they work, whether it's staff working from home or changing the products and services they offer.

The change process forced on us by the coronavirus pandemic has taught us that when we need to, we can adapt quickly to survive. It’s also focused us on planning for the future and developing strategies...