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BGF’s South West team invests £67 million in 2020 and pledges to continue to back even more businesses

The South West team at BGF, the UK and Ireland’s most active investor in growing businesses, has invested a total of £67m into companies in 2020, despite the challenges of the pandemic.

New investments in the last 12 months included £6 million in Bristol-based Amdaris, one of the UK’s fastest growing technology companies which employs more than 200 developers and has averaged 40...

GripHero

Devon-based GripHero gives away forecourt hand-protection dispensers free in global battle to prevent spread of pandemic

GripHero, the maker of the world’s only static-safe hand-protection and on-the-nozzle dispensers for fuel pumps and fuel bays, has announced that it is offering its dispensers free to forecourts across the globe. The announcement comes as more transmissible variants of Covid-19 have emerged, highlighting the need for the public to be protected from the transmission of coronavirus at high-...

Software development technology that will rule 2021

The year 2020 was an unprecedented year but it was significant for software development industry. COVID gave a jump start to digital transformation which will continue in 2021.

Businesses are now aware that they need to keep up with the modern digital transformation if they want to succeed. According to some sources the global budget will increase by 4% in this year. Banks are a part...

Oltco Plymouth

Oltco Plymouth makes the switch from plastic packaging to recyclable tin

Oltco, the UK’s leading sustainable resin driveway company, is expanding its sustainable offering by switching from using plastic resin packaging to recyclable metal tins. This coincides with Oltco’s current innovative and award-winning sustainable resin driveway solution, Recycle Bound.

Oltco has always been aware of the damaging impact waste plastic has on the environment. This led...

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The 7 Best Software Development Companies: Solutions for Small Businesses

As a small business owner planning to enter 2021 you may have projects that require custom software development and you may also have a lot of questions about quality, affordability, support amongst many others. So what we have done in this article is select seven of the software development companies we believe to be among the best in the industry and highlight some of their best attributes...

Social Entrepreneurs Start Up Programme

Devon Start Up Programme for Social Entrepreneurs

A new, free support programme has been launched in Devon to help those who are unemployed or at risk of losing their jobs and considering starting their own social enterprise.

Devon County Council and The School for Social Entrepreneurs - Dartington are working together on the Social Entrepreneurs Start Up Programme which aims to provide local people with the skills, confidence and...

Social Entrepreneurs Start Up Programme

Devon Start Up Programme for Social Entrepreneurs

A new, free support programme has been launched in Devon to help those who are unemployed or at risk of losing their jobs and considering starting their own social enterprise.

Devon County Council and The School for Social Entrepreneurs - Dartington are working together on the Social Entrepreneurs Start Up Programme which aims to provide local people with the skills, confidence and...

Key hire announced for project to boost creative industries in Cornwall and Isles of Scilly

Creative England is pleased to announce Charlotte Bond as the Programme & Engagement Manager for the new Creative Growth Programme for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

Focusing on companies working within the creative industries, Charlotte will work to engage, empower and upskill the region’s creative offer as part of a landmark programme that aims to showcase how boosting the...

Haines Watts

Chartered accountant appears in Leaders Council podcast alongside Lord Blunkett

Chartered accountant David Park, a partner at Haines Watts (Exeter and Crediton) was invited on to an episode of The Leaders Council of Great Britain and Northern Ireland regular podcasts, including an interview with former Home Secretary and Education Secretary Lord Blunkett.

The Leaders Council chaired by Lord Blunkett, brings together business leaders, politicians, and influencers...

Azu Spirit

Devon spirit tasting company launches with local twist

A new whisky and gin tasting company has launched in Devon, shining the spotlight on the region’s finest drinks and distilleries.

Based in Exeter, Azu Spirits is a premium spirits tasting brand, delivering a blind tasting experience straight to customers’ doors.

The company’s local gin tasting box features selected gins from Atlantic Distillery, Conker, Curio, Papillon,...

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