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The tools that keep your small business organised

Running a small business often means juggling many roles at once. You might spend your morning replying to customers, your afternoon updating inventory, and your evening sending invoices. Without the right systems, this constant switching can lead to mistakes and lost time. Staying organised is...

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The multifaceted uses of Skrill in day-to-day life

E-wallets have advanced dramatically over the last five years. It feels like we’ve gone from using our physical cards in supermarkets to using our phones for everything. However, for those of you who are more resistant to the idea of having your entire life go through your mobile phone, you might be less of a believer when it comes to the benefits of using e-wallets like Skrill for your day-...

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Great South West unveils world-class investment opportunities

Region launches flagship Investment Brochure at UKREiiF, showcasing nine nationally strategic, globally significant projects

The Great South West Partnership has launched its new Investment Brochure at UKREiiF, the UK's largest investment and development convention with over 10,000 delegates attending. The brochure was unveiled at a special lunch reception hosted by Karl Tucker, Great...

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Pricing strategies: Tailoring prices for market success

Pricing strategies can be defined as the methods or strategies used by businesses to set prices for products and services and achieve their objectives.

One significant aspect of pricing strategies is that they help grade products or services as high value or premium, which can lead to brand recognition and more customers. This can influence a customer's perception. Tailoring prices...

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Strategically consolidating business partnerships and customer relationships to stand out from the competition 

Although a company’s success is developed by its own work and struggle, you can only thrive alongside competitors and associates. When you have relatable competition, you can view possible improvements in your business, and when relationships with associates are solid, collaborations keep your head above the water.

However, maintaining these relationships is not easy. Sometimes,...

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Award-Winning Chocolatier Crowdfunds Transformation of Butcher’s Shop into Plant-Based Chocolaterie

Chocolatier, Karen Waller, is transforming a butcher’s shop in Totnes, Devon, into Tempt – a plant-based chocolaterie and café. Tempt aims to provide not only delicious, ethical, artisan, plant-based chocolate, but a much-needed social hub for Totnes’s Bridgetown community, which has now seen all but one other shop converted into residential use.

To help fund the venture, Waller has...

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A boutique hotel in Devon has been named as one of the best places to work in the UK by a major hospitality survey

The Caterer Best Places To Work in Hospitality 2024 has released its top 30 operators who are leading the way in employee engagement and workplace culture, and The Eden Hotel Collection – which Bovey Castle is a part of – was included after generating an overall employee satisfaction score of 86.6 per cent – a 16 point increase on the previous survey.

Companies included within the...

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Coodes Solicitors shortlisted for four regional law awards

Coodes solicitors, one of the South West's longest established law firms, has been shortlisted for four awards in the Devon and Somerset Law Society Awards 2024.

The firm, established in 1747, has eight offices across Cornwall and Devon and is recognised as a leading law firm in both the Legal 500 and UK Chambers and Partners guides.

Rachel Pearce, Partner and Head of...

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NFU Mutual funded police officer takes up fight to stamp out livestock theft 

The UK’s first national livestock theft officer has launched a new initiative to tackle livestock theft.

Funding provided by the UK’s leading rural insurer NFU Mutual has enabled the National Rural Crime Unit (NRCU) to recruit Martin Beck, who has 30 years of policing experience in the field, as its first UK-wide livestock theft prevention officer.

His new role involves...

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South West’s strategic investment opportunities to be showcased at leading national event

The Great South West , the Pan-Regional Partnership representing Cornwall, the Isles of Scilly, Devon, Dorset and Somerset, will be leading a delegation of senior business and political leaders to make the case for the region at The UK’s Real Estate Investment & Infrastructure Forum (UKREiiF). UKREiiF is the largest investment and development event in the UK, set to take place between 21-...

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Innovative business tactics inspired by UK online casinos

As businesses go online to ease convenience for their customers, so have casinos. UK casinos have especially taken off in this realm, thanks to the lenient gambling laws and their already strong customer databases. A quick look through any list of recommended UK online casinos will highlight these perks. As such, they have grabbed a considerable market share. But they are not done - they are...

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