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How storms affect businesses in Devon
I am in my third-year of my Geography degree at the University of Reading. I am starting my dissertation research using questionnaires (through Microsoft Forms) to understand how intensifying storms are affecting businesses in coastal communities in Devon. My...
The future of train travel
South West Business Council, supported by the Heart of the South West LEP, has been asked by Great Western Railway to canvass the views of business community on the future of train travel. This is more than just trying to understand whether people will use...
Second round of the Kickstart Grant Scheme
The Growth Support Kickstart Team is delighted to announce that businesses operating in the tourism sector are invited to apply for the second round of the Kickstart Grant Scheme when the application window reopens at midday on Monday (21 September). After the initial...
Growth Support Kickstart Grant Scheme
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. It follows the recent government announcement of a £10 million national...
Torbay Business and Chambers Network Survey
The Torbay Business and Chambers Network is a new collaboration between Torbay Business Forum (TBF) and the Chambers of Commerce in Brixham, Paignton and Torquay. The four parties aim to work together more effectively to identify issues, projects and needs of mutual...
Building business resilience
How many times have you heard people say ‘fail to plan, plan to fail’? On the other hand, it could be said that failing to plan means that failure then comes as a complete surprise and is not preceded by a period of severe anxiety and stress! The impact of the...
Bank of England – Monetary Policy and Financial Stability Reports
Covid-19 is reducing jobs and incomes in the UK. It has also put a big strain on UK businesses’ cash flow, and is threatening the livelihoods of many people. Our role is to ensure UK monetary and financial stability. We set monetary policy to influence spending in the...
The new normal: how HR can successfully manage multiple ways of working
Alison Benny, founder of Enlighten HR, considers how HR can manage the new normal of variable and mixed work patterns Surely the one thing that is certain in this uncertain world, and on which we can all agree, is that the world of work has changed and is unlikely...
What value do you place on connection?
By Steve Reynolds In this Covid-19 era where technology has influenced so much of our lives, you may well have read that headline and started thinking about bandwidth and internet connection. But pause for a second... what about human connection? Much like a stable...
Grants open for Torbay businesses hit by lockdown
Discretionary business grants are aimed at businesses not eligible under the Small Business Grant Fund or the Retail, Leisure and Hospitality Fund, (which both remain open for applications), who have been adversely affected by coronavirus. Discretionary grants are...
