Last week the Newton Abbot Chamber of Commerce Chair Nicki Bidgood visited Rowcroft Hospice and met with Alison Upton, Philanthropy Manager at Rowcroft, to give them the money we raised from the raffle at our Christmas lunch, which was an amazing total of £373.00! Thank you to everyone who came to our Christmas Lunch and joined in on the raffle, […]
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Business waste may not be your number one priority but with growing public/customer awareness and cost increases, now is the time to start actively managing your waste. How you manage your waste can: – attract or deter customers, – increase or decrease costs, – help or harm your company’s image – help or harm the
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If your business is located in the Devon County Council area, you may be eligible for bid writing support from Get Set to Tender. Delivered by Tender Victory and funded by Devon County Council, Get Set to Tender can help you to better understand procurement and tenders, help with live tender bids and review past
The current draft budget is focused on supporting residents through the cost-of-living crisis, boosting job opportunities, combatting climate change and protecting the local environment. As well as using Teignbridge’s share of the proposed council tax increase to provide a one-off £5.54 cost-of-living payment to all households liable to pay it on their main home on
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Claims – Court – Small Claims Cases – Mandatory Mediation The Ministry of Justice is due to go ahead with the implementation of mandatory mediation for all Small Claims in the County Court. This means that, where a business or individual issues a court claim up to the value of £10,000, the parties will have
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Companies – Insolvency – Directors Duties – Creditors The UK Supreme Court has recently determined that where a company is insolvent, or bordering on insolvency, but is not faced with an inevitable insolvent liquidation or administration, the directors’ duty to act in the company’s interests must reflect the fact that both the shareholders and the
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SMEs across Devon and Somerset are being urged to apply for funding by December 2022 to help propel their growth in international markets. The Department for International Trade’s Internationalisation Fund provides match funding between £1,000 and £9,000 to help SMEs grow in international markets. £390k funding, supported by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), is still available
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Yesterday we had another amazing Breakfast Networking event at Dainton Park Golf Club. Our events are notoriously relaxed and are designed to simply get the people of Newton Abbot and Teignbridge talking, making connections and building relationships. At our event last month Gerry Bolt and Rob Newton had a coffee after the event to discuss an issue Gerry was having.
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As the cost of living crisis continues to impact the prices of energy, fuel and commodities, the Heart of the South West LEP is encouraging local businesses to make the most of available support to boost their resilience, including cost of living support, advice for reducing energy costs, and business planning. Find out more here
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Come and visit the Growth Hub team on our stand at the Devon Business Show. Devon & Plymouth Chamber of Commerce is inviting you to join us for this year’s Devon Business Show, which returns to Plymouth Pavilions on 28 September 2022 after a long wait and in an exciting new format. Open to members and
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