WEBINAR: Take Control of Your Cash Flow with Westcotts
Devon Chamber, in partnership with Westcotts Chartered Accountants & Business Advisers, hosted this practical, accountant-led session designed to help business owners strengthen their financial foundations and build more predictable, resilient cash flow. The session covered four key areas that businesses commonly overlook: Watch the recording below and take away practical, actionable steps you can start […]
WEBINAR: Unlocking Defence Sector Funding with Swoop
Could your business benefit from defence sector funding? Now might be the time to find out. The Government has committed to raising defence spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2027, and the MoD has set a target to spend £7.5bn a year with SMEs by 2028. With the South West already one of the UK’s […]
WEBINAR: Member Led Learning with Ros Aala from Accountancy Learning
Do your finance colleagues talk in a foreign language? Do they ask you for information and you just don’t understand why it’s important? Devon Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with Accountancy Learning, hosted an hour-long webinar titled ‘Finance for Non Finance Managers’ in which Ros Aala offered a refreshingly straightforward and easy-to-understand insight into the […]
The Barclays Business Prosperity Index
The Barclays Business Prosperity Fund is designed to demonstrate their available funding for UK businesses and help new and existing clients and customers capitalise and better understand the growth opportunities and finance options available. The £22 billion Fund is available across Business Banking and UK Corporate Banking, for businesses to apply for lending and refinancing of […]
UK Export Finance: Highlighting the challenges of international trade
International trade can bring you unique rewards. However, it also has its challenges. Tim Burden, UK Export Finance (UKEF)’s Export Finance Manager for Somerset, Devon, Cornwall, Dorset and South Wiltshire, explains more. Whether you’re a seasoned exporter or making your first foray into overseas markets, international trade can bring you unique rewards. However, it also […]
Marine sector is in safe hands with Westcotts
For more than 30 years, Westcotts has been supporting family-run businesses working in all sectors of industry across the Westcountry. It’s the mainstay of everything the firm stands for – helping to support and guide businesses as well as individuals, offering a team of 34 partners and 250 team members at the heart of their […]
Devon businesses on course to weather county’s economic storms
Shona Godefroy, managing partner of Westcotts Chartered Accountants and Business Advisers, looks at whether Devon is well positioned to cope with the challenging economic climate. We’re used to weathering all kinds of storms here in Devon, but the turmoil created by economic changes recently have been challenging for even the most resilient among us. Businesses […]
How can your business weather choppy economic waters?
Sponsored content Devon-based HR consultants, enlightenHR launched in 2004 to ensure that SMEs have access to top-flight advice and support whenever they need it. We spoke to three of their expert HR Advisors, to get their take on how your business can weather the people-impact of the latest economic downturn. What’s the biggest mistake you […]
UK Export Finance: Championing the best of business in Devon
The UK is home to some of the most resilient businesses. But you don’t need to navigate challenges alone as UK Export Finance (UKEF) is is here to help. Tim Burden, UKEF’s Export Finance Manager for Somerset, Devon, Cornwall, Dorset and South Wiltshire, explains how. The last year has, for many businesses across the UK, […]
Putting the spotlight on Devon’s capital
Exeter is predicted to have one of the fastest growing economies in the country this year. Thomas Westcott Partner Patrick Tigwell looks at the rise and rise of a unique city. An engine of growth There was a time when Exeter was a pretty sleepy city. When I first came here in 1990, the university […]