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How small businesses can best manage cash flow

Cash flow management is critical to success for small businesses but this is also an area where many struggle which can have a big impact on the company. Having a higher amount of money coming into the business than going out towards expenses is positive cash flow , but how can you achieve this and what are the common issues?

Managing Inventory

Effective inventory management...

Original Style relocates tile showroom to Marsh Mills

Having experienced continued success in the Plymouth region, the company has relocated near the popular Marsh Mills retail park to further expand its services and provide added inspiration to customers’ tile shopping experience.

Since opening the first tile showroom on Lister Close, Plympton, in 2003; Original Style has expanded their retail offering by opening a further four tile...

Amazon delivery station opening in Plymouth

Amazon will open a new delivery station in Plymouth later this spring to meet increasing customer demand.

The new 6,000 square metre delivery station in Thornbury Road, Estover, will replace the current operation in Broadley Park Road which opened last summer as a temporary facility while Amazon secured a site to meet its longer-term needs.

Amazon Logistics is helping...

Tools needed to help young people in Africa

RGB Building Supplies is delighted to have once again joined forces with South West-based charity Amigos to invite customers and members of the local community to donate preloved tools, which will go on to be used by young people in Africa.

For the past 13 years Amigos has been providing vocational learning opportunities in Uganda including training in carpentry and building...

New Partner to Join Large Independent Construction Consultant in Plymouth

Ward Williams Associates, one of the South West’s largest independent construction consultants, has welcomed Paul Davies to the team this month. He joins as a Partner based in the Plymouth Office and will be focused on supporting the continued growth of their Project Management service in Devon and Cornwall and across the UK business.

Paul has over 25 years’ experience in the...

How to help a local business grow

Getting a local business off the ground in your area requires a certain set of skills, such as the ability to meet and greet customers in person as well as a strong sense of commitment to place and community. But for those local entrepreneurs who want to go that one step further and grow their business beyond regional borders, a separate set of skills is often required. Navigating the...

NSPCC launch furry fundraiser as it appeals for Devon businesses to support its Bear Diaries  

Businesses in Devon have the chance to recruit a furry helper and raise crucial funds for the NSPCC thanks to its new fundraising initiative.

The children’s charity is launching a unique fundraising opportunity in association with Build-a-Bear in which only a limited number of local businesses will be able to take part.

For a £50 donation, businesses can acquire a temporary...

Are you the next Yasmin? The hunt for Plymouth’s star apprentice begins!  

The search for Plymouth’s next star apprentice has begun – where one lucky winner will be handpicked for a career at one of the region’s most progressive companies.

City College Plymouth and Portcullis Legals have teamed up to launch the city’s version of The Apprentice in time for National Apprenticeship Week, which starts on Monday.

Four candidates will be chosen to take...

Ideal ways to protect against shoplifters in retail

If you run a small retail business, then shoplifters can be an ongoing frustration. Your stock is your livelihood, and if you have people taking that stock without paying for it, then your business is at serious risk. Small businesses are particularly susceptible because profit margins are often tight, and there is a lack of financial support to invest in expensive security systems. Retail...

Taking on the online giants at their own game

Builders’ merchant Inter-Line is showing how to beat the online giants with a best-in-class digital operation that has just won the prestigious website of the year title.

Online giants such as Amazon and Screwfix have been eyeing up the builders’ merchant sector and are taking business from traditional merchants.

This has left many builders’ merchants reviewing how their...

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