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Plymouth marine startup weekend gets green light in Devonport

Plymouth’s most innovative, forward-thinking minds converged on Devonport recently for the inaugural Plymouth Marine Startup Weekend. The two-day event saw the city’s sharpest entrepreneurs collaborate on a range of education, tourism and marine conservation issues, with teams given the weekend to develop plans to put before the event’s judges.

The event was held at the Market Hall...

Jurassic Fibre supports Devon Tourism Awards as their ultrafast full-fibre broadband roll out gathers pace in Devon

Devon-based ultrafast full-fibre broadband company, Jurassic Fibre has today announced that they will be supporting the Devon Tourism Awards.

The popular annual awards, which are now in their 12th year, recognise and showcase tourism businesses across the region who demonstrate excellence and innovation as well as resilience during the challenges of the pandemic. The awards cover the...

Jurassic Fibre supports first region-wide esports festival in the South West

Ultrafast broadband provider Jurassic Fibre joined forces with Exeter College and Tech South West for the first ever Esports Festival in the South West.

The competition, which took place on Thursday February 24, was the first of its kind to launch in the region.

The Esports Festival was delivered by Tech South West in partnership with Exeter College and was hosted at the...

Signs that Your Business Needs an Accountant

Losing track of your business finances? Here’s what to watch out for.

It’s natural to feel confident in your business skills and believe that you can handle the basics of running a company. However, when it comes time to crunch numbers, some entrepreneurs discover they don’t have the time or mathematical prowess to do all the calculating themselves. If that describes your situation,...

How hard is it to get into the eCommerce fashion Industry?

Fashion constantly changes and adapts to modern trends because it has to evolve to meet new expectations. eCommerce is no different in that regard. As stated by Statista , the eCommerce fashion industry was worth over $439 billion in 2018 and is expected to double by 2024. Apparel accessories and footwear lead a key part of the eCommerce fashion industry and, by 2024, fashion should account...

Foot Anstey's Islamic Finance team completes refinance of Superdrug's £21.5m HQ for Riyad Bank, London Branch

The Islamic Finance team at national law firm Foot Anstey LLP has advised Riyad Bank's London branch on the refinancing of Superdrug's £21.5m corporate headquarters.

Foot Anstey's team were instructed to advise on the refinancing of the 55,000 square foot property in Croydon, which features a wellness clinic and nail bar and houses the headquarters of the health and beauty...

How to choose an eCommerce platform in the UK for B2B

Although we are slap bang in the middle of a massive digital transformation with transactions of virtually every kind now being done online, an astonishing number of B2B businesses are still muddling along as they have done for decades. Many seem to believe that their companies are exempt from all this new-fangled digital stuff. However, such a Luddite mentality will likely see them less able...

Foot Anstey supports sale of M.J. Baker worth £24.5m

Foot Anstey LLP's Corporate team (led by Duncan Sykes, Partner, and supported by James Crotty, Associate) has acted on the sale of Newton Abbot-based M.J. Baker Foodservice Ltd to Kitwave Group Limited, in a deal worth £24.5m.

Since its inception in 1999, M.J. Baker has provided over 3,500 products across the ambient, chilled and frozen foods, alcohol, confectionary and non-food...

South West Defence Cluster recognised in Ministry of Defence Action Plan

The new Ministry of Defence SME Action Plan has recognised the success of the South West Regional Defence and Security Cluster as an example of collaboration between industry and government to support the UK’s security and prosperity.

The Ministry of Defence (MOD) SME Action Plan , published on 27th January, sets out how the MOD will improve engagement with small and medium-sized...

Huge drive for green jobs in Devon as council partners with Retrofit Academy to create energy careers

Fully-funded training programmes across all levels are opening up new opportunities in energy-efficiency sector at a crucial time

The Retrofit Academy - one of the UK’s leading not-for-profit training providers - is partnering with Devon County Council to build a skilled green workforce at a time when energy-efficiency roles are more critical than ever.

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