Today's South West business news from Insider |
Latest News | Self-invested pensions specialist Curtis Banks has reported a postive start to 2021, building on its successes of 2020 when it undertook a number of strategic initiatives. Read More… |
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David Tanswell, managing director at Commercial Property Advisors, explains why business rates need to be re-evaluated by professionals. Read More… |
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Bristol-based lawyers at Osborne Clarke have advised Element Ventures, a global venture capital fund, as the lead investor in Cardiff-based Coincover's £6.7m Series A round. Read More… |
A specialist investor in student accommodation is set to be acquired in a £969m deal. Read More… |
A beauty firm whose digital partners include ASOS, Zalando, Boohoo, Prettylittlething, Lookfantastic and Amazon is sitting on a "considerable opportunity" after carrying out an oversubscribed £300m placing. Read More… |
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Paul MacKenzie-Cummins, founder and managing director of Clearly, says open the pages of pretty much most business magazines and you will invariably find a plethora of references to the term ‘brand purpose’. Its rise to the top of the organisational agenda over the last 12 months has been nothing short of meteoric. But what does ‘brand purpose’ mean? Does your business need to have one, and does it really drive sales? Read More… |
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Richard Bonner has been appointed as the new chair of the West of England Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP). Read More… |
A Devon-based confectionary company which remodelled its business as a result of the pandemic has experienced an increase in demand for its hand-made gluten-free flapjacks. Read More… |
Delivery services giant DX Group is set to "significantly exceed" market forecasts for pre-tax profits in its latest financial year. The business expects to open 15 new depots over the next two years. Read More… |
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What’s the secret sauce for business success? Jon Penn, Vistage peer group chair in the South West, says it’s all down to the ingredients that make up the sauce and getting these right is the secret, as he explains here. Read More… |
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A farmhouse and ten letting cottages in more than 36 acres of Cornish countryside has been sold to new owners in a deal supported by Flude Property Consultants and Vickery Holman Property Consultants. Read More… |
Property group Watkin Jones has confirmed a number of changes to its board and management with its chairman and chief financial officer due to retire. Read More… |
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Member Exclusive News | A major planning document which sets out a framework for considering how the Salisbury River Park area and the River Park will develop in the future has been endorsed by Wiltshire Council's Strategic Planning Committee. Read More… |
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