RobEd Harland & Wolff, which is preparing to resume shipbuilding at its recently acquired Appledore Shipyard, is planning to launch an apprenticeship scheme in 2021 in North Devon and Belfast. It will offer apprenticeships across three distinct functions: trade, (welders, pipefitters, electricians, riggers, fabricators, etc); technical, (engineers, naval architecture); and business support (sales, administration). Highlights of … Read more
MicroBizMatters Day the annual Day of Recognition, Action and Learning for UK micro business owners returns on Friday 8 January 2021. 95% of all businesses in the UK are micro businesses (0-9 employees and under £2 million turnover). MicroBizMatters Day is a social media day when more than one million business owners give a little … Read more
Business Action, the independent North Devon business magazine, launched its annual business awards on 1 January 2021. Following a successful first year when 100+ entries were received in 2020, the Business Action Awards 2021 return with 12 awards categories, including the new International Trade Award sponsored by International Trade Matters. The awards are open to … Read more
Business Action is hosting the first of a series of business support workshops for North Devon businesses on Monday 11 January 2021 in Barnstaple. learn ▶︎ grow ▶︎ excel is a programme of workshops designed to provide practical training and advice – Seven Steps to Resilience and Excellence – to help North Devon businesses thrive. … Read more
Make UK, the Manufacturers’ Association, and business advisory firm BDO have published a survey showing that South West manufacturers are continuing the long road back towards growth from the historic lows experienced earlier in the year. The survey also highlights the brutal impact of the pandemic with the sector forecast to see a 12% drop … Read more
International Trade Matters, a specialist in overseas trade advice and support for businesses, has launched a survey to assess the needs of North Devon businesses concerning importing and exporting. Supporting North Devon+ to understand what support needs to be provided to businesses, International Trade Matters is asking businesses that import or export or who are … Read more
RGB Building Supplies is supporting local independent shops and vouchers with its ‘Support Local’ initiative. The builders merchant is giving away £500 worth of independent shop and venue vouchers every week until the end of January. Every Monday until 25 January, RGB will launch a giveaway where prizes will include 10 £50 vouchers to spend … Read more
The Be Ready Employer Hub webinar planned for Purple Tuesday has now been rescheduled for 2–3pm on Wednesday 25 November – it’s free to join. As well as looking at how businesses can make themselves more accessible to £274 billion spending by people with disabilities and their families, it will discuss ways in which businesses … Read more
Use the #ndevonXMAS hashtag to promote your North Devon products and services this Christmas Christmas is when many businesses make most of their sales for the year. Whatever your opinion on this, lots of people buy gifts for family and friends, prepare special food for the holiday and spend time with each other. Christmas 2020 … Read more
TDK Corporation has announced an £11.5m investment package to redevelop its TDK-Lambda manufacturing facility in Ilfracombe, North Devon. The investment will be staged over the next three and a half years to increase production capacity by 50%. The original factory was built more than 50 years ago with further expansion in the mid-1980s. While the … Read more
The Heart of the South West Local Enterprise Partnership (HotSW LEP) has launched a new £900,000 grant scheme for foreign-owned companies investing in the area to create jobs in Devon, Plymouth, Somerset and Torbay. The Heart of the South West Inward Investment Support Project grant scheme is funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). … Read more
Further Government support for small and medium-sized businesses is being made available through the Heart of the South West Growth Hub’s Growth Support Kickstart Grant Scheme. This comprises a fund of almost £750,000 with £336,314 earmarked for the tourism sector and £411,050 for remaining eligible businesses. Grants of between £1,000 and £3,000 will be offered … Read more
The Business Action North Devon Business of the Year is The Clovelly Soap Company Congratulations!
The winner of the Business Action Young Entrepreneur Award 2020 is Thomas Bedford of UK Hardwoods Congratulations!
The winner of the Business Action Outstanding New Business Award 2020 is BrandLanterns Congratulations!