North Devon Business Awards 2024 winners
The winners of the Business Action North Devon Business Awards 2024 were announced at the Winners Celebration – sponsored by NFU Mutual Barnstaple and Bideford – at the Landmark Theatre, Ilfracombe on Thursday 9 May. North Devon Business of the Year 2024 Sponsor Philip J Milton announced Coastal Recycling as the North Devon Business of the Year 2024. Category winners The category awards winners are: Congratulations to all winners – more details soon and in…
Onyx Business Parks commits to purchasing land to extend Roundswell Enterprise Park
Award-winning commercial developer Onyx Business Parks has announced its commitment to purchasing its latest site at Roundswell Enterprise Park. This strategic move underscores Onyx’s confidence in the North Devon business community and market condition. Onyx Business Parks obtained planning in late 2023 for the development of 29 hybrid business units extending over 35,000 sqft. The high quality, multifunctional business units can be used by a variety of small to medium-size businesses with unit sizes ranging…
Royal Navy selects SEA’s Ancilia for £135m Maritime Countermeasures Contract
SEA (Systems Engineering and Assessment), a Cohort plc company, has been awarded a £135 million contract by the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) to provide a Trainable Decoy Launcher to improve Royal Navy surface ship defensive capabilities. Ancilia, SEA’s highly modular and flexible maritime countermeasures solution, has been selected by the UK’s Ministry of Defence to provide Electronic Warfare Countermeasures Increment 1a (EWCM 1a) to the UK Royal Navy. Ancilia delivers effective and rapid protection…
Create Growth Programme for Devon creative sector
Creative UK is launching the Devon Create Growth Programme for creative businesses in Devon after helping Devon County Council to deliver a successful funding application from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. The programme is aimed at companies, CICs and charities in the design, fashion, architecture, film, broadcast, createch, gaming, immersive, publishing, music, theatre, art, heritage, craft and media sectors in Devon, who are invited to a launch event on Monday 12 February at…
Join the Skills Revolution for your New Year’s Resolution
Petroc is encouraging North Devon businesses to “play your part in shaping the workforce of the future”: By hosting a T Level student work placement, you could inspire and change the career path of a young learner in your local area, while benefitting from new skills within your business at no additional cost. What are T Levels and how can they help your business? Connecting with local businesses We are currently seeking forward-thinking Construction industry…
North Devon Business Awards 2024 now open
The fifth annual North Devon Business Awards are now open for entries with 14 categories offering the opportunity for every business in the area to enter. The awards are free to enter for every business based or operating in North Devon and there are no costs involved at any stage, apart from the price of tickets to the Winners Celebration on Thursday 9 May 2024 at the Landmark Theatre, Ilfracombe. “It’s important that the awards…
Lyn Valley Dog House is #SmallBiz100 small business champion
Jacquie Dove, owner of The Lyn Valley Dog House in Lynton, was one of hundreds of small businesses joining a special reception at the House of Lords in November to celebrate the upcoming Small Business Saturday. Small Business Saturday is on 2 December 2023 to celebrate small business success and encourages people to ‘shop local’ and support businesses in their communities. Hosted by Small Business Saturday, in partnership with the campaign’s founder and principal supporter American Express,…
Rural England Prosperity fund open for £25,000 grants
Eligible North Devon businesses can apply for Rural England Prosperity Fund (REPF) grants of between £2,500 and £25,000 from the UK Government’s UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKPSF). The central government grants are being channelled through North Devon Council and Torridge District Council to North Devon+, which is managing the grant process. The grants aim to address productivity and prosperity, especially in rural areas, and are targeted at small and micro businesses, with up to 50…
£200m growth fund supports starting and scaling up
A new region-wide fund has been launched by the British Business Bank to support new and growing small businesses in the South West. The £200m South West Investment Fund (SWIF) covers the entire South West region and provides loans from £25k to £2m and equity investment up to £5m to help a range of small and medium-sized businesses to start up, scale up or stay ahead. The purpose of SWIF is to drive sustainable economic…
Free, flexible training for entrepreneurs, small businesses & employees
Building Growth, part of the YTKO Group, is providing a series of skills bootcamps for businesses in Devon. If you are looking for training courses to boost your career, help you start-up or run your business then Skills Bootcamps could help. Focusing on key skills to boost your knowledge in key topics in just eight weeks, these courses are free and available to all residents of Devon. Topics include: Digital Marketing – social media, advertising,…