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A round up of business news including; information on new support services, grant funding, success stories, advice and information and dates for your diary.
Growth Hub Case Study: Salty’s Studio
02 August 2021
Sandra and Jim Salter took the plunge and opened up their first ever shop, Salty’s Studio, in June 2020, during the coronavirus pandemic. With the help of the Growth Hub, they have been able to keep their business on track throughout a turbulent time, with clear goals in their sights. Salty’s Studio, found in Ashburton,
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Able-futures: free Mental Health Support Services in the workplace
26 July 2021
Able Futures provides mental health support to people in work, apprentices and employers. If you struggle with mental health difficulties it may mean you have more bad days than good days. Able Futures can help you manage your mental health at work so you can enjoy more good days. The Access to Work Mental Health
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Hinkley Tourism Action Partnership Grants
26 July 2021
The Hinkley Tourism Action Partnership (HTAP) is offering grants to help fund business projects aimed at boosting tourism in the West Somerset and Sedgemoor area. Led by Somerset West and Taunton Council (SWT), the Tourism Innovation Grant Scheme has been set up by the HTAP partners in response to the impact on tourism from Covid.
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Somerset Businesses: Do you have Hospitality vacancies that you cannot fill?
20 July 2021
A new service for the 2021 season has been developed to promote your current vacancies directly to young people in schools and colleges here in Somerset. Somerset County Council along with the four District Councils, Education Business Partnership and industry representatives have worked together to produce a link between a central web hospitality vacancy platform
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Growth Hub backs call for farmers to rethink risk
19 July 2021
The Growth Hub is supporting this year’s Farm Safety Week (19-23 July) organised by leading farming charity the Farm Safety Foundation encouraging the farming community to rethink risk so we can finally start to reduce the number of life-changing and life-ending incidents happening on UK and Ireland’s farms. Throughout Farm Safety Week, the Farm Safety
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Growth Hub Case Study: Wyatt First Aid
13 July 2021
After many years working in healthcare Cath Wyatt took the plunge and opened her own first aid training business in 2019, six-months before the Covid pandemic hit. With the help of the Growth Hub, she has been able to move her business forward and has received support with expert advice throughout. Wyatt First Aid was
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National Minimum Wage rate reminder for summer staff
09 July 2021
Students and seasonal staff working in the South West are being reminded by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) to check that they are being paid the National Minimum Wage (NMW). All workers are legally entitled to be paid the NMW. This includes temporary seasonal staff, who often work short-term contracts in bars, hotels, shops and
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Devon launches Natural Capital Fund
08 July 2021
A new Natural Capital Challenge Fund has been launched by Devon County Council to help the Devon economy to build back better and encourage the green sector in the county. This is the latest initiative brought forward by the County Council as part of its overall economic recovery programme, supporting the response set out in
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Export Academy – new dates running until end of September
22 June 2021
The Export Academy is running new dates until the end of September. The Export Academy from the Department for International Trade is a series of events that will help you grow your business by showing you how to sell to new customers around the world. Taking part is free, and you’ll learn directly from experts in international
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Small Business Equity Tracker 2021
16 June 2021
The British Business Bank have launched their 2021 Small Business Equity Tracker report. The report provides an in-depth assessment of equity finance markets for growing businesses. Equity investment in the UK’s smaller businesses increased by 9% in 2020 to £8.8bn, the highest amount since the Beauhurst data series began in 2011.
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