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2025/26 Tourism Awards
Tourism and hospitality businesses across Devon and Somerset are being encouraged to put themselves forward for this year’s Tourism Awards, with the deadline for. . .

Project Management Skills Bootcamp
Improve your team’s Project Management capabilities with newly funded Skills Bootcamps this summer. BIT Training is excited to announce additional funding, offering 40 seats. . .

ADOPT Fund: guidance now available for innovation funding
From 28 April, applications will open for the brand-new Accelerating Development of Practices and Technologies (ADOPT) competition, which will commit up to £20.6 million. . .

Made Smarter Adoption Programme Opens for South West Manufacturers
The Made Smarter Adoption programme connects manufacturing businesses to digital tools that can transform the way they work. As a manufacturer or production business,. . .

Create Growth Programme opens for business in Devon
UK registered micro, small and medium enterprises in the creative sector can apply for a share of up to £8 million for innovation projects. . .

Great South West at UKREiiF 2025
Great South West are returning to UKREiiF this May, flying the flag for the South West as the UK’s engine for clean, sustainable growth.. . .

Devon Business Awards Now Open
The Devon Business Awards are now open for entries! This is the county’s biggest awards ceremony recognising the extraordinary achievements of businesses across a. . .

Skills Bootcamps Boost for Devon, Plymouth and Torbay
Devon County Council has received its largest ever funding award from the Department for Education (DfE) for the expansion of its successful Train4Tomorrow adult skills. . .