Business Action August / September 2019
August / September 2019 issue of the independent North Devon-based business magazine covering news about business and enterprise in Barnstaple, Bideford, Braunton, Chulmleigh, Combe Martin, Holsworthy, Ilfracombe, Lynmouth, Lynton, South Molton, Torrington, Woolacombe and more. Full magazine available to non-subscribers mid-August. Business Action Plan and magazine subscribers receive priority access of new issues of Business Action on publication. Subscribe at http://www.business-action.co.uk/plans
August / September 2019 issue of the independent North Devon-based business magazine covering news about business and enterprise in Barnstaple, Bideford, Braunton, Chulmleigh, Combe Martin, Holsworthy, Ilfracombe, Lynmouth, Lynton, South Molton, Torrington, Woolacombe and more.
Full magazine available to non-subscribers mid-August.
Business Action Plan and magazine subscribers receive priority access of new issues of Business Action on publication. Subscribe at http://www.business-action.co.uk/plans
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xpo.uk<br />
All the support you need<br />
As the countdown to BBxpo<br />
begins, what business support<br />
will be available at the event?<br />
BBxpo is delighted to<br />
welcome Google Digital<br />
Garage, who will be presenting<br />
two free hour-long workshops.<br />
Visitors are urged to take the<br />
opportunity to pick up the<br />
best hints and tips on how to<br />
brand their businesses online<br />
and achieve better visibility for<br />
their businesses.<br />
Google is bringing its Google<br />
Digital Garage to BBxpo.<br />
Two courses will be available<br />
for visitors:<br />
Build Your<br />
Personal Brand Online<br />
Learn to identify your brand,<br />
build and protect your online<br />
presence, and share content to<br />
your network.<br />
Get Your <strong>Business</strong><br />
Visible on Google<br />
Get your business visible on<br />
Google Maps and Search.<br />
Book places<br />
To book your free place(s) for<br />
BBxpo and either of the Google<br />
Digital Garage sessions, please<br />
register at<br />
bbxpo19.evenbrite.co.uk<br />
BBxpo<br />
BOOK FREE PRESENTATIONS<br />
Build Your Personal Brand Online | Google Digital Garage<br />
Learn to identify your brand, build and protect your online<br />
presence, and share content to your network.<br />
Get Your <strong>Business</strong> Visible on Google | Google Digital Garage<br />
Get your business visible on Google Maps and Search.<br />
High Performance in the Workplace | Dare2BU<br />
1 in 4 people suffer with a mental health problem every<br />
year. How does it impact a business when employees have<br />
mental ill-health and what can businesses do to help improve<br />
employees’ well-being and their productivity?<br />
Benefits of Upskilling Your Workforce | Petroc<br />
Supporting your staff will bring benefits to you and them.<br />
This presentation will discuss specific qualifications, short<br />
courses or apprenticeships as a route to help your staff upskill.<br />
This interactive discussion will be an opportunity to explore<br />
the options for you and your business and staff.<br />
Celebrating North Devon Entrepreneurs<br />
A panel of local business people will discuss their own business<br />
experiences and answer questions on how to build a<br />
successful business in North Devon.<br />
North Devon Enterprise Day Free Networking Buffet<br />
The ultimate free lunch brings together business people to<br />
network and build new relationships on North Devon<br />
Enterprise Day.<br />
bbxpo19.eventbrite.co.uk<br />
#BBxpo<br />
Local organisations providing<br />
support include CITB, which<br />
will be advising on grants for<br />
construction businesses, while<br />
the Heart of the South West<br />
Growth Hub will be advising<br />
on its free business advice<br />
and support. Jobcentre Plus<br />
and Learn Devon will be on<br />
hand to discuss initiatives for<br />
training and helping more<br />
people into employment, while<br />
Petroc will be promoting its<br />
wide range of courses.<br />
Expert service providers<br />
In addition, business exhibitors<br />
in the main exhibition hall will<br />
be pleased to discuss the range<br />
of expert services they offer.<br />
Free networking buffet<br />
One of the most important<br />
ways of finding support is<br />
from meeting peers and<br />
BBxpo culminates in the free<br />
networking buffet – the biggest<br />
in North Devon – which offers<br />
the opportunity for everyone<br />
to make new connections and<br />
build new relationships.<br />
Full day of activities<br />
With the growing list of exhibitors<br />
opposite and the presentation<br />
programme, BBxpo<br />
offers a full day of activities for<br />
forward-looking businesses<br />
looking to grow.<br />
Free business advice and guidance<br />
The Heart of the South West<br />
Growth Hub is an impartial,<br />
free service providing advice<br />
and guidance to new and established<br />
businesses in the Heart<br />
of the South West LEP area,<br />
which covers Devon, Plymouth,<br />
Somerset and Torbay.<br />
A key role is to help local<br />
business owners access fully<br />
funded support services which<br />
help them to realise their<br />
business aspirations. With a<br />
wide range of resources and<br />
a friendly team of business<br />
advisers on hand to take<br />
enquiries, it’s worth contacting<br />
the Growth Hub if you are<br />
thinking about starting up a<br />
business, are in the early stages<br />
or have an existing business<br />
which you want to develop.<br />
David Hynd, Growth Hub<br />
programme and partnership<br />
manager, says: “There<br />
is a wealth of governmentbacked,<br />
free-to-access support<br />
available to both new and<br />
established businesses. It’s<br />
our job to understand businesses’<br />
requirements and<br />
to help identify the right<br />
schemes to meet their needs.<br />
The team are on hand to talk<br />
through your business goals<br />
and will provide impartial<br />
advice on what’s available to<br />
you. When you are ready to<br />
move forward, we can make<br />
introductions to the services<br />
you choose.”<br />
<strong>Business</strong>es of any size,<br />
operating in any sector can<br />
benefit from Growth Hub<br />
support and business owners<br />
are welcome to use the service<br />
as many times as they require<br />
as their business growth<br />
journey progresses.<br />
To date, the Growth<br />
Hub has helped more than<br />
6,000 enterprises start up or<br />
grow. There is currently free<br />
face-to-face business advice<br />
available for new and established<br />
businesses throughout<br />
Devon, Plymouth, Somerset<br />
and Torbay, as well as access<br />
to funded skills training in<br />
subjects such as digital and<br />
bbxpo19.eventbrite.co.uk<br />
IT skills, customer service or<br />
leadership and management.<br />
The Growth Hub team are<br />
urging business owners to get<br />
in touch now to take advantage<br />
of the support on offer. The<br />
team can let business owners<br />
know what support is available<br />
to them so they can make<br />
informed choices about what<br />
they would like to access.<br />
Meet the team at BBxpo<br />
The Growth Hub team will<br />
be exhibiting at BBxpo on 24<br />
October <strong>2019</strong> in Bideford.<br />
Registration is free and advisers<br />
will be on hand to talk to<br />
businesses about accessing<br />
funded support.<br />
■■Details 03456 047047 or<br />
heartofswgrowthhub.co.uk<br />
@businessactionm | <strong>August</strong> / <strong>September</strong> <strong>2019</strong> | business action 13
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