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Friday 11 September 2020

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Tourism can ‘seize opportunities created by staycation trend’

The owner of the iconic Burgh Island hotel in Devon has spoken to Insider about how West Country tourism businesses can seize opportunities created by the staycation trend.
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Business Matters: Pandemic architecture - It could be the answer!

Tony Mullin of Oxford Architects says the proverb 'necessity is the mother of invention' has never reigned truer. The primary driving force for most new inventions is borne out of a direct need.
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Gate manufacturer unlocks funding support

Frome-based Charlton's, one of the largest gate manufacturers in the UK, has secured a six-figure funding package from HSBC UK to support its future amid the coronavirus crisis.
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Ebury and MarketFinance partner up on CBILS lending

Fintechs Ebury and MarketFinance have joined forces to offer loans to SMEs across the UK ahead of the CBILS deadline at the end of September.
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The Hut Group confirms offer price for landmark float

Online retail giant The Hut Group has confirmed the offer price for its proposed IPO.
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£150m capital injection at PureGym

PureGym has outlined details of a £150m capital injection as it looks to respond strongly to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Business Matters: Time to tax?

Michael Hesketh, partner, head of tax, West Country at Azets, talks about the possible reforms in tax and who will bear the burden of the circa £300bn missing from the treasure chest, which is the estimate of the overall public finance cost of Covid according to the Office for Budget Responsibility.
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Business

Recruitment drive at Old Mill

South West firm Old Mill has taken on 17 new starters as the business continues to expand.
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Half of England’s football clubs highlight financial health concerns - report

Almost half of top professional football clubs in England have highlighted concerns about their financial health despite starting the 2019/20 season with the prospect of record revenues of more than £6bn, according to a new report from accountancy and business advisory firm BDO.
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Business Matters: How can creatives proactively plan now for success in a post-Covid world?

Mehjabeen Patrick, from Creative England & Creative Industries Federation, offers her advice on how creatives can proactively plan now for success in a post-Covid world.
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Property

Seven-figure boost for independent Somerset school

An independent school in Somerset has secured a seven-figure funding package from HSBC UK to protect its future amid the coronavirus crisis.
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Senior hire for HBD

Property developer HBD has made a senior hire as it targets further growth in Bristol.
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Successor to longstanding British Land CEO unveiled

The next chief executive of British Land has been announced after the property giant revealed its current boss intends to step down later this year following more than 11 years in the role.
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Business Matters: Enlighten your people with the power of commercial lighting

Marcela Pomphrey from 299 Lighting says lighting may be something we take for granted, but it has the power to affect our mood, our concentration, our performance. Think about any offices or places you’ve visited where the lighting was dull and poor. How did it make you feel? Unwelcome? Unstimulated? Unhappy?
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Manufacturing

Manufacturers encouraged to get entries in for industry-leading awards

With just a week left before the deadline for this year’s Made in the South West awards, manufacturers across the region are being encouraged to get their entries in and showcase their achievements over the past 12 months.
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£300m fund set to boost UK manufacturing capability

UK businesses with creative ideas to boost the UK’s manufacturing capabilities, including using robotics, AI and augmented reality, are set to receive £300m of joint government and industry funding.
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WH Smith appoints new non-executive director

WH Smith has appointed a new non-executive director to its board.
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Kilpatrick & Co complete office letting

Kilpatrick & Co has revealed the successful letting of an office building in Swindon.
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