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Monday 19 July 2021

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Positive start to 2021 at Curtis Banks

Self-invested pensions specialist Curtis Banks has reported a postive start to 2021, building on its successes of 2020 when it undertook a number of strategic initiatives.
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Ask the expert: Why business rates need to be reevaluated by professionals

David Tanswell, managing director at Commercial Property Advisors, explains why business rates need to be re-evaluated by professionals.
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Deals

Osborne Clarke lawyers work on VC fund’s Coincover investment

Bristol-based lawyers at Osborne Clarke have advised Element Ventures, a global venture capital fund, as the lead investor in Cardiff-based Coincover's £6.7m Series A round.
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£969m deal agreed for student accommodation investor

A specialist investor in student accommodation is set to be acquired in a £969m deal.
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‘Considerable opportunity’ as beauty firm joins AIM

A beauty firm whose digital partners include ASOS, Zalando, Boohoo, Prettylittlething, Lookfantastic and Amazon is sitting on a "considerable opportunity" after carrying out an oversubscribed £300m placing.
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Ask the expert: Is it time to abandon the search for brand ‘purpose’?

Paul MacKenzie-Cummins, founder and managing director of Clearly, says open the pages of pretty much most business magazines and you will invariably find a plethora of references to the term ‘brand purpose’. Its rise to the top of the organisational agenda over the last 12 months has been nothing short of meteoric. But what does ‘brand purpose’ mean? Does your business need to have one, and does it really drive sales?
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Business

Bonner appointed as LEP chair

Richard Bonner has been appointed as the new chair of the West of England Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP).
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Flapjack sales soar for Devon business despite pandemic

A Devon-based confectionary company which remodelled its business as a result of the pandemic has experienced an increase in demand for its hand-made gluten-free flapjacks.
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DX expecting profit boost from “strong momentum”

Delivery services giant DX Group is set to "significantly exceed" market forecasts for pre-tax profits in its latest financial year. The business expects to open 15 new depots over the next two years.
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Ask the expert: What’s the secret sauce for business success?

What’s the secret sauce for business success? Jon Penn, Vistage peer group chair in the South West, says it’s all down to the ingredients that make up the sauce and getting these right is the secret, as he explains here.
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Property

Cornish holiday cottages sold to new owners

A farmhouse and ten letting cottages in more than 36 acres of Cornish countryside has been sold to new owners in a deal supported by Flude Property Consultants and Vickery Holman Property Consultants.
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Watkin Jones reveals boardroom changes

Property group Watkin Jones has confirmed a number of changes to its board and management with its chairman and chief financial officer due to retire.
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Salisbury River Park masterplan approved

A major planning document which sets out a framework for considering how the Salisbury River Park area and the River Park will develop in the future has been endorsed by Wiltshire Council's Strategic Planning Committee.
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