Visit Devon Industry blog

See all the latest industry news from Visit Devon's tourism and business partners. 

BAME Start up Grant and Support (Devon)

BAME founded SME’s looking to start their business will receive financial support to the value of £500. SME’s will receive up to 12 hours of business coaching support from a business expert. The criteria for your application are as follows: You are a person of BAME Origins You are 18 years or older…

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Mobile Boost Scheme

Connecting Devon and Somerset’s (CDS) Mobile Boost Scheme relaunched this Autumn with a £430,000 investment. It has been designed to help small businesses and households who currently have poor indoor mobile coverage. The scheme is available to businesses and homes in Somerset and Devon offering…

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Green Impact Fund

The Green Impact Fund is a £1.8 million capital grant scheme funded by the UK government as part of the Devon and Torbay Devolution Deal and managed by Devon County Council. It aims to support local business and community organisations to implement decarbonisation measures, reduce energy use and…

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South West Visitor Economy Hub

Are you a Tourism and Hospitality business and interested in real-time data for the tourism industry? Do you want to grow your business and learn about how your business is performing? The South West Visitor Economy Hub is the product of extensive consultation with tourism businesses and…

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Devon awarded £5.3 million for zero emission buses

A fleet of 41 electric buses are set to take to Devon’s roads in Exeter, North Devon and Torridge. Our successful joint bid with Stagecoach has secured £5.3 million from the second round of the Department for Transport’s Zero Emission Bus Regional Areas (ZEBRA) scheme. Stagecoach will be investing a…

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Water efficiency business innovation fund

Has your business got an idea to help save water but needs funds to get it going? We're encouraging new and innovative ideas to reduce water-use in businesses – big or small, hairdressers or farmers, cafes or factories - the funding support can be applied to by all. We’re looking for projects that…

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Plymouth Businesses - Dream, Learn, Grow

Digital Remit, in partnership with Plymouth City Council, presents the Dream. Learn. Grow.® programme – a pioneering venture that offers comprehensive business support to startups and growing businesses in Plymouth. This tailor-made programme welcomes you, whether you're still incubating a business…

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New Business Support for Plymouth Businesses

Plymouth City Council have been awarded funding through the Government’s UK Shared Prosperity Fund to commission a range of support for local businesses. They are: Start-up and general business support - Run by Digital Remit, this online programme called Dream. Learn. Grow, entails a series of…

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