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Business Support Programme
YTKO is delivering free business support across East Devon, fully funded by the council. This new service is helping both new and existing businesses move forward with confidence.
Work directly with an experienced business advisor who will help you:
- Clarify your business idea or direction
- Build a practical plan to move forward
- Strengthen key areas such as finance, marketing, and operations
- Prepare for funding opportunities where relevant
You can find out more online. To express your interest, complete the short online form.
The Growth Hub
The Heart of the South West Growth Hub provides diagnosis and referrals to existing business support services for businesses in Devon, Somerset, Plymouth and Torbay.
The Hub can help businesses at any stage of operation, of any size and from any sector. If you need information about available training, workshops, professional advice, funding and grants, it can support you and your business.
- Speak to a Growth Hub adviser who will talk through your business needs and provide tailored support.
- Access thousands of practical, factual and digestible reports, guides, factsheets and reference resources for businesses.
Get in touch at 03456 047 047 or visit the Growth Hub website.
Additional Support
Additional provision of business support and advice can be found through:
Devon County Council’s current business support projects
East Devon Tourism Network which brings together tourism businesses to share best practices, encourage partnership work, and foster sustainable growth
The Devon Delivers website which provides support to businesses looking to relocate to Devon, including the Exeter and East Devon Enterprise Zone.
SETSquared is a business incubator run as a collaboration between six UK universities. It offers a series of business support programmes designed to help start-ups become viable, profitable, and thriving businesses.
The Green Futures Network is a business support initiative launched by the University of Exeter that gives businesses access to their research and education experts to accelerate business transformation and thrive in the green economy.
Support for Business Decarbonisation
The SME Climate Hub offers a free tool to allow businesses to calculate their emissions and find resources to create a plan to reduce their carbon footprint
A more comprehensive list of Net Zero Support for businesses can be found on our dedicated webpage.
Economic Information for Businesses
The Local Economic Review provides a detailed account of the main economic indicators for East Devon utilising Census data and statistics from other sources.
The NOMIS Labour Market Profile compiles data from a variety of sources to provide up to date statistics on the labour market.
The Office for National Statistics enables users to create custom data sets and view profiles for different areas.
The Value of Tourism data produced by the South West Research Company details the economic impact of the tourism industry in East Devon, along with visitor numbers and average spend: