Business Cornwall

A traditional North and South divide is expected in many walks of life. However research from Asset Based Lender Venture Finance reveals there may be another kind of split when it comes to receiving good customer service.

Despite the credit crunch the majority of West Country residents are not worried about cutting the cost of their holidays according to an independent study by YouGov.

When ITV announced its intention to merge its Bristol and West Country news services, Sarah decided the time had come for a change and approached Ashley PR, having appreciated their work from ‘the other side’ for over ten years.

A familiar challenge the report highlights is the high level of self employment in Cornwall (17.1%), which it says may be driven partly by a lack of large scale employment opportunities outside of the tourism sector, which is largely made up of small businesses. Sub-regionally, Plymouth had the lowest levels of self-employment (9.1%).

Carrick Housing commissioned Barncroft Design Solutions of Saltash to create and implement a new interior design for the communal lounge at one of its housing complexes.

Regional Rise in Appointments is 4th Highest in the UK, as Credit Crunch Starts to Bite. Latest analysis of administration and receivership figures by Deloitte, the leading business advisory firm, shows that insolvencies in the South West are up by 26 per cent for the first quarter of 2008 compared with the same period last year.

I work for a large high street bank and am fed up with one of my colleagues who just does not pull their weight, cuts corners, calls in sick, lots of personal calls in work time etc. I end up covering for them. I don’t like the idea of going behind their back and reporting them, what should I do?

Bodmin-based PFA Research has recorded an increase in turnover of 15 per cent from January to December 2007.

The Eden Project was today named among the top fifty of the Great Place to Work® Institute UK’s annual rankings of the UK’s Best Workplaces. The company featured prominently in the list of the top fifty best companies, which was topped this year by Google.

The June issue of Business Cornwall magazine, out next week, features an in depth and exclusive interview with Joe Keohane, director of the Good Pub Guide’s Brewery of the Year 2008, Sharp’s. Here's a quick preview of what to expect...