Business Cornwall

Peter Jones, star of TV’s Dragon’s Den, and chairman of business-led enterprise campaign Enterprise UK, has invited young people from Cornwall to enter Make Your Mark with a Tenner.

One third (33%) of firms within the south west are hopeful for the future with 76% experiencing the same or better trading conditions – a higher percentage than any other region in the UK, according to the latest Bibby Financial Services Business Factors Index.

Truro law firm Follett Stock named Verity Slater as Fee Earner of the Year at its recent annual awards.

A holiday co-operative this month marked 25 years of business in the tourism trade with a celebratory dinner at a Newquay hotel.

The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has warned that despite the UK coming out of recession, the economy is not out of the woods yet.

As official figures show that the UK economy is finally out of recession, is this time for Cornish businesses to celebrate?

Cornwall Councillors have provisionally agreed to cut services in the Duchy by up to £100 million over the next four years.

2010 will be a pivotal year for Cornwall’s tourism business as the sector has the opportunity to build on progress made during 2009 despite the weather and recession – according to Cornwall’s new tourism chief.

Runners taking part in this year’s gruelling Duchy marathon will be well watered after a Wadebridge company has agreed to sponsor the event again.

An historic ferry crossing in Cornwall can now be viewed across the world thanks to mobile phone technology.