Business Action | Winter 2021
Winter 2021 issue of the independent North Devon-based business magazine covering news on business and enterprise in the area. This issue includes a feature on our North Devon Business Awards event 2021 at Moreton House, more winners with their awards certificates, 100 years of Pedlars on Ilfracombe High Street and the opening of the Node enterprise Centre in Barnstaple.
Winter 2021 issue of the independent North Devon-based business magazine covering news on business and enterprise in the area. This issue includes a feature on our North Devon Business Awards event 2021 at Moreton House, more winners with their awards certificates, 100 years of Pedlars on Ilfracombe High Street and the opening of the Node enterprise Centre in Barnstaple.
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ENTERPRISE HEADER<br />
Demand at enterprise hub leads to phase 2<br />
Barely has North Devon’snew<br />
enterprisehubopenedthan<br />
planshavebeguntodevelopits<br />
secondphase.<br />
Node,locatedofftheA39at<br />
Roundswell,wasofficially<br />
openedinOctoberbyLeaderof<br />
DevonCountyCouncil<br />
CouncillorJohnHart.The<br />
eventwasattendedbycouncil<br />
leaders,fundingpartners,<br />
foundingorganisationsand<br />
entrepreneursalreadybasedat<br />
thehub.<br />
GarethJones,founderand<br />
chiefexecutiveofTownSquare,<br />
thecompanyoperatingNode,<br />
announcedthatoccupancywas<br />
alreadyabovetarget–atmore<br />
than68%andincreasing–and<br />
thatitattractedmorethan100<br />
dailyusers.<br />
TownSquarealready<br />
operatessuccessfulenterprise<br />
hubsinWales,Oxfordshire,<br />
WestSussex,Cheshireand<br />
London,andwillusethis<br />
experiencetomakesureallthe<br />
valuegeneratedbyNode<br />
remainsinNorthDevon.<br />
Facilities and technology<br />
Phase1ofNodeoffers37small<br />
andmediumoffices,a<br />
coworkingspaceforupto50<br />
people,meetingroomsandan<br />
on-sitecoffeeshop.<br />
Broadbandinternet<br />
connectivityofupto1Gbpsis<br />
availabletousers,dependent<br />
onthelevelofmembership,<br />
whichrangesfrom£20&VAT<br />
foradaypassupto£249&<br />
VATpermonthforpro<br />
membership.<br />
Growing business at Node: Ryan Jewell of Integy explained how the<br />
business had grown from two to 10 employees at Node.<br />
Read the Integy story overleaf on page 14<br />
Ratesforteams,which<br />
include24-houraccessseven<br />
daysaweek,arealsoavailable.<br />
Connecting to the Node: (from left) Town Square community director Carl Turner, Jem Gill<br />
of Node, Devon County Council head of economy, enterprise and skills Keri Denton, Node<br />
community manager Julian Dymond, Councillor Rufus Gilbert and Councillor John Hart<br />
Official opening<br />
Ondeclaringthehubofficially<br />
open,CouncillorJohnHart<br />
said:“TheNodeenterprise<br />
centreisanextremely<br />
impressivefacilityandit’shad<br />
anincrediblestart.Everyone<br />
involvedmustbecongratulated<br />
forgettingitupandrunning<br />
andforletting64%ofitsoffice<br />
spaceafterjusteightmonths.<br />
That'salreadyaheadofitstwoyeartargetandhighlightsthe<br />
importanceofthissitetothe<br />
county’seconomicrecovery<br />
andgrowth.<br />
“Thebuildingitselfhasalso<br />
beendesignedandbuilttobe<br />
energyefficienttohelpuswith<br />
ourcarbonreductiontargets,<br />
andit’sachieveda25%<br />
reductionincarbonemissions<br />
comparedtoBuilding<br />
Regulationsstandards.The<br />
CountyCouncilhasshownits<br />
faithinthisprojectbyinvesting<br />
inasecondphaseexpansionof<br />
theenterprisecentre,which<br />
we'reaimingtoopenby2023.<br />
Thiswillenablethecentreto<br />
supportevenmoreSMEsand<br />
startupsinNorthDevonand<br />
Torridgeaswelooktobuild<br />
backanevenstrongerand<br />
moreresilientlocaleconomy.”<br />
User case studies<br />
TodemonstratehowNodeis<br />
alreadysupportingnewand<br />
growingbusinesses,speakers<br />
fromtwobusinessesalready<br />
occupyingNodespokeabout<br />
theirexperiencesofworkingin<br />
thenewhub.<br />
Snow Limits Consulting<br />
ClaireSnowlaunchedSnow<br />
LimitsConsultinginMarch<br />
thisyearandisbasedatNode<br />
fivedaysaweek.Readherstory<br />
onpage13.<br />
Integy<br />
RyanJewelllaunchedIntegy<br />
withbusinesspartnerJames<br />
CookinNovember2019.The<br />
businesswasthefirstoccupant<br />
andhasoutgrownofficestwice<br />
asitsteamhasgrownto10.<br />
ReadIntegy’sstoryonpage14.<br />
Support programmes<br />
Nodecommunitymanager<br />
JulianDymondintroduced<br />
severalprogrammesthatwill<br />
berunning.<br />
12 business action | <strong>Winter</strong> <strong>2021</strong> | business-action.co.uk
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