Business Action | Spring 2022
Spring 2022 issue of the independent North Devon-based business magazine covering news on business and enterprise in the area. This issue includes profiles of the finalists in our North Devon Business Awards 2022, features on the North Devon UNESCO Biosphere, business support programmes and more.
Spring 2022 issue of the independent North Devon-based business magazine covering news on business and enterprise in the area. This issue includes profiles of the finalists in our North Devon Business Awards 2022, features on the North Devon UNESCO Biosphere, business support programmes and more.
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HEADER NEWS<br />
“Moving houseisoneofthe<br />
mostchallengingexperiences<br />
inyourlife,”saysAmanda<br />
Woodham.Toimprovethis<br />
experience,Amandahas<br />
launchedOpenHouseEstate<br />
AgentsinNorthDevon.<br />
Amandahasalwaysbeen<br />
passionateaboutmakinga<br />
differenceandduringher23<br />
yearswithanationalbank<br />
alwaysensuredshelookedafter<br />
herteamassheknewthat,asa<br />
result,theywouldlookafter<br />
theircustomers.<br />
Amandahasalsoalways<br />
lovedpropertyandmoved<br />
housealot,butshefeltthatthe<br />
experiencewasoftennotas<br />
goodasitshouldhavebeen:“I<br />
didn’thavea‘wow’experience.<br />
Iwantedsomeonethatnotonly<br />
soldthehouse,butdidallthe<br />
relentlessfollow-up.Thatwas<br />
myfrustration.”<br />
ThisiswhatAmandanow<br />
offersthroughOpenHouse<br />
Amanda Woodham of Open House Estate Agents<br />
Providing the dream property<br />
selling experience<br />
Canine portraits capture dogs in the Dog House<br />
The Lyn Valley Dog Housein<br />
LyntoncelebratedValentines<br />
weekendwithaseriesofevents<br />
basedaroundthethemeof<br />
‘Loveyourdog,lovealldogs,<br />
andlovewhereyoulive’.<br />
Toadvertisethis,theinhousecanineteamorganised<br />
telegramspostedontelegraph<br />
polesandlamppostsaround<br />
theareasoalltheirfriends<br />
couldseewhatwasplanned.<br />
Therewasacompetitionfor<br />
ownerstopostphotosoftheir<br />
dogsreadingthetelegrams,<br />
whichwaswonbyKasey.<br />
Forthefirstevent,local<br />
artistJosephWitchalltookup<br />
residencyintheshop,where<br />
hedrewcartoonsandportraits<br />
oflocaldogs.Thetake-upfor<br />
thiswassosuccessfulthatnot<br />
notonlydidalargenumberof<br />
localdogscomeinfora<br />
EstateAgents.Anational<br />
networkofestateagentswith<br />
alltheback-upsellersand<br />
buyerswouldexpect,Amanda<br />
providesalocal,personal<br />
servicetomanageallaspectsof<br />
Artist Joseph Witchall with one of his 52 canine models<br />
propertysalesthroughout<br />
NorthDevon.<br />
Amanda’saimistoremove<br />
thestressofmovinghouseby<br />
deliveringtheexperienceshe<br />
herselfsought.Herfocusis<br />
verymuchonqualityrather<br />
thanquantityofsales,enabling<br />
eachclienttomovehome<br />
withoutunnecessaryworries.<br />
Withextensiveexperienceof<br />
workingwithmortgage<br />
advisersandsolicitorsduring<br />
herbankingcareer,Amanda<br />
nowworkswithchosenlocal<br />
providers,who,togetherwith<br />
OpenHouseEstateAgents’<br />
back-upsupport,enable<br />
Amandatoprovideclientswith<br />
acomprehensiveservice.<br />
Withaloveofproperty,<br />
Amandalookstohandlethe<br />
saleofthefullrangeofhomes,<br />
givingherundividedattention<br />
ineverycase.<br />
■ Details07894030837or<br />
onlineestateagents.org.uk<br />
sitting,butalsoloyalfollowers<br />
fromaroundthecountrysent<br />
inphotographsoftheirdogs,<br />
askingtotakepart.Inall,<br />
therewere52requestsfor<br />
portraits,withthefurthest<br />
beingsenttoGuernsey.<br />
Thiswasoneofthemost<br />
successfuleventsfortheLyn<br />
ValleyDogHouseanditraised<br />
asignificantsumfortheDogs<br />
Trust.Aswellasconvincing<br />
Josephthatanewcareerin<br />
pet-relatedartwasworth<br />
considering,itcreatedthe<br />
opportunitytomeetmore<br />
localdogsandforownersto<br />
meeteachother.<br />
WhileaSundaybeachclean<br />
waspostponedduetobad<br />
weather,theLynValleyDog<br />
Houseisplanningmoreevents<br />
forthefuture.<br />
■ thelynvalleydoghouse.com<br />
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