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Having worked as a journalist in news rooms across the south west since 2007, Paul Burton was a first hand witness, and champion of the transformation of the media landscape from print to digital. digital media landscape and the significant impact this had, not only on media business models, but the businesses that advertised with them. Combining his journalistic and marketing knowledge Paul created PB Media in 2018, with the mission of creating better digital marketing for businesses, in the belief that all organisations have the power to be publishers with platforms that produce great content & design that people want to consume. BIPC Devon chats to Paul about his small business journey…. How would you describe Paul Burton Media to someone who doesn’t know what you do? We are a content focused marketing agency. That means that we’re really good at content. And we’re really, really good at designing. But we don’t do one way or the other. So whereas you get, maybe a creative agency that might design you really nice website, and then ask you to add the words afterwards. We do the two disciplines together at the same time. We basically do that to make websites, social

Ever wanted to get a guitar re-stringed, grab a cup of coffee and try your hand at a Xylophone all in one morning? At Music & Co, you can do just that! In 2019 after working in the music industry for thirty years Terry Hudson opened the Okehampton based cafe come music shop with the original intention of focusing mainly on the coffee and having a couple of music accessories tucked away at the back to keep his passion going… But Okehampton demanded more! Now with a stock over over 200 instruments, accessories, as well as repair services, Music & Bean Co has become a commmunity hub for coffee and music lovers alike. BIPC Devon talks to terry about his small business journey… For those that don’t know your story, what is Music & Bean Co and how did it start out? “I’ve been in the music industry for thirty years, mainly on the sales and manufacturing side. I did seventeen years with Fender out and about and got to the point of being regional manager with them. And as a ‘slow down’ as it were I had always joked that I would open a café when I got bored

Get Clarity Counselling: A Women in Business Success Story When January 2022 came around Tina Walker had just started a 12 month sabbatical, after 16 years working in private practice, various charity and NHS settings as MBACP registered counsellor. Dreaming of having the freedom to travel and wanting to spend more time living in Turkey, she knew that remote working was the only way to achieve this.  Having already established her Private Practice ‘Get Clarity Counselling’ in Exeter alongside her day job, Tina was looking to re-launch, scale up and turn her side hustle into her main income. Focusing on her business development journey and seeking other like-minded entrepreneurs, Tina signed up for our ‘Women in Business’ programme. Tina says; Tina says; “The Women in Business Program came along at exactly the right time for me. It included almost 40 bitesize training workshops, all of which were fantastic, informative, educational, and varied. They were mainly online and very relevant to starting out in business or entrepreneurship. Training sessions included topics such as Mindset, Finding Our Why and Goal Setting, Accounting, Book-Keeping and Banking, Marketing, Website Building, Intellectual Property, and Trademarking; the list goes on… There were sessions by the local