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Like many companies TDA focuses its attention on various aspects of the business at different times of the year. During the autumn one of the things we do is turn our attention to job fairs and graduate and student placement opportunities. TDA recently delivered a very successful job fair attended by over 70 employers advertising

For me, over the last three years social media has become part and parcel of my professional life. Colleagues have emphasised the importance of building up my and the TDA’s professional reputation by being active online. Prior to starting my current role as TDA Estates Manager I admit that my online profile was woeful. I

Somerset’s business community is being invited to come and be dragons as four Somerset entrepreneurs present their pitches at a Somerset SOUP event next month. The four businesses have been chosen to pitch their idea with the chance of winning a package worth 1,000. They will be competing against each other, delivering a 4 minute

It is abundantly clear to me with the popularity of TV property programmes, buying property at auction has never been more popular. The prospect of picking up a bargain has become the method of choice for many developers and investors throughout the UK. Purchasing a property at auction can be both exciting and financially beneficial.

Somerset Soup is back for a second year and now has six headline sponsors. Cosmic, Red Berry Recruitment Ltd and Watmuff & Beckett join Albert Goodman, Somerset Chamber of Commerce and TDA to support the popular SOUP event, designed to help start-up businesses. SOUP is a not-for-profit, crowd funding event that brings people together to

Somerset Soup is back for a second year – but time is running out for would be entrepreneurs to get their hands on 1000 of goods and support to help get their dream business off the ground! The deadline for applications is Tuesday 31st July. SOUP is a not-for-profit, crowd funding event that brings people

This year is the 150th anniversary of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) an organisation that can trace its origins back to 1868. From humble beginnings with a group of 20 railway oriented surveyors who came together to form the Institution of Surveyors to today a truly worldwide organisation of some 125,000 members. The

Torbay Council invests in 32m transformational scheme Torbay Council and developers THAT Group are delighted to confirm that the 32m development on Torwood Street, Torquay will start on site in mid-September. The contract sees a mixed development in the popular harbour side location and represents a big step forward for Torquay’s town centre regeneration. It

I had the pleasure recently of attending the Spring South West branch meeting of the Association of Chief Estates Surveyors (ACES). ACES membership is formed from leading property managers in the Public Sector. A topical subject which often arises in these meetings is the growing trend of local authorities investing in commercial property. It goes

Motivational speaker Nigel Risner will be inspiring businesses at the Knowledge Network event on 15 June and sharing how to create impact through better communication. Nigel’s workshops and keynote speeches are results-oriented, challenging his listeners to expand their horizons, embrace the opportunities that await them and dare to dream of achievements which seemed impossible before.