Support for Exmoor Businesses

On 23^rd November our Development Manager for Somerset, Ruth Lambert, was pleased to speak at an Exmoor networking event organised by the Exmoor Rural Enterprise team from the National Park Authority. It was a well-attended event at Wheddon Cross discussing the challenges facing rural businesses based in the Park and the support available to help them. The morning provided more general advice and an update on the Exmoor vision whilst the afternoon was focussed on tourism and in particular the opportunities offered by green tourism initiatives. 

The National Park Authority have several initiatives designed to build the Exmoor brand and to support their local businesses. You can find out more about them here:

1. Caremoor for Exmoor Business Champion I s an opportunity for your business to give back to the Park by donating a percentage of sales. This is a great way to show your business values its surroundings.
2. Exmoor National Park Partner Scheme provides a badge tou can display and shows you put the Park at the centre of all you do with your business.
3. Exmoor Business Directory is an essential tool to list your business in if you’d like to be flagged to other local businesses looking to build their local supply chains. It is also a good way to promote yourself to locals and visitors too.

 

Visit Exmoor provides a range of social media support to promote the area, so why not join in with their hashtags and get your business noticed too? Regular ones include #Eat Exmoor and #HereAllYear .

They also have a business support hub packed with useful resources. With the Exmoor National Park  celebrating its 70^th birthday in 2024 watch out for more activity from them you might benefit from being involved with.

If you’d like to find out more about support for your Exmoor based business why not drop Ruth a line and she will be happy to point you in the right direction.