Business Networking Day

Each autumn we host a Rural Enterprise Exmoor networking day to bring Exmoor businesses together to share ideas, collaborate and  discover more about doing business within Exmoor National Park.

Details of the 2025 day will be published in due course.

2024

Around 80 delegates joined us at Lynton Town Hall on the 20 November 2024.

Presentations, where available, are  linked within the programme below:

Session 1 Business on Exmoor

  1. Welcome Andrea Davies, Chairman, Exmoor National Park Authority (ENPA)
  2. Introduction (PDF) Dan James, Enterprise & Communications Manager, ENPA
  3. The business climate and opportunities for rural businesses (PDF) Carmen Hanif, Development Manager (Devon), Federation of Small business
  4. Business Case studies
    1. With the Wild (PDF) - Cerys Dehaini
    2. Nomad Architecture (PDF) – Samuel Gill
    3. Cottage Beer Project - Dan Clayton
  5. A beginners guide to prompts to better utilise AI in your business (PDF) Matt Ballard, Training Manager, Cosmic
  6. Exmoor National Park Business update (PDF) Julie Colman, Rural Enterprise Co-Ordinator & Clare Weeks, Retail and Enterprise Officer, ENPA

Session 2 Tourism Opportunities

  1. Delivering Good Tourism on Exmoor (PDF) Dan James, Enterprise & Communications Manager, ENPA
  2. Getting the data you need to grow – an intro to the SW Visitor Economy Data Hub (PDF) Jess Watkins, Director, T-Stats Solutions.
  3. Business Case Studies
    1. Moor Yoga (PDF) – Hannah Murdoch
    2. Lynton & Lynmouth Cliff Railway (PDF) – Ashley Clarke
    3. Exmoor Game School (PDF) – Darren Sherwood
  4. Bringing the big screen to Exmoor (PDF) Mark Ford, Project Manager, Screen Somerset & Richard Marsh, Location Manager, The Salt Path
  5. Access and recreation opportunities on Exmoor (PDF) Dan Barnett, Access and Recreation Manager, ENPA
  6. Exmoor National Park Centres – here for you Louisa Lawes and Peter Hoyland, Centre Managers (Lynmouth and Dunster respectively).
  7. Exmoor National Park tourism update (PDF) Julie Colman, Rural Enterprise Co-Ordinator & Clare Weeks, Retail and Enterprise Officer, ENPA

With thanks to the Heart of the South West Growth Hub for their support.