Micro businesses wanted for research trial

Micro businesses invited to be part of a research trial to help boost efficiency

We're looking for freelancers, sole traders and businesses with fewer than 10 employees, to work with us on a research trial designed to boost Devon’s economy.

We can't say too much about the trial at this stage because that might compromise the research, but essentially it's to look at different ways of providing support to these businesses.

We're aiming to have more than 250 businesses in the trial group, and we're looking specifically for micro businesses, freelancers and sole traders in Devon and the Exmoor and Blackdown Hills areas of Somerset, working in tourism (including food, accommodation and retail); health and social care; trades such as construction, market traders and lifestyle businesses; and manufacturers.

If you're one of these and you're interested in being part of the trial, we'd like to hear from you.