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Alresford Businesswoman Wins National Award for Innovation

Becki Cassia is among 40 of the UK’s leading female innovators being backed by Innovate UK to scale up their innovations to help the UK recover from COVID-19 and tackle global challenges such as reaching net zero carbon emissions

An Alresford innovator has been backed by Innovate UK’s Women in Innovation awards. The awards recognise women who are pursuing breakthrough new business ideas. As part of a group of 40 of the UK’s most visionary female entrepreneurs to drive forward their novel innovations and business ideas to help the UK build back better from the COVID-19 pandemic and meet its climate change ambitions.

Science Minister Amanda Solloway announced the winners and each will receive a cash injection of £50,000 to scale up and bring to market their disruptive business ideas, many of which have been born out in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The entrepreneur being backed from Alresford, Hampshire is Becki Cassia (39), who has launched ‘transparently.legal’, a family law and client management communications platform. It enables online supervised communication to take place between individuals during the mediation of a relationship breakdown and for independent expert assessment to be made.

Science Minister Amanda Solloway said: “As we build back better, it’s a priority of mine that we continue equipping our brightest female innovators with the tools they need to succeed while encouraging a new generation of women to come forward and pursue their ambitions.

“I’m delighted we are supporting 40 of our most trailblazing female entrepreneurs, helping them to turn their innovative ideas and aspirations into a reality, creating the products and services that will help improve all our lives, while powering up the UK’s economic recovery.”

The funding is part of the government’s flagship Women in Innovation Awards, delivered by Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), which seeks to boost the number of UK female entrepreneurs, which could deliver £180 billion to the economy. It forms a key part of the government’s ambitious R&D Roadmap, published in July 2020, which committed to supporting the UK’s innovators and risk-takers by backing entrepreneurs and start-ups with the funding needed to scale up their innovations.

Emily Nott, Head of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion at Innovate UK said: “With 2020 proving to be an incredibly difficult year for everyone, and particularly women, continuing to support female entrepreneurs in 2021 has been a real priority for Innovate UK. We have had an enormous response and we can see some positives from the pandemic, with some of our shortlist inspired to start up a business in response to some of the challenges it has brought. Working alongside the winners, Innovate UK will help them grow further.

We can’t wait to see what else these inspiring women achieve and how they can be an example to inspire the next generation and to encourage more women-led businesses in this country as we rebuild and recover.”

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Robin Watts, local Estate Agent has recently rebranded from Abshot Estates to The Agency UK. The well-respected Hampshire property professional has over 20 years of estate agency experience and as a result has sold some of the finest homes the Hampshire region has to offer. You can still expect the same high level of service with one point of contact throughout, avoiding issues that can arise through lack of communication between team members. You can also be sure of regular communication, available to you 7 days a week and honest prompt feedback following every viewing. Offering bespoke marketing plans and professional photography with virtual tours, Robin will work closely with you to advertise your property to its full potential.

One of Robins recent clients said: “The whole process was straightforward. He was on hand day and night, seven days a week to get the sale and purchase over the line. He’s motivated but also honest and honourable. I couldn’t recommend him highly enough.

I’ve since recommended him to a neighbour who was unsuccessful in selling their home with a rival agent and was very demotivated and had removed it from the market. Rob sold it within 24 hours.”

Robin limits his number of clients at any one time to ensure he is able to maintain an unrivalled level of customer service during what can be an extremely stressful time.

Robin says: “As a self-employed agent, I’m pleased to have the freedom to provide the time and commitment that my clients deserve and will always strive to get them the best results.”

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Buying or selling in a dynamic market

• Be prepared • Establish an open and honest relationship with an agent you know you can trust

Prior to early 2020, the housing market was influenced by various economic and political factors, making it generally consistent during this period but without much impetus.

However, the past year has seen a dramatic change bought about by the reaction to the pandemic. The reaction has been a change in attitude to lifestyle and working regime. Options on work environment combined with a marked emphasis on the benefits of living in a more rural environment has created enhanced buying and selling across the South.

This shift to buying in the country is one that had already started but has been greatly and exceptionally hastened by the pandemic. Over the past 10 years the South has been an increasingly popular destination for those looking to make the move out of London. Now the reaction to the events and advice of the past year has ‘opened the floodgates’ and we suspect that the desire to move to the country will continue for the foreseeable future. And so, to buy or sell in such a dynamic environment our main advice is to be prepared and establish an open and honest relationship with an agent you know you can trust. Agents such as The Country House Company, who are long established in the South and used to selling to the London market, understand exactly what is involved and how to make the move a smooth transaction for vendor and purchaser. If you are looking to put your house on the market then gather together as much information as you can on the house, its workings and history.

Be guided by your agent; transactions will take longer during such a busy time but experienced agents will expertly manage the expectations of both parties and keep everyone informed of the process. Keep communication channels open throughout and react to requests for information as quickly and as comprehensively as possible.

For full advice on buying and selling please contact Kate Porter on 02392 632275 email Katep@countryhousecompany.co.uk

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