Entrepreneurs in Teignbridge who're planning to set up in business this year can get a helping hand from someone who's already had that experience.
Under the Business Buddies scheme, new enterprises receive guidance from established local companies.
The MP for Newton Abbot, Anne Marie Morris, has backed the plan.
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