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How Businesses Can Reduce the Impact of Unexpected Downtime

Unexpected downtime can affect any business, regardless of its size or industry. Whether caused by power outages, equipment failures, cyberattacks, or severe weather, interruptions can quickly lead to lost revenue, reduced productivity, and dissatisfied customers. While it may be impossible to eliminate every risk, businesses can take practical steps to minimise disruption and recover more quickly when problems arise.

By planning ahead and investing in the right solutions, organisations can improve resilience and keep operations running even when unexpected challenges occur....

South West law firm receives national recognition for private wealth expertise

Three Partners at employee-owned law firm, Stephens Scown LLP, have received the highest ranking and national recognition in the latest edition of Chambers and Partners’ High Net Worth Guide, which has just been published.

Following an extensive annual research programme, the Chambers High Net Worth Guide ranks the leading and most dedicated lawyers and law firms for international private wealth based on feedback from clients and other specialist industry professionals.

Private Client partners Phil Reed and Graham Murdoch retained their Band 1 status in the 2021 Guide,...

Heart of the South West LEP awarded further £750,000 for Skills Bootcamps

Authored by Program
Posted: Tue, 07/27/2021 - 9:30am

The Heart of the South West LEP has secured £750,000 of funding from the Department for Education’s National Skills Fund to extend its current programme of Skills Bootcamps across the region.

Comprising flexible courses lasting up to 16 weeks’ duration, the eight additional Skills Bootcamps offer adults aged 19 or over the opportunity to build up or retrain in specific digital skills required by employers across the Heart of the South West LEP area, as well as in Dorset, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, and the West of England.

Part of the Government’s Lifetime Skills...

3 Tips to Make the Most of a Small Office

Authored by David Banks
Posted: Mon, 07/26/2021 - 11:29pm

When your office is a little bit more compact than you’d like, it can sometimes feel suffocating. If there is no other space available for you to work, it can be a good idea to look into ways of making that space a bit more enjoyable to spend time in. Sometimes, by thinking outside of the box, that space can instead before comfortable, as opposed to cramped. Some alterations or different working processes that you may think of might not be suitable, however, especially if these changes require authorisation from higher ups within the company.

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Spencer West launches SW regional hub in Exeter and acquires tech and corporate firm as UK expansion continues

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Sun, 07/25/2021 - 9:50pm

Leading integrated fee-sharing legal business Spencer West announces the next stage of its UK regional expansion with the addition of specialist technology and corporate law team of Probert Legal and the launch of a new South West hub in Exeter.

The move will see the respected team from Probert Legal added to Spencer West’s existing roster of legal experts in the region, giving it a strong presence in the South West in line with its UK regional development strategy.

The Probert team will join on August 1 and will include founders Edmund and Jo Probert as well as...

The South West is losing over £10 billion to fraud each year

Authored by Andy Skinner
Posted: Thu, 07/22/2021 - 11:40pm

Fraud is costing businesses and individuals across the South West £10.5 billion and UK £137 billion nationally every year, according to research published by national audit, tax, advisory and risk firm Crowe.

The Financial Cost of Fraud Report, developed by Crowe in conjunction with the Centre for Counter Fraud Studies at the University of Portsmouth, draws on more than 20 years’ extensive research across a range of industries, organisations and countries, to reveal the true scale of this problem.

Chris Mould, partner at Crowe’s Cheltenham office, said: “In every sector of...

14 Devon properties shortlisted in the Michelmores Property Awards 2021

Following a day of deliberation, 14 development projects in Devon have been named in the shortlist at this year's Michelmores' Property Awards. The prestigious Awards are now in their 19th consecutive year and recognise and celebrate the very best property and construction schemes in the South West, as well as the teams involved.

The Ada Lovelace Building, Sideshore, The Gordon Messenger Centre, and VSimulators Building at Exeter Science Park have each been shortlisted in the Project of the Year (under £5 million) category.

Named after the 19th century English...

A guide to buying a car for your business

Authored by Frank Parker
Posted: Wed, 07/21/2021 - 11:17pm

Buying a company car is more than purchasing a vehicle; it is a business investment. If you have come to the point that you are looking to buy a company car, you will likely have realized the need for a business vehicle. However, to ensure that you are getting the most from a car, you will need to find the right model for your company’s requirements.

1. Choosing the right zize

One of the first considerations you should make when looking to purchase a car for your business is what size of vehicle you will need. To work out what size of car you will need, you should...

Similarities and differences between forex trading and bitcoin trading

Both forms of trade are considered digital, in that the paper and coin aspect of handling money is duly eliminated. Bitcoin is considered a store of value in an asset. In both cases also, the prices are affected by the global market, in that if there is a demand in these assets the prices shoot and in decreased demand the prices automatically go down.

Such factors that affect both the demand and supply of bitcoins in the market include economic and national instabilities caused by different factors, for instance the pandemic; Covid 19 has seen to it that business owners and...

Why it’s Good to Stay on Track With Your Business

Authored by BHTNews.com
Posted: Tue, 07/20/2021 - 5:06pm

When you are a service providing packages for customers or food, or even if you just have to move merchandise from one place to another, it’s important to know how you’re driving. Not just because of the costs, the environmental reasons, but also because you know what the drivers are doing, how they work and how to be more efficient. It’s great that we now have systems where it’s so easy to track everything we’re doing, and it's our responsibility to keep up with that. To use that responsibility wisely. In this article we will tell you all the positive sides of fleet management and why...

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