Business

25 years ago in 1988 when the World Wide Web wasn’t yet part of common vocabulary, mobile phones were few and far between and fax machines were still key business communication tools, chartered accountancy firm Simpkins Edwards took on six new young employees – all of whom are now celebrating an impressive 25 years with the firm.

Chris Bowker (tax partner) and Jason Shear (tax manager) in the Exeter office; Sarah Lock (accounts senior), Tara Watts (accounts senior) and David Thorne (corporate manager) in the Barnstaple office; and Sandy Bailey (typist) in the Okehampton office,...

The digital landscape changes daily. Keeping up to speed with these changes is imperative if you want your business to succeed online.

Welcome to our flagship event, our once a year extravaganza! Don’t worry, we’ll still be running our Optix Fridays throughout the year and we also have a special series of sector specific events planned. This one however is for those of you who want to start the year with a bang. It’s about making sure you’ve not missed out on any of the changes in 2013 and are ahead of the game in 2014. At the very least you’ll come away with loads of ideas to take...

A popular topic in the news at the moment is that the age to receive your state pension has increased to 68, many people are wondering how the changes will affect them.

In this In a nutshell video, Chris Dunston from Artavia PFS explains what Auto enrolment pensions are and how they can benefit you.

“It applies to all UK employers, no matter how many people they employ. If you're an employer, and you haven't yet done so, you will soon need to enrol your staff in a pension scheme and make employer pension contributions of at least three percent of their salaries. Remember, a...

A female engineer from Italy has secured a job with design and engineering consultancy Atkins in Exeter after receiving advice from the National Careers Service.

Giulia Magri, who graduated as a structural engineer from University of Rome Tor Vergata in 2005, arrived in Devon in September after finding that opportunities for progression in her field were limited in her native country.

“Although there were jobs available in Italy, and I worked for a number of Italian engineering firms and architects, it became clear that my progression – and my salary ‒ would not meet my...