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Why Office Redesigns Often Start With Blinds?

Office redesigns usually begin with good intentions: improve productivity, refresh the brand image, and create a space people actually enjoy working in. Yet many projects stall early, becoming expensive, disruptive, or visually inconsistent. One common challenge sits right at the edge of the room—windows. Light, glare, privacy, and temperature all stem from them, and when they’re poorly managed, even the best furniture and layouts fall short. That’s why experienced designers and facility managers often start office redesigns with blinds, not desks or décor.

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UK shoppers are moving purchasing power to online marketplaces, Mirakl survey finds

Mirakl, the industry’s first and most advanced enterprise marketplace SaaS platform, today announced the release of The 2022 State of Online Marketplace Adoption , a global survey of 9,000 consumers, including 1,000 UK respondents, that explores the ways in which online shoppers are shaping the marketplace economy.

According to the findings, the eCommerce landscape has shifted in response to rising consumer expectations around rapid delivery, product quality and variety, and lower pricing.

Two-thirds of consumers surveyed globally prefer eCommerce sites with online...

Exeter based Situ secures gold Investors in People accolade

“Everyone we spoke to loves working at Situ”

Situ have recently been awarded gold status by Investors In People (IIP) for their approach to how they invest in their people - achieving 87% overall which is significantly higher than the average IIP Gold accreditation score. The accreditation was based on their entire ongoing people approach, conversations with the Situ leadership team regarding their ambition and feedback gathered from Situ team members through an online survey and one to one interviews.

IIP stated in their summary report that the survey and discussions...

Four mistakes every new business owner needs to be aware of

Opening a business is only the beginning. Running it and making sure it succeeds is an entirely different responsibility. New business owners in particular often make a few unwanted mistakes. While not every mistake is fatal, there are a few that can throw a wrench into your entire game plan. Here are four mistakes every new business owner needs to be aware of and how to avoid them.

Being Afraid of Failure

With so much to consider like choosing the right location for your business and the right people to help you succeed, fear of failure can stop you from taking definitive action...

Tilney Smith & Williamson continues expansion of Exeter office with two Financial Planner appointments

Tilney Smith & Williamson, the leading wealth management and professional services firm, has continued to invest in expanding its team in Exeter by making two financial planner appointments. Mark Newman and Stephen Read join the firm at an exciting time for the office in Sterling Court which goes into 2022 seeing increased demand for its services.

Mark Newman joins Tilney Smith & Williamson from Kelsall Steele Investment Services where he worked as a Senior Financial Planner for more than three and a half years in the firm’s Truro office. Prior to Kelsall Steele, Mark...

Foot Anstey launches work experience programmes to find a new generation of lawyers

Foot Anstey LLP, the national law firm, has announced the launch of two new work experience programmes dedicated to activating and accelerating a new generation of lawyers and helping create more diversity in the profession.

The firm's Activate Programme is open to all Year 12 and 13 students, while its Accelerate Programme is aimed at Undergraduate students. Each scheme has 10 places on offer and will take place over 3.5 days in Foot Anstey's offices in Bristol, Exeter and Southampton.

Participants in each programme will gain a valuable insight of what it's like to work in...

Hiring a CFO in Exeter can be a game changer for your business

The world of work is changing rapidly in the face of the pandemic. Skilled professionals are relocating out of London to Exeter and Devon. If the pandemic has taught us anything, it’s that all you need is wi-fi, Zoom, and an endless supply of coffee to run a business.

Remote working means Exeter businesses have access to a talent pool of professionals who can transform their fortunes. Flexible working and remote working go hand in hand. You don’t need to hire a professional full-time to benefit from their expertise. That’s why hiring a CFO in Exeter is more popular than ever...

You're mining bitcoins by reading this article

Approximately 25 bitcoins are created every 10 minutes, with each coin worth about $47,797.60 at current market prices. Your computer and that of others who are reading this post are competing against each other for the opportunity to unlock and collect the next batch. If that counter keeps rising, then your computer will continue to run a bitcoin mining script and compete for a share of the action.

Computers do not comb the internet for digital ore that can be converted into bitcoin. Bitcoin mining doesn't use ore, and nothing is extracted or smelted. Bitcoin mining is simply a...

PKF Smith Cooper announce latest promotions

Starting the year on a positive note, and effective from 1st January, the award-winning accountancy and business advisory firm announces a string of promotions across a number of divisions.

PKF Smith Cooper’s promotions across their Derby, Nottingham, and Birmingham offices follow a period of sustained, strategic growth for the Midlands firm, not only signalling its aim to continue expanding but also the focused investments in team members, which Managing Partner James Bagley cites as their “most important asset”.

Within the Corporate Finance division, Tom Joy has been...

How to Improve the Local Reputation of your Business

If you’re a business based locally, you’ll know that reputation is everything. Exeter is a small enough city with a tight enough community for word to travel fast – which is great news for exciting new restaurants and bad news for stores, shops, and cafes that swiftly gain a negative reputation. So, maintaining a good local reputation, or improving on your business’ local standing, is an important pillar to your future success. Here are four ways that you’ll be able to enhance the image of your brand and business locally in the new year.

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Why being hacked is good for your business

Businesses are taking cybersecurity more seriously than ever. In 2021, executives ramped up their cybersecurity spending in response to the explosion of cyber-attacks exploiting lockdown remote working. Despite this, the frequency and severity of security breaches has only increased, with small to medium businesses in the UK subject to an astonishing average of 10,000 attempted cyber-attacks a day. Successful attacks breach sensitive data, and recovery can result in severe financial losses, sometimes millions of pounds, for affected businesses. So, what is going wrong? Before we discuss...

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Why Office Redesigns Often Start With Blinds?

UK shoppers are moving purchasing power to online marketplaces, Mirakl survey finds

Exeter based Situ secures gold Investors in People accolade

Four mistakes every new business owner needs to be aware of

Tilney Smith & Williamson continues expansion of Exeter office with two Financial Planner appointments

Foot Anstey launches work experience programmes to find a new generation of lawyers

Hiring a CFO in Exeter can be a game changer for your business

You're mining bitcoins by reading this article

PKF Smith Cooper announce latest promotions

How to Improve the Local Reputation of your Business

Why being hacked is good for your business

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