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Easy office design tips for happier employees

A well-designed office space is about more than just aesthetics and colour – it’s about creating an environment where employees feel comfortable, focused, and motivated. The good news? It doesn’t take a major overhaul or costly renovations. Just a few small changes can lead to happier employees, stronger teamwork, and improved productivity. Read on for practical steps that you can take to enhance your office space today.

Ergonomics: Invest in your team’s posture and wellbeing

Physical discomfort can seriously hinder productivity, which is why ergonomic design should be a...

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Exeter Business Improvement District proposal launched

Over 50 business representatives were present at the launch of the Exeter BID proposal document which was revealed at the Royal Albert Memorial Museum on Monday (8 December).

Those attending the event learnt more about the BID and what will be included within the BID Business Plan which will go out to all voters in January 2015.

The business plan identified three main priorities: marketing and events, welcome and safe as well as looking after businesses.

Further ideas within the plan include making Exeter a clean and safe city which could include gaining Purple Flag...

Exeter apprenticeship up for grabs

Young people in Exeter are being given the chance to apply for Wolseley UK’s customer service apprenticeship scheme via a vacancy at its Plumb Center branch on Sowton Industrial Estate in Exeter.

Wolseley UK provides construction products and materials through a nationwide branch network, including Plumb and Parts Center, Pipe Center, Climate Center, Drain Center and William Wilson. The company employs 6,000 people, has a network of 919 branches and boasts a commercial fleet of more than 800 vehicles, making it one of the biggest in the UK.

All apprentices that enrol in the...

Stagecoach rated UK's most admired public transport group

Stagecoach Group is one of the top 20 most admired businesses in the UK, according to an authoritative annual survey of corporate reputation.

The transport group, which operates bus and rail services in the UK and North America, was rated 20th out of nearly 240 businesses across 24 sectors in the Britain’s Most Admired Companies (BMAC) 2014 Awards.

Stagecoach was ranked above well-known businesses including Marks and Spencer, Alliance Boots, BT Group, Coca-Cola Enterprises, and Rolls-Royce.

It was voted the top public transport operator in the survey and was second...

SW residents have trust in local businesses

People in the South West have a dramatically higher level of trust in businesses in their area than they do in UK business as a whole.

The CBI’s Great Business Debate (its campaign to increase public trust in business) is today (Monday) publishing a YouGov survey of over four thousand people, including 350 in the South West. It shows that, when people’s feelings about businesses are determined by their direct experience, they are overwhelmingly positive but that this often fails to translate into support for business generally.

In the South West 86% of people trust ‘local...

South West registers stronger rise in output in November

The South West private sector economy registered a pick-up in growth in November from October’s recent low, according to PMI survey data.

The rates of expansion in total activity and new business both accelerated for the first time since June, but remained weaker than the respective UK averages. Job creation continued at a solid pace and outstanding business increased further, while inflationary pressures remained historically muted.

The seasonally adjusted Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking South West Business Activity Index signalled growth of private sector output in...

Government to invest £5m through Crowdcube

Leading equity crowdfunding platform, Crowdcube, has been chosen as one of only six competitively selected partners by the London Co-Investment Fund (LCIF) and the only crowdfunding platform to be on the list of VCs, angels and other investors.

Established by Funding London and Capital Enterprise, the LCIF is a new Government-backed fund designed to address the funding gap in London faced by tech start-ups, and will see £25m invested in 156 seed stage companies within the Technology, Digital and Science sectors over the next three years. The £25m is being contributed by the Mayor...

Exeter inventor's global dominance

If you are keen on TV DIY shows, have spent time in Hospital or work for The NHS or Emergency Services around the world, you may be familiar with the brand name Packexe® stamped on safety protection films and wraps.

The Packexe® range of products is the brainchild of ebullient inventor and entrepreneur, Andrew Orchard, who created the first Packexe® film product back in 1989.

Today, Packexe®, based in Exeter, UK, exports to over 50 countries worldwide including Germany, Japan and Hong Kong, bearing a high calibre and extremely well respected CV and product range.

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National award for Francis Clark

Francis Clark has been voted ‘Top 50 Corporate Finance Team of the Year’ at the 2014 British Accountancy Awards. This award seeks to recognise the corporate finance advice that has delivered the greatest measurable benefit to clients.

The entry into the British Accountancy Awards demonstrated the team’s innovative approach, including the creation of a private company valuation database (PERDa) that is now used by HMRC, and its track record of deals, such as the high profile Axminster Carpets management-buy-out. The development of an experienced and specialist renewables team was...

Young entrepreneur opens first beauty salon on city trading estate

Eighteen-year-old entrepreneur, Hannah White, has opened her first beauty salon based on Marsh Barton Trading Estate in Exeter.

Hannah, who grew up in Alphington and attended local schools Bowhill Primary School and St James High School, trained as a beautician at Exeter College and went on to work at several Exeter based salons before making the brave decision to follow her dreams and go it alone.

Hannah opened her tanning and beauty salon, The Beauty Lounge, on AlphinBrook Road last month and has had a constant stream of customers already.

Hannah said: “My first...

How economies influence idustries

The last six years have been quite upsetting in terms of business, economy and finance, The Great Recession having been so destructive that the much awaited economic recovery set to succeed it has only recently begun to make itself known (and in a slight fashion, at that). The impact of the economy on business and industry has been severe at best, resulting in all manner of baleful shocks, the brunt of which has been felt most by the everyman.

With this in mind then, how exactly does the economy as a whole affect everyday industries in the UK?

Economies and businesses are...

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Easy office design tips for happier employees

Exeter Business Improvement District proposal launched

Exeter apprenticeship up for grabs

Stagecoach rated UK's most admired public transport group

SW residents have trust in local businesses

South West registers stronger rise in output in November

Government to invest £5m through Crowdcube

Exeter inventor's global dominance

National award for Francis Clark

Young entrepreneur opens first beauty salon on city trading estate

How economies influence idustries

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