Why to choose project management career in 2021?

Why to choose project management career in 2021?

Project management is known as the process of applying skills, methods, knowledge and processes to achieve the desired goal or a project of an organization based on various parameters. It is generally used to create the end product which will benefit the respective organization. The core components of project management include defining the reason why the particular project is necessary, understanding the project requirements, mentioning the quality deliverables, estimating the timescales etc. With project management, one also needs to prepare the business case to justify the required...

Sustainable PPE for health workers championed by Exeter professor

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 03/16/2021 - 9:39pm

Sustainability experts from the University of Exeter Business School are working across the NHS in a drive to replace single-use PPE with more environmentally-friendly alternatives.

More than one billion single-use disposable masks were used by NHS workers last year, creating vast amounts of plastic waste and posing an ethical dilemma in which saving lives now has a harmful impact on the planet.

One recent study found that if every person in the UK used one single-use mask each day for a year it would create 66,000 tonnes of contaminated plastic waste – the equivalent...

Real Food Store customers raise almost £100 for Exeter Foodbank

Real Food Store customers raise almost £100 for Exeter Foodbank

Authored by Joe Bevan
Posted: Tue, 03/16/2021 - 6:54pm

Customers at Exeter’s community-owned Real Food Store have raised almost £100 for Exeter Foodbank in just one month, by ‘rounding up’ their shopping bills to support the charity.

The funds have been raised as part of a new partnership between the Real Food Store and Exeter Foodbank, to support vulnerable and low-income Exeter residents to access high quality, local produce.

Launched in early February, the ‘Round It Up’ scheme gives Real Food Store customers the option of rounding up their receipt to the nearest pound, with the proceeds being used to provide vouchers to...

Exeter Foundation match day draw

Your chance to win up to £1,000 in Exeter Chiefs Foundation match day draw

Authored by Marc Astley
Posted: Tue, 03/16/2021 - 6:38pm

Supporters can do their bit for the Exeter Chiefs Foundation by signing up for a brand-new match-day raffle, which will be launched at the upcoming Gallagher Premiership game with Leicester Tigers on Saturday, March 20.

With crowds still absent from Sandy Park, many of the charities and organisations that the Foundation support on a match-day have been hit hard during the past year - not just financially, but also by the various restrictions put in place during the lockdown. The funds raised on the Match Day Draw are all to be ring fenced and distributed to our 20 designated...

How romance scams operate in dating apps body

Authored by David Banks
Posted: Tue, 03/16/2021 - 5:53pm

Gone are the days when individuals only dated those they’ve met in person, colleagues, friends of friends, or family friends. Everything seems to have gone online with technology, from purchases of groceries to fashion items to romance. Online romance has its perks; after all, there have been numerous success stories of people finding their soulmates online.

However, it is also a very precarious activity to engage in, more so for the older generation, who tend to be lonelier and wealthier, making them easy targets for online romance scams. This article will help you recognise the...

Treasuredcap - Types of foreign exchange market

Treasuredcap - Types of foreign exchange market

The foreign exchange market is where one currency's value is purchased and exchanged for another currency's money. It provides:

  • The essential and administrative basis for exchanging one country's currency for that of another.
  • Deciding the exchange rate between currencies.
  • Physically performing foreign exchange transactions.

This market's primary goal is to convert purchasing power from one currency to another. Individual foreign exchange buyers and sellers would find it inconvenient to see each other. As...

SME National Business Awards

Local leader to the fore

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 03/16/2021 - 2:20pm

The SME National Business Awards are delighted to announce that Jason Sinclair, Partner from Queensbury has joined the judging panel of these prestigious awards. The awards are in their fifth year and are open to all SMEs in the UK www.smenationals.co.uk

The final takes place on the Friday 3rd December at the iconic Wembley Stadium. Speaking on behalf of the organisers, Awards Director Damian Cummins said " We are thrilled that someone of Jason's calibre has joined our panel, we rely on experienced business people from across all sectors to choose winners in these sought after...

Support for the latest proposals for the Teign Estuary

Public backing for Teign Estuary Trail

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 03/16/2021 - 2:14pm

A public consultation has revealed overwhelming support for the latest proposals for the Teign Estuary Trail.

More than 3,000 responses were received during the consultation held at the end of last year, which focused on a missing link between Newton Abbot and Teignmouth.

Feedback showed that 92% supported the proposed route for a 5km section of the multi-use trail, starting at the Passage House Inn in Newton Abbot and joining the A381 at La Roche Maurice Walk, with a shared use path planned to link to the junction near Morrisons supermarket, at the western edge of...

Three tips for booking the very best wedding band

Authored by Claire Small
Posted: Tue, 03/16/2021 - 12:51pm

When you get married, it goes without saying that you will want to have a perfect day. This is an event that you will remember for the rest of your life, so of course, you will want it to be a positive memory.

There are so many different parts of this day to organise, and hopefully, there are also several people who are going to be assisting you with all of these tasks. Remember, it is your big day, and it is okay to ask your loved ones for help!

Choosing a Wedding Band

One of the parts of your wedding day that everyone will be paying attention to is the band....

Escape to the sun with Exeter Airport in 2021-22

Escape to the sun with Exeter Airport in 2021-22

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Tue, 03/16/2021 - 12:29pm

Holidaymakers longing to escape to the sun have a wide choice of destinations on their doorstep with the launch of Exeter Airport’s annual destination guide, FLY. The launch follows surge of interest and bookings for 2021 and 2022 holidays, fuelled by the Government’s announced roadmap to ease lockdown restrictions.

FLY Exeter 2021-22 features 27 destinations in 7 countries. Returning for 2021 are the four Greek Islands, Corfu, Crete, Rhodes and Zante, as well as Paphos in Cyprus and six Spanish destinations including mainland Spain, the Balearics and Canary Islands. Passengers...

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