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Devon County Council hosts Skills Bootcamps

Local authorities fund Skills Bootcamps in HGV Driving to help get local people into work and support regional employers to secure the drivers they need

Insite (formerly HGVC), a leading HGV driver training specialist, is helping Devon County Council train 58 local people to become HGV drivers via locally run and funded Skills Bootcamps in HGV Driving.

The HGV Skills Bootcamps are flexible courses of up to 16 weeks, helping people build sector-specific skills. While centralised Department for Education (DfE) funding for the HGV Skills Bootcamps scheme ceases at the end...

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Effective chairmanship - In a nutshell

Authored by Bitpod
Posted: Wed, 07/27/2016 - 7:20am

In the latest of Bitpod's In a Nutshell series, Karen Janas from KJ Consulting UK offers her expert advise on effective chairmanship skills.

Her video examines what makes a good chairman and how to ensure that meetings are conducted in an efficient and timely manner. 'Actions and decisions need to be clear, understood and recorded and it is the chairperson’s role to slow down discussions, and stop the meeting to clarify these actions, actioners and timings, and after the meeting to check the minutes, before they are sent out' explains Karen.

To find out more contact Karen...

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National recognition for SW renewable energy champion

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Tue, 07/26/2016 - 10:25am

A leading South West renewable energy lawyer has been shortlisted for a national award for her work promoting the renewables industry. Sonya Bedford who is head of renewable energy at Stephens Scown LLP has been shortlisted in the Community Energy Champion category of the Community Energy Awards 2016. The Awards will be announced at an event in Oxford in September. Sonya has built Stephens Scown’s renewable energy team into the biggest in Devon and Cornwall. Her work in the community energy field has included ground-breaking progress on grid sharing agreements for solar schemes, which has...

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Exeter BID launches new website

Exeter Business Improvement District (Exeter BID) has launched a brand new website: www.inexeter.com . Designed for both residents of and visitors to the city, the website provides a wealth of information and news on businesses, shops, attractions and events in Exeter.

Exeter BID was introduced in March 2015 and will result in £2.4million being invested into the city centre to make it more attractive and user friendly for visitors, residents and business owners. Activities managed by the Exeter BID include boosted marketing for the businesses and events within the city centre,...

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New work hub opens and another expands

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Mon, 07/25/2016 - 11:30am

Exeter’s small business community has received a boost with the opening of a new work hub and the expansion of another.

Devon work hubs, which is supported by Devon County Council, is a growing community of friendly and flexible work spaces, perfect for home-based and mobile workers, business start-ups, freelancers and entrepreneurs.

The Generator, which opened in Dix’s Field almost four years ago to provide creative types Jim Strongand other freelancers with an alternative to conventional offices, recently opened a second location by the Quay.

The work hub, in...

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Using hypnotherapy to manage workplace stress #InaNutshell

Authored by Bitpod
Posted: Mon, 07/25/2016 - 11:00am

Emma Treby, Inspired to Change, shares her expert advise on using hypnotherapy to manage workplace stress.

Her video explains how stress often passes unrecognised and can be accepted as part of modern working life. 'Whilst we cannot remove stressful situations, we can control our response to them and that's where solution-focused hypnotherapy can help' explains Emma.

Emma goes on to explain how with a better understanding of how the brain works and with the assistance of hypnotherapy, we could be better equipped to cope with whatever life has to throw at us.

To find...

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Ashfords LLP named as one of Legal Week's Best Employers 2016

National law firm Ashfords LLP has been named as one of the Best Employers following the publication of Legal Week's 2016 Best Employers Report.

The Legal Week Best Employers Report is aimed at law firms across the country and measures what employees think about career progression, diversity, culture, management, pay, benefits and more. The survey allows employees to give anonymous, honest feedback about what their firm is doing well and how it could improve.

Hilary Stevenson, Learning & Development Manager at Ashfords LLP, commented: " Being recognised as one of the...

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Councillor marks opening of new public realm area

Senior Development Manager at St. Modwen, Ian Guy and Council Chairman of Clyst Honiton Parish Council, Councillor Lynne Askew marked the official opening of the public realm area at St Modwen’s £210 million Skypark scheme in Exeter on Thursday 14 July. Named Western Fields Park, the five acre area was developed by St. Modwen to provide a naturally picturesque entrance into the development, which lines the site’s frontage along the Clyst Honiton bypass. The new park area includes a tree-lined avenue into the development surrounded by grassland and hedges as well as ornamental plants and...

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Exeter businesses will soon be able to authenticate Twitter accounts with blue tick

Businesses and individuals across Exeter will soon be able to apply for their very own blue Twitter tick as the social media giant begins rolling out a new scheme.

Over the last few weeks Twitter has announced it will be launching a new system which allows local businesses apply for verified status. Verified status is displayed by the reputable blue tick that appears next to a Twitter profile. Previously, Twitter verification was only granted to public figures who were deemed to be of public interest, but soon anyone will be able to apply, providing they tick all of the boxes. The...

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StartUp Britain tour visits Exeter

Following a high-profile launch at Buckingham Palace as guests of the Duke of York, national enterprise campaign StartUp Britain will tomorrow (TUESDAY) arrive in Exeter as part of a summer bus tour providing inspiration and support to thousands of aspiring entrepreneurs.

As an indicator of local entrepreneurial drive, new figures released by StartUp Britain for the tour show 363 new businesses were formed in Exeter in the first six months of 2016. This compares with 738 new businesses registered in the city throughout 2015.

Now in its fifth year, the StartUp Britain tour,...

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Faithful+Gould srengthens Exeter office

Faithful+Gould, the leading integrated project and programme management consultancy, has further strengthened its Exeter office with a new senior appointment to help grow and diversify its work across the South West.

Charles Lewis will join as Regional Director, based at the company’s office in The Octagon, on July 18. With extensive experience in the private sector, he has worked on numerous commercial, residential and hotel projects in the UK as well as in both Central and Eastern Europe. In his new role Charles will provide strategic leadership and management for the office,...

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