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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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Accountancy firm makes new addition to top-rated app

An Exeter accountancy firm is building on the success of its first ever app by investing in three additional features designed to expand the app’s appeal and help grow the number of downloads even further.

Simpkins Edwards launched its free app in April last year, since when it has had over 1770 downloads via Apple and Google Play stores and consistently appears near the top of search results for its category, outperforming other apps from the UK and internationally. After reviewing the app’s strong performance, the chartered accountancy firm decided to expand its functionality,...

Cullompton’s new Work Hub ready to ‘break the mould’

Devon County Council is supporting the third of Devon’s work hub projects which is opening in Cullompton on Friday 18th January.

The Hayridge Work Hub is hosting a ‘Jelly’ Event from 10am – 4pm to showcase the facilities on offer and give visitors the opportunity to meet the team, tour the building and meet other potential work hub users.

A jelly is an informal co-working event where home-based and mobile workers and small business owners can bring their laptop or papers to a venue to work, chat and collaborate with others.

In addition to flexible office areas, desk...

Blockbuster latest to go into administration

Hard on the heels of the news that HMV has gone into administration and following Jessops' closure at the end of last year, DVD rental firm Blockbuster has become the latest UK High Street casualty after struggling against internet competitors.

Chartered Accountants announce further exam success

Southernhay-based Chartered Accountants Haines Watts, specialising in the owner managed business sector, announce that Fern Stephens, a member of the audit and accounts department, is now a fully qualified Chartered Accountant having passed her exams. This success follows the triple celebration in 2012 when three other members of the firm, Andy Chant, Emma Banfield and Ryan Lewis passed their individual accountancy exams in various areas of the business.

27-year-old Fern joined Haines Watts Exeter in 2005 when she began studying for the AAT qualification. Fern continued her studies...

Exclusive interview with Sir Brian Souter

With the recent launch of eight new double decker buses for the 52 route between Exeter, Sidmouth, Seaton and Honiton, Stagecoach has clearly demonstrated its continued commitment to Devon’s public transport services. The Exeter Daily caught up with the firm's Chairman, Sir Brian Souter, on his biennial visit to the city of Exeter to Stagecoach's South West HQ to talk about his future hopes for the company.

Sir Brian Souter sweeps through Stagecoach's Exeter Head Office like a charge of electricity, lighting up the place with an infectious enthusiasm for leading this top...

Westpoint Trade Show supports independent retailers

Running your own small business can be a challenge at the best of times, and the current economic climate is undoubtedly not making your life any easier! The Giving and Living Trade Show, held at Exeter's Westpoint Arena from 13th to 16th January, aims to support you in as many ways as possible.

As well as the opportunity to see your existing suppliers, you can source great new products and meet and build relationships with new suppliers. However, running a retail business is not just about the products, so there will also be a range of companies at the show who can help you with...

Would your business benefit from our free video workshop?

Authored by Just90
Posted: Tue, 01/08/2013 - 12:08pm

More and more messages are getting lost as increasingly, people don’t have the time to read them. With the explosion of social media and video as a media, communicating in short video bursts is the future.

Just90 crunches knowledge and communicates key messages in 90 second video bursts. With the knowledge and experience built up over the last couple of years, Just90 are now holding free video workshops, in a bid to help your business use video.

Topics include:

Why is video growing so fast? Where can I use video? How do I get more views? How do I use video in the sales...

Are you a creative person with strong marketing skills?

Authored by eventexeter
Posted: Mon, 01/07/2013 - 1:02pm

An excellent opportunity has arisen for a talented marketing professional looking to progress their career within an exciting, fast-paced environment.

We are seeking an enthusiastic, hardworking, creative marketing co-ordinator to join our award winning Event Exeter team within Campus Services at the University of Exeter. Reporting to the Marketing Team Leader, you will work with the team on a wide range of projects across commercial trading areas; namely Retail Services, Residential Services and Event Exeter. You will also play a key role in supporting the team with administrative...

Flybe customer service takes flight with Sitel

Sitel, a leading customer care outsourcing provider, today announced that Exeter-based Flybe, Europe’s largest regional airline, has selected Sitel as its customer service partner in the UK. The partnership integrates Flybe’s existing customer service agents into Sitel’s state-of-the-art Exeter facility to provide travellers with world class customer care.

In its search for a customer service partner, Flybe evaluated a number of options and service providers throughout the UK and overseas. Sitel was chosen because the company could minimise the impact of the transition on Flybe’s...

Optix Solutions becomes Beacon Pathfinder

Web design and Online Marketing Company Optix Solutions today announced that it has accepted an invitation to become a Beacon Pathfinder, an extended affiliate of the Beacon network.

This invitation is seen as recognition by the prestigious network of the significant growth the Exeter-based company has achieved.

As a Beacon Pathfinder, Optix Solutions will gain access to an elite network of ambitious Beacon companies that will offer the knowledge and experience that is necessary for the company to grow and excel within its industry.

Here’s what Alastair Banks,...

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