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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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New Co-working Event comes to Exeter

Freelancers, home workers and small/micro business owners are invited to bring their laptop or other work and work, chat and collaborate at Exeter Jelly, an informal co-working event on the third Wednesday of every month (next event on 16th January). Jelly was started in 2006 in New York and has spread across the World.

It's Free

The ethos of Jelly is to be accessible to all so the venue and wifi are provided FREE of charge, even the teas & coffees!

Work with Like-Minded People in Exeter

Co-working means meeting up with like-minded people to work...

Arbuthnot Latham appoints chartered wealth planner

The Exeter and London-based private, independent bank, Arbuthnot Latham & Co., Limited, today announced the appointment of Ian Avery to the role of Chartered Wealth Planner. Ian takes up his role with Arbuthnot Latham with immediate effect.

Arbuthnot Latham Chief Executive, James Fleming, said:

“I am delighted that Ian is joining us at this important time in the Bank’s growth and development. Ian brings a great deal of experience in the Wealth Planning field.”

“I wish Ian well and I am looking forward to working with him”

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Positive thinking from Brewin Dolphin for 2013

Jamie Matheson, Executive Chairman of Brewin Dolphion announced at the end of last year that despite extreme economic uncertainty at home and abroad, 2012 will largely be remembered as a year of better news for investors.

According to Brewin Dolphin's Group Strategist, equity markets have a sound backdrop for further gains next year and most markets have the potential to see around 10% earnings growth - he is predicting that the FTSE 100 will reach 6350 in 2013 - which is welcome positive thinking.

However, continues Matheson, the road for 2013 remains...

Further awards for Ashfords' conveyancing team

Ashfords LLP's multi award-winning conveyancing team has gained further recognition for the quality of its service at the 2012 Equity Release Awards, which took place at the end of last month (note: 27 November) at Merchants Taylors’ Hall in London.

The firm’s Equity Release team, led by Partner Peter Barton, was the overall winner in the National Equity Release Conveyancing category, beating Equilaw and Goldsmith Williams to win the award, which was voted on by participating advisors and providers.

Peter Barton, Partner and Head of the Equity Release practice at Ashfords,...

Date set for Exeter Business Games Launch

The Exeter Business Games 2013 will be officially launched on Thursday, 31st January at an event hosted by Event Exeter at the Forum, University of Exeter. Businesses in Exeter who are interested in finding out more about the Games are invited to this free event, where organisers will give an overview of the planned games along with details of how to sign up and the opportunity to do so. The Exeter Business Games, which will run throughout May and June 2013, comprises of various corporate events such as Ten-Pin Bowling and River Boat racing and is open to any Exeter-based business. The...

Lord Adonis calls for creation of better apprenticeships

The systematic creation of new and better apprenticeships was cited as one of the key pillars of a fundamentally better economy and better society by Andrew Adonis, labour peer and former education minister and transport secretary in a visit to a local further education college last week.

Lord Adonis – noted for his controversial support for Michael Gove and academies – was opening Exeter College's new £8.5million pound Technology Centre in front of business and education partners as well as staff and students and he was critical of the role the public sector and his own former...

Marketing Plan Template To Help You Plan For 2013

The end of the year is always a good time to reflect on the past year and to plan your marketing activity for the forthcoming year. However, many businesses struggle with marketing planning and are unsure where to start and what to include.

The following marketing plan template should help you put together a basic marketing plan, which will help you on your way to achieve business success.

Marketing Audit

Before planning your marketing activity it is essential to understand your business and where you sit in the marketplace. A marketing audit should involve a...

Key speakers come together for a business event with a difference

15 Minute Wonders - a business seminar with a difference - is due to be hosted at Buckerell Lodge, Topsham Road, Exeter on 17th January 2013.

Based on the Pecha Kucha and TED concepts of keeping presentations concise, fast paced and generating curiosity, Southwestfd have brought together some of the region’s most professional public speakers for an evening of 15 minute wonders. Each speaker will present for 15 minutes on a key business function, giving you a valuable insight into how to improve your business success.

There will be a speaker panel Q&A session and the...

Courier Excel Launches New Website

We have now launched our new website for Courier Excel. We are a Same Day Courier Delivery company based in the Exeter area offering Same Day Courier Delivery and Collections for companies who want that extra special personal touch.

We are reliable and conscientious and have a can-do attitude so why not give Courier Excel a call on Freephone 0800 0680 556 and see if we can help you.

Our Website address is www.courierexcel.co.uk

We hope you enjoy the website and look forward to hearing from you soon.

Merry Christmas from Courier Excel

TED gains over 15,000 unique users in just two months

In just two months since it was launched on 8th October, The Exeter Daily has clocked up almost 90,000 hits.

The Exeter Daily team have been bowled over by the positive response from both users and advertisers, with over 15,000 people having visited the site since its launch.

Close to 700 individuals, businesses and groups have registered as users of the site.

Top stories over the past two months include articles on flooding, a mum who went on the run with her son to prevent him having cancer treatment and a fatal motorway accident.

“The statistics are...

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Devon County Council hosts Skills Bootcamps

New Co-working Event comes to Exeter

Arbuthnot Latham appoints chartered wealth planner

Positive thinking from Brewin Dolphin for 2013

Further awards for Ashfords' conveyancing team

Date set for Exeter Business Games Launch

Lord Adonis calls for creation of better apprenticeships

Marketing Plan Template To Help You Plan For 2013

Key speakers come together for a business event with a difference

Courier Excel Launches New Website

TED gains over 15,000 unique users in just two months

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