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South West Communications Group has been selected as an approved supplier for the Government-funded SuperConnected Cities scheme.

Businesses in Exeter can now get a connection voucher of up to £3,000 for faster, better Internet connectivity to help them grow and develop.

Broadband Connection Vouchers are available to sole traders, SMEs and charities with up to 249 employees. They can be used to spend on the installation costs of an improved Internet connectivity solution, which can also include WiFi.

Harry Langley, managing director of swcomms, said: “These vouchers...

A leading training provider is boosting awareness of the wide range of apprenticeship opportunities in the South West.

Positive Outcomes has apprenticeships available across sectors such as IT, business, property, customer services and retail.

During the Skills South West event, it held a competition to win £100 high street vouchers in an aim to draw attention to apprenticeships and what they offer. The competition was very popular and was won by 14-year-old Sophie Sproston from Paignton who is shortly due to receive her £100 worth of high street vouchers.

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The perfect workplace is three miles from home, has ‘al fresco’ board meetings and a communal selection of fruit and snacks, says a new study.

The survey, which asked 2,000 office employees to describe their ‘ultimate office’, found free tea and coffee doesn’t cut the mustard when it comes to keeping workers happy.

Demanding workers now expect floor-to-ceiling windows, personalised parking spaces and an on-site crèche.

A great view, music playing constantly and a high tech espresso machine also appeared in the ideal list of features, as well as hair-straighteners in...

South West SEO expert Martin McIver is warning businesses across Devon that unless they make their websites mobile friendly by 21 April, they could find themselves freefalling in Google’s search rankings.

The stark warning follows announcements from Google that it will change the way it ranks websites to favour those that are mobile friendly from 21 April.

For businesses reliant on tourism and hospitality in particular, this change could spell a dramatic fall in trade as tourists use mobile technology more than any other group to search for things to do, places to visit,...