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IMP Software secures investment to accelerate innovation and broaden unified financial management platform for the education sector

IMP Software , the leading platform helping Multi-Academy Trusts (MATs) to strengthen their budget forecasting and financial management, has announced a significant minority investment from Partech Growth fund to support its next stage of development.

The partnership with Partech, a...

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Three Business Adventures to Start Next Year

There are so many ways to make your mark in the world; you do not have an excuse to go after your dreams. Whatever your dream, whatever your interests, there are ways to go after what you want and to become the success you deserve to be. Don’t wait around and watch life pass you by. Instead, start your own business. There are three main methods you can be your own boss and become your own...

Plans to create new gateway for Plymouth at railway station set for green light

Plymouth’s plans to improve the city’s welcome for rail passengers and to regenerate the area around the station are under starter’s orders.

The Council’s plans to support the area’s transformation are to be given a green light with Cabinet being asked to approve a £26 million funding package when it meets on 11 September.

Building on the ambitious regeneration plans, GWR,...

Getting the Job: How to nail your next interview

Job hunting is rarely a pleasurable experience, and job interviews themselves tend to be quite nerve-wracking. You are, after all, being judged on your qualifications and on your personality. This can put a lot of pressure on one small conversation, meaning it is all too easy for stress or overthinking to sabotage your chances of being hired. The experience can be so stressful that people tend...

How to minimise employee accidents

We live in an age of litigation and red tape , and it has never been more important to ensure you are taking all possible steps to reduce the possibility of workplace accidents involving your employees. Although you may be insured against employee accidents, it’s never fun being sued by one of them and it can often undermine relationships, especially in smaller companies and firms.

An...

Essential Marketing Tips For New Business Owners

The UK is full of entrepreneurial people going self-employed and setting up their own small businesses, and this trend shows no sign of slowing down. Despite the economic uncertainty of the last ten years, plenty of optimistic souls who think they’ve got what it takes to be their own boss and make money from their ideas are setting up in business. This sector is vital to the economy and makes...

Stubbing out illegal tobacco sales in Devon

Work to stub out illegal tobacco sales in Devon is being highlighted next week.

Devon, Somerset and Torbay Trading Standards Service is visiting Green Lanes Shopping Centre in Barnstaple on Thursday 30 August between 10am and 5pm to let residents know about the real harm caused by illegal tobacco and how residents can help to prevent its supply.

The event is part of the...

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Drake Circus helps young people kick-start their career with free training programme

Drake Circus is calling for young people in Plymouth to take the first step in their retail careers by registering for its free training programme, Bright Lights Starting Out in Retail.

The five-week programme starts on the 10th September and will give young people in Plymouth access to high quality training, including advice from industry experts, support with interviews and CV...

Burts Chips renews sponsorship deal with local clubs

Burts Potato Chips, makers of premium artisan snacks, are proud to continue their sport sponsorships with Exeter Chiefs and Plymouth Argyle for the 2018-2019 season, demonstrating the company’s love and support of all things South West.

Renewed contracts will be rolling out with both local sports teams this season, which will continue to raise awareness amongst likeminded local...

STEM ambassador achieves goal of apprenticeship with asbestos experts at Plymouth Science Park

A graduate trainee at Kovia, one of the few UK companies specialising in the identification, on-going management and the safe removal of asbestos, is finally realising her university dream of becoming a specialist in the field.

A team of six are based at its prestigious Plymouth Science Park headquarters with a further four consultants and surveyors, working on various sites across the...

Half of Plymouth businesses suffer drop in traffic as Google “punishes” website security 

Up to half of all businesses in Plymouth are likely to have seen a big drop in website traffic, after Google started labelling their websites as “not secure”.

The internet giant made a major change to its Chrome browser on July 24th, according to local IT expert Your Martin Limburn at Limbtec Limited.

“Without getting techy, if your website isn’t encrypted, Chrome now warns...

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