Business

South West Cyber Security firm launches unique apprenticeship programme

Leading edge cyber security experts have just launched the first Cyber Security apprenticeship programme, which includes GCHQ certified courses, at Plymouth Science Park.

The course is the first of its kind in the country and its purpose-built teaching rooms were unveiled by BluescreenIT (BIT) this week.

It follows 14 years of continued growth for the company - which is fast...

Being A Freelancer: How to Make it Work With A Family

There are many pros and cons to freelancing with a family. While it can provide you with a greater work-life balance, there might be times when you will need to focus your full attention on a project, or talk to a client in a silent space on the telephone. Unfortunately, this can be more than a little bit challenging when raising children. If you want to find the perfect balance, read the...

Plymouth architects ‘on a roll’ with further awards success

The Plymouth architecture firm Form Design Group has continued its award-winning form, with top accolades from the Michelmores Property Awards for two very different projects.

The Nelson Project in Plymouth, a self-build residential scheme for ex-service personnel in a regeneration zone of the city, was the outright winner in the Alternative Property Investment category, while the...

Essential Equipment to Launch a Construction Franchise

The construction industry is an exciting and challenging place to be if you’re ambitious and want to launch a franchise rather than simply run a business. However, to get from being small time to the big leagues, you need to have all the right equipment, and it needs to be of the highest possible quality in order to get the jobs done to the best of your ability at a rate of 100% customer...

Plymouth’s Got Business Talent

A new report looking into the strengths of the current UK business landscape has discovered the emerging ‘capitals’ of British business.

The report, published by the Lloyds Bank National Business Awards, has highlighted the new business capitals that offer distinct advantages which help drive success and growth within specific specialist sectors. However, even outside of the five...

Be an Office Hero: The Interior Design Tips You Need

Your office is often one of the places where your workforce will spend the majority of their time. Great interior design in your office can increase communication and provide your employees with different environments for various tasks. It can also make your staff happy to come into work each day, which can create a more motivated, passionate, and productive business. If you want to create an...

KF Kitchens wins national kitchen award

Local kitchen retailer KF Kitchens has won a prestigious national kitchen award. The Plymouth -based company topped the ‘Studio Partner of the Year’ category at this year’s Häfele Studio Partner Awards.

The ceremony, which took place on Thursday 24th May, was held at Jardin Blanc with Raymond Blanc at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. World famous chef Raymond Blanc OBE was on hand to...

Grow your business without leaving town

Do you feel like your business has reached its full potential in Plymouth? If you are eager to continue growing but are pushing market saturation in the local area, then you have options.

One strategy is to physically move to a larger market. However, fully relocating to a larger population centre may not be a reasonable move for you, your employees or your business, and it comes with...

High tech PSP based video company livestreams conferences

A Plymouth Science Park based company is using the latest digital technology to ‘livestream’ conferences and provide a welcome boost to the marketing of products for businesses across the south west.

Virtual Light Productions can film and broadcast conferences onto the internet from the 25 acre site in Derriford and also utilise PSP’s excellent technical facilities to conduct...

Mama Bear's hailed as top apprentice trainers

Investing time and effort in developing a quality apprenticeship training scheme has paid off for childcare organisation, Mama Bear’s Day Nursery, who last night scooped the top award in the category of ‘Apprentice Development ’ in the Bristol Post Apprentice Awards.

Judges were particularly impressed by the way Mama Bear’s entry demonstrated their commitment to the training and...

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