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How Technology Is Helping Farmers Deal With Real-World Problems

Scouting by foot to see if there’s any problem in the field used to work. The fields were smaller, seasons more predictable, and input costs lower back then. But today, people can’t cover enough ground fast enough to catch the early warning signs. And by the time they do, the weeds have taken...

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PSG expands South West operations

Market leading national conveyancing search provider PSG is set to expand its South West operations.

From Friday 27 February, operations will move from the St Judes based office to a larger bespoke office based in Estover. The move will allow the Plymouth franchisee PSG branch to bring improvements to the services it provides clients as well as being able to hold in-house events and...

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Thriving Plymouth bistro on the market

Bistro One, located in central Plymouth close to busy Drakes Circus shopping centre and the University, has been put on the market by commercial property specialists, Charles Darrow. They say that its position in the area helps to boost breakfast, lunch and evening trade as well as providing an excellent venue for private functions.

The bistro offers a diverse menu, catering for a wide...

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Women urged to switch on for business success

A Government-backed initiative has launched in Devon and Somerset to encourage women business leaders and female entrepreneurs to adopt digital technology to grow their businesses.

The LOVE Digital project, part of the ‘Get up to Speed’ support programme designed to help businesses and communities across Devon and Somerset improve their computer and technology skills, aims to empower...

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Private investor snaps up South Hams gallery

The iconic Brownston Gallery building in Modbury has been sold for £180,000 by Plymouth-based commercial property specialists Bruton Knowles.

In a prime position at the junction of Church Street and Brownston Road in the popular artisan hotspot, the investment sale came in every close to the original asking price.

Glenn Kelly said: “This was a rare opportunity to gain a...

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Investment opportunity open for SW social entrepreneurs

Leaders of social ventures are being urged to find out how they could benefit from thousands of pounds of investment and support to further their development at a taster event being held in Dartington this week.

Seedbed is a cutting edge investment and support programme that will work with 50 social ventures in the South West to help them grow, create sustainable jobs, access finance...

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Students sail through to national business final

Business-savvy students from Plymouth College beat off competition from five other teams to win the West Yorkshire heat of the BASE National Business competition run by chartered accountancy body, ICAEW.

The Plymouth College pupils impressed the judges with their insight and teamwork when taking on the role of ICAEW Chartered Accountants for the regional heat on February 11, sending...

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Sky get the ball rolling at Paignton Zoo

Sky field engineers from across Devon converged on Paignton Zoo to make some hefty treats for the larger animals.

The team of 18 engineers from Plymouth, Tavistock and Torbay made environmental enrichment devices for different species, including big balls for the rhinos and big cats.

As you can imagine, any toy that a rhino is going to play with needs to be tough. A rhino ball...

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Get ready for pensions auto-enrolment

Small businesses across the South West are being advised to prepare themselves for pensions auto-enrolment says ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants). Figures show that there are 513,000 companies across the region that are classed as being a small or medium sized business.

The government reaffirmed their commitment to auto-enrolment (AE) in the June 2010 budget....

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Exciting opportunity for SW social entrepreneurs

A new finance and support package will be made available to the South West’s social ventures in April 2015.

The Seedbed incubator will offer 50 social entrepreneurs cutting-edge support with the aim to make them stronger and more sustainable and will provide access to social finance.

The Seedbed Accelerator will help social entrepreneurs create sustainable jobs, contribute to...

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Worsening skills shortage could threaten local building projects

Worsening skills shortages in the construction sector could threaten many building projects in the South West by 2019, new research* reveals today.

Data released by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) highlights the severity of the skills shortages facing businesses across the region.

More than nine tenths (93%) of the surveyors questioned said that a lack of...

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