Business

“The role of universities as catalysts of economic growth and anchors in their region has been called out loud and proud – and these report recommendations, if enacted, could be a game changer for the UK…”

That’s the verdict from Professor Wendy Purcell, Vice-Chancellor of Plymouth University as she today (Tuesday 15 October) welcomed the findings of a major national report published...

Plymouth is set to host a roadshow event as part of the Government's Regional Growth Fund, which re-opens to bidders today (Friday 11 October).

The Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has announced a new round of bidding, calling on businesses across the country to bid for a share of the £300 million cash pot.

To help south west bidders on their applications, a road show and...

Six new contracts worth just under £3.9 million will be up for grabs as part of a major overhaul of the management and governance for Plymouth’s children centres.

A plan being put before Cabinet next week (Tuesday 15 October) will redesign the back-office functions of the city’s 16 children’s centres to help protect these front-line services from funding cuts, whilst balancing the need...

In a recent survey of Devon and Cornwall Small Businesses only 13% of the businesses surveyed conduct Marketing Planning and yet 90% said that they see Marketing as important to the success of their business with 56% seeing it as critical to success*.

So what’s the problem? Why is there such a huge gap between those that do and those that don’t?

We believe it’s to do with three...