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Broadband outages cost businesses £17.6billion in a year
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Ofcom is being urged to launch automatic compensation for commercial customers
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Quarter of people would like to move abroad for work
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The UK is one of the top destinations for foreign professionals looking to relocate
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Workspace provider opening Barcelona branch for people to work in the sun
Business
The UK workspace provider is now branching out to Europe, the US, the Middle East and Asia
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One hour of extra small business productivity worth £7bn to economy
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On average, UK bosses spend 51 hours a week working – but only get five hours of sleep each night
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Experts and entrepreneurs offered chance to run own IT franchise
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Vodafone is looking for more than 300 franchise partners across the nation
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Experts and entrepreneurs offered chance to run own IT franchise
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Vodafone is looking for more than 300 franchise partners across the nation
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Small businesses face cliff edge when fund ends in 2025
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The fund finances local regeneration and early-stage local businesses alongside helping start-ups and creating jobs
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Law firm named top hirer in new analysis
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Codex Edge research analyses law firms, lawyers, practice areas and specialisms using real-time legal data
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Vodafone offering small business customers saving of up to £514 on broadband
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There is also free installation and zero upfront costs
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Only 1 in 5 SMEs have a plan in case of cyberattack
Business
Experts expect to see an increase in attacks
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Vodafone VOXI rolls out AI chatbot to deal with customer service requests
Business
The system will be tested before being fully deployed
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SMEs could be missing out on up to £8.6bn per year in savings
Business
The report highlights how the accelerated roll-out of new standalone 5G could boost productivity
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Recruitment mistakes in tech sector holding back businesses
Business
Nearly half of candidates impress at interview stage, but underperform once in the role
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Quarter of business owners not optimistic about succeeding in 2024
Business
Rising costs, economic volatility and technological challenges were given as the main three reasons
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Third of people want to start a business in 2024
Business
The most popular sectors to start-up in are arts and crafts, food and drink and services like virtual assistants or marketing
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30% of workforce is looking for a new job, study shows
Business
The stat includes almost half of people who moved jobs in the past year
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Creative recruitment agency works exclusively with disabled talent
Business
Disparity is particularly evident in creative roles
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Steven Bartlett launches campaign to spread digital skills
Business
Analysis reveals failure of SMEs could blow a £50billion hole in the UK economy
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Wetherspoons back in profit after sharp jump in sales
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The company, which runs 826 pubs across the UK, recorded a £42.6 million pre-tax profit for the year to July 30
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Tech company to launch crowdfunder after securing £5.2million
Business
Raylo is promoting a move towards a circular economy
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Neurodiverse entrepreneur using AI to help small businesses
Business
Liam Brennan spent 18 years working in the tech innovation industry before he got the diagnosis
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Digital skills more important than a degree when job hunting
Business
Over half of businesses find young people often struggle with simple computer-based workplace tasks, such as creating a spreadsheet, writing a professional email, or operating workplace software
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Almost half a million new start-ups launched this year
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463,700 businesses were registered between January and mid-July 2023
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Thousands sign up for scheme that links them with Dragons Den-style mentors
Business
More than 3,600 chiefs have enrolled on the Help to Grow: Management course
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'Dreaded' HMRC brown letter costing people hundreds has started coming through letterboxes
UK & World News
For people who do owe money, the average works out at £783 per person - although you may well owe more
Woman dies after Torquay harbour incident
Torquay
The death is not being treated as suspicious
Liam Gallagher 'living like a monk' in West Country mansion
Celebs & TV
The Oasis star is renting a Victorian property for nearly £17,000 a month
M5
LIVE: M5 traffic held in both directions following crash
Emergency services are at the scene
Busking Festival brings music and merriment to Barnstaple
Barnstaple
Experience the vibrant heart of Barnstaple as over thirty acts transform the town into a symphony of street performances, celebrating the spirit of live music and community
Join the Exeter Live Better Marathon and Community Five Mile Race
Exeter
Lace up and race in the Exeter Live Better Marathon or the Community Five Mile Race – a fun, fitness-filled event supporting local charities
DWP issues Universal Credit update as payments set to rise by up to £109 a month
DWP
A reminder has been issued about the change to ensure as many people as possible are claiming the benefit
Exeter LTN traffic troubles influenced city council votes
Local Elections
While Labour held on to the city council and increased its majority by one, the anti-LTN protest made itself felt.