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Eden Project founder to speak at accountants’ annual dinner

May 17, 2012
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The secrets behind the success of the ‘eighth wonder of the world’ – the Eden Project in Cornwall – will be revealed this evening when its co-founder Tim Smit speaks at the West of England annual dinner of chartered accountants group the ICAEW. Famously passionate about entrepreneurship and suspicious of accountants, he is expected...

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Less talk, more action, West manufacturers tell Govt

May 17, 2012
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Only one in four manufacturers in the South West believes the Government has adopted the right strategies to support and develop the sector, according to research by accountants and business advisors BDO. While 93% of manufacturers value the Government’s message that manufacturing is essential to the UK economy, they do not see policy pledges...

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One year on and Bath’s BID is hailed a success

May 16, 2012
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Cleaner, safer streets and the positioning of Bath as a hotbed for cutting-edge fashion are among the successes of the city’s Business Improvement District (BID) in just one year. Working in partnership with businesses and other organisations, the BID has introduced activities and initiatives that, without its funding, would not have taken place. BID...

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New brand identity for law firm Withy King

May 16, 2012
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Graham Street, Managing Partner, Withy King Solicitors

One of the Bath area’s longest-established law firms, Withy King, has launched a new brand identity which puts its clients at the very heart of the practice. The rebranding follows 18 months of research into what people want from their lawyers and includes a new logo in warm red and orange tones with distinctive...

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Rubric, Bath’s newest law firm, promises a new way of working

May 16, 2012
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Law firm Rubric has launched in Bath providing cost-effective legal advice and using only senior lawyers with experience of working in the top practices. Founder James Howell has pledged that Rubric will shun the traditional pyramid structure of law firms and instead move with modern technological advances to provide a more streamlined business. He...

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Recognition for Bath’s Genesis Trust charity

May 16, 2012
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Recognition for Bath’s Genesis Trust charity

The Genesis Trust, the charity helping socially vulnerable people in Bath, has been voted Charity of the Year for 2012/13 by the members of the Bath Business Women’s Association (BBWA). BBWA chair Julie Cooper said: “Each year our members vote for a new local charity to raise funds for. So we were thrilled that...

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