Monday July 16 INTERIMS SThree Q2 Norwegian Property ASA FINALS SnackTime EGMs EnQuest AGMs DQ Entertainment, Papua Mining Tuesday July 17 INTERIMS Amino Technologies, Computacenter FINALS IG Group Holdings, Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Ltd AGMs BTG, Dairy Crest Group, ETF Securities ETFX S-Net ITG Global Agri Business Fund USD, Investec Structured Products Calculus...
Barclays has announced additional funding of up to £60m for start-up firms in England over the next three years. This new funding is expected to support the creation of 4,200 new businesses, providing them with growth finance. The funding from Barclays will support a new partnership between the bank, a consortium of enterprise agencies...
West business leaders have welcomed the Government’s pledge to contribute £500m to the much-needed rail link from Heathrow Airport to the region. The commitment, which came from Transport Secretary Justine Greening as part of a new draft aviation policy framework, could now mean building the long-awaited spur line into the airport will go ahead....
The West’s mid-market businesses see no signs of the region’s economy returning to growth this year, according to a downbeat new survey. Also they do not believe that the funding environment will improve for at least another 18 months, further restraining growth. The gloomy outlook emerges from the latest Mid-Market Business Survey carried out...
Bath law firm Stone King has advised the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) on the charity law aspects of the largest ever transfer of a public body into the charity sector. Earlier this month responsibility for 2,000 miles of waterways in England and Wales transferred from British Waterways to a new...
Waiting for invoices to be paid is a major problem for many small businesses, specifically because it has a detrimental impact on their cashflow, writes Milsted Langdon. With outstanding debts, a small firm may not be able to pay wages or overheads, which could prove fatal for the business, particularly if late payment becomes...
South of England car parts distributor Camberley Auto Factors, which has branches in Midsomer Norton and Chippenham, has today been acquired by larger Northern distributor Andrew Page for an undisclosed sum. Hampshire-based Camberley has 26 sites in the South, including depots on the Midsomer Enterprise Park and on Bumpers Farm in Chippenham, while Andrew...
Good Energy, the Chippenham-based green electricity supplier, is to list its share on the London Stock Exchange’s AIM market following eight years on the lightly-regulated PLUS market. The firm, the UK’s leading 100% renewable electricity supplier, said trading in its shares and interest from institutional shareholders had been low on PLUS and directors now...
InterCasino, one of the pioneers of online casino gaming, has appointed Bath-based communications specialists TheAgency to research, plan and create its new brand proposition and global advertising campaigns. Aimed at attracting new players and nurturing existing ones, the audience research was carried out in seven countries, spanning Europe, East Asia and North America. Based...
Six young mums have successfully completed a home-cooking skills course set up by celebrity chef Jamie Oliver and staged by Wiltshire training provider The Learning Curve. The Learning Curve piloted Jamie's Home Cooking Skills course in collaboration with 4Children at its Canberra Children’s Centre in Melksham, which has provided an ideal opportunity to begin...
