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Lights, camera, action: Promotional film’s star-studded cast show Bath in new light

August 31, 2018
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Lights, camera, action: Promotional film’s star-studded cast show Bath in new light

A string of well-known Bath faces, including Olympians, rugby players, a chef and a comedian, star in a new promotional film that showcases the city in a new light. Commissioned by Visit Bath, the city’s destination marketing organisation, and available on a number of social media channels, the light-hearted two-minute film challenges some traditional...

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Event: Exporting advice sessions for firms targeting North America

August 31, 2018
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Event: Exporting advice sessions for firms targeting North America

Bath manufacturing and food and drink firms can learn about exporting to North America in a pair of free events hosted by the Department for International Trade (DIT) next week. The two masterclasses take place at DIT’s Export Hub next Thursday at Bristol Port, Avonmouth, between 9.15am and 2:15pm. Each session will focus on...

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Firms urged to get in a spin as race starts to find Bath’s fastest business

August 31, 2018
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Bath businesses are being invited to sign up for a charity ‘spin showdown’ next month in aid of Dorothy House Hospice.   The Swift Charity Challenge, organised by Bath accountants Richardson Swift, takes place on September 28 at Old Bond Street, with all proceeds going to charity.  Event organiser, Richardson Swift marketing & office...

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TEDx comes to Bath with pledge to ‘light up the future’ of the city

August 31, 2018
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TEDx comes to Bath with pledge to ‘light up the future’ of the city

Bath is to stage its first TEDx, the globally recognised idea-sharing forum, next month with a wide-ranging line-up of speakers. The half-day event – which has the theme of ‘Light up the Future’ – is being backed by some of the city’s top firms as sponsors.  TEDxs have proved extremely popular in hundreds of...

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Industrial estate proves ideal base for expansion for pair of recent arrivals

August 31, 2018
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Two firms that moved onto an industrial estate earlier less than a year ago have found it fertile ground for growth and have already expanded to take more space. Site investigations and geotechnical services firm Topdrill, and The Paper Bag Company, which supplies plain and printed promotional bags to retailers, opened bases on the...

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Report forecasts £27bn economic impact of University of Bath-backed SETsquared incubator

August 31, 2018
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Report forecasts £27bn economic impact of University of Bath-backed SETsquared incubator

The University of Bath-backed SETsquared Partnership, the world’s No 1 business incubator, is forecast to contribute nearly £27bn to the UK economy and create more than 22,000 jobs over the next 12 years.   According to independent research by Warwick Economics and Development (WECD), SETsquared has already boosted the economy by £5.8bn since its...

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Event: Stone King coffee morning will explore long-term care options

August 31, 2018
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Event: Stone King coffee morning will explore long-term care options

The Bath office of law firm Stone King’s next community coffee morning has the theme ‘understanding your options for long-term care’. The event, on Wednesday, September 19, is part of a series of regular free and informative sessions staged by the firm. Questions will be answered by solicitor Sarah Clarke, pictured, from the office’s...

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Pearson May weekly financial round-up

August 30, 2018
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Pearson May weekly financial round-up

Bath accountancy firm Pearson May and Bath Business News team up each week to bring you the top national finance stories.    Can flexible working benefit your business?   Only 6% of employees now work the old 9am to 5pm hours.   Read here for more information   Five of the biggest pension myths...

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Unique list that identifies South West’s top disrupters back for second year

August 28, 2018
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Unique list that identifies South West’s top disrupters back for second year

A project that identifies the 25 most disruptive firms in the South West is to return for a second year. Disrupt South West recognises innovative ventures with headquarters in the region which hold the greatest potential to influence, change or create new markets. While Bristol firms dominated the inaugural list last year – with...

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Bristol Airport gets on board innovative tourism-boosting project as pre-launch official sponsor

August 28, 2018
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Bristol Airport gets on board innovative tourism-boosting project as pre-launch official sponsor

Bristol Airport has become an official sponsor of the Great West Way – the first touring route of its kind in England which aims to boost visitors in a 125-mile corridor between London and Bristol via Bath. The innovative project, which will be officially launched in November, has received £1.4m from the government’s Discover...

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