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Bath Business Blog: Ian Bell, executive director, Bath Chamber of Commerce & Initiative. Let’s do the Bath quickstep

August 16, 2018
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Bath Business Blog: Ian Bell, executive director, Bath Chamber of Commerce & Initiative. Let’s do the Bath quickstep

If Bath were a dance I think it would be the waltz. Serene and smooth with the unfailing rhythm of slow, slow, quick, quick, slow. And the good news for business is that we seem to be moving into the “quick, quick” section of the dance, when we can hopefully see real strides forward. ...

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Pearson May weekly financial round-up

August 16, 2018
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Pearson May weekly financial round-up

Each week Bath Business News teams up with Bath accountancy firm Pearson May to bring you the top national finance stories.  How to make the most of the Lifetime ISA  Saving with a LISA for a first home or retirement. Click here to view your options Exports: is the time right to get involved?...

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Firms urged to scrum down at fund-raising tournament for Bath Rugby Foundation

August 16, 2018
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Firms urged to scrum down at fund-raising tournament for Bath Rugby Foundation

Businesses from across the South West are being invited to enter teams for a touch rugby tournament next month in aid of Bath Rugby Foundation. Hosted by Nine Feet Tall, the Bath-based change management consultancy, in conjunction with Bath Ladies Rugby, the afternoon will offer friendly competition, networking and food and drinks, as well...

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More time to get happy as deadline extended for awards that showcase region’s enlightened workplaces

August 16, 2018
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More time to get happy as deadline extended for awards that showcase region’s enlightened workplaces

Forward-thinking Bath firms that put their staff’s wellbeing front and centre now have more time to enter the South West’s only awards that champion workplace happiness. The deadline for the competition, now in its fourth year, has been extended into next month due to an unprecedented number of entrants.  The South West Happiest Workplace...

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Record fall in EU workers in UK making skills shortages worse, warns Business West

August 14, 2018
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Record fall in EU workers in UK making skills shortages worse, warns Business West

Business West, the region’s largest business organisation, this week warned that the record fall in EU nationals working in the UK was hitting British companies.   Some 86,000 fewer people from European Union countries are now employed by UK firms compared to the same period last year, according to the figures from the Office...

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French connection could generate cross-Channel nuclear sector boost for Bath firms

August 13, 2018
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French connection could generate cross-Channel nuclear sector boost for Bath firms

Bath firms operating in the nuclear sector could benefit from an agreement between industry organisations in South West England and Normandy in France which aims to create jobs, unlock opportunities and attract new investment to both regions. The memorandum of understanding between Nuclear South West and Nucleopolis potentially connects companies with £50bn worth of...

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Dedicated website launched to help generate growth for Bath’s scale-up businesses

August 13, 2018
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Dedicated website launched to help generate growth for Bath’s scale-up businesses

Bath’s fast-growth businesses can find all the information they need to help them expand in one place following the launch of the West of England’s first scale-up generator website. The site, which has been created by the Engine Shed innovation centre in Bristol in partnership with the West of England Growth Hub, includes The...

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Ahead of the Agenda: The Week Ahead

August 12, 2018
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Monday August 13 Interims: Clarkson Tuesday August 14 Interims: Antofagasta, John Menzies, esure Economic announcement: Employment data (claimant count, unemployment rate, average earnings) Wednesday August 15 Interims: Admiral, Balfour Beatty, Hikma Pharmaceuticals, Cisco Economic announcement: CPI (July) Thursday August 16 Final: Rank Group Interims: Kaz Minerals, Allied Minds, Walmart-Nvidia Trading update: Kingfisher Economic announcement:...

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Artificial Intelligence – a blessing or a curse?

August 9, 2018
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Artificial Intelligence – a blessing or a curse?

Thrings corporate partner Graeme Fearon shares his take on artificial intelligence (AI) following last week’s Bristol International Balloon Fiesta Business Breakfast debate. AI is everywhere. Every Silicon Valley start-up worth its seed-funding seems to be working on an AI application to revolutionise your world, while simultaneously coming after your job and threatening to wreck...

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WECA completes make-up of senior leadership team with final two appointments

August 9, 2018
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WECA completes make-up of senior leadership team with final two appointments

The West of England Combined Authority (WECA) has appointed two more directors to complete the line-up of its four-strong senior leadership team. Shahzia Daya joins next week as director of legal services and monitoring officer from Bristol City Council, where she has been service director, legal and democratic services, for 12 years.  Malcolm Coe...

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