Finance

New group aims to reinvigorate Bath’s economy by making it financial centre of excellence

February 8, 2019
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New group aims to reinvigorate Bath’s economy by making it financial centre of excellence

Bath can become an international centre of excellence for financial services by playing to its strengths as a great place to live and run a business, a new sector group has heard. Launched last night to industry leaders, the Bath Financial Forum aims to grow the city’s reputation as fertile ground for finance firms. ...

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Bath-based showbiz gossip website makes its own news with takeover and Stock Exchange listing

February 8, 2019
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Bath-based showbiz gossip website makes its own news with takeover and Stock Exchange listing

The Bath-based owner of online celebrity news site Entertainment Daily has snapped up satirical news site The Daily Mash as the first in what is promises to be a series of acquisitions. Digitalbox Publishing also today announced it is to list on the London Stock Exchange’s AIM market next month via a £10m reverse takeover...

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Actress to launch national radio appeal for Bath’s pioneering Send A Cow charity

February 7, 2019
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Actress to launch national radio appeal for Bath’s pioneering Send A Cow charity

Bath-based international development charity Send a Cow is to receive a boost from actress Jane Horrocks, who is to present a national radio appeal on its behalf. The Lancashire-born star, best known for her roles as Bubble in the BBC sitcom Absolutely Fabulous, is a long-standing supporter of the charity, which works with families...

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Stronger trade links on the menu at region’s traditional Chinese New Year business banquet

February 6, 2019
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Stronger trade links on the menu at region’s traditional Chinese New Year business banquet

Bath businesses will be able to celebrate the Chinese New Year and look ahead to building improved trade links with the country at the regional China Bureau’s annual banquet later this month. The gala on February 27 has become a key event in the business calendar and this time marks the start of the...

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Investors step up to back fast-growing Bath gym membership firm’s £1m funding exercise

January 31, 2019
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Investors step up to back fast-growing Bath gym membership firm’s £1m funding exercise

A crowdfunding campaign by Bath tech firm MoveGB to finance international expansion has raised £1m in just a few hours. Now the firm, which has become the UK’s largest fitness marketplace in only a few years, is continuing with the campaign for another three weeks to give more of its users and small investors...

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LEP vows to use search for new board members to address its gender imbalance

January 31, 2019
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LEP vows to use search for new board members to address its gender imbalance

The organisation tasked with helping shape the economic future of the West of England is hoping to attract more businesswomen to join its board to go some way to address its major gender imbalance. Out of the West of England Local Enterprise Partnership’s (LEP) 18 board members, just two are women. Now, as the...

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Free training sessions to be staged for Bath businesses and start-ups

January 31, 2019
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Free training sessions to be staged for Bath businesses and start-ups

Business growth consultancy Cool Ventures is offering free advice to help aspiring Bath entrepreneurs and established businesses expand and win more customers. The firm is running a series of no-cost workshops for individuals and businesses that enrol on its start-up and support programmes.  It will also provide free one-to-one support to small and medium-sized...

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Pearson May weekly financial round-up

January 31, 2019
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Pearson May weekly financial round-up

Each week Bath accountancy firm Pearson May and Bath Business News team up to bring you the top national finance stories. This week we look at . . . Residence nil-rate band to rise again The latest phased increase kicks in from April 6, 2019. Click here to find out if this affects you...

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Eggheads from MHA Monahans’ Bath office land first prize in firm’s inaugural Trowbridge Charity Quiz

January 31, 2019
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Eggheads from MHA Monahans’ Bath office land first prize in firm’s inaugural Trowbridge Charity Quiz

A team from the Bath office of regional accountancy group MHA Monahans out-smarted their rivals to earn themselves top spot in the inaugural Trowbridge Charity Quiz, organised by the firm to raise money for Dorothy House Hospice. Twelve teams went head to head to prove who was the brainiest – with the entry fees...

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Coveted IoD South West Director of the Year Awards launched with two new categories

January 31, 2019
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Coveted IoD South West Director of the Year Awards launched with two new categories

Business leaders in Bath are being encouraged to enter one of the region’s top award schemes for recognising excellence and enterprise in the boardroom. The Institute of Directors’ (IoD) South West Director of the Year Awards 2019 champion outstanding leaders and entrepreneurs and focus UK-wide attention on success in the region. Over recent years the prestigious...

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