Chancellor Philip Hammond is being urged to tackle Bath’s housing crisis and invest in its infrastructure in his Spring Statement tomorrow. The plea has come from Business West, the region’s largest business organisation, which also runs the city’s Chamber of Commerce and the Bath Initiative. With only a year until we leave the European...
To the surprise and relief of most in the tax profession, the 2017 Autumn Budget (which took place last November) was a relatively gentle affair. And this week’s Spring Statement was not a major tax event either, writes Pearson May partner Nick Oliver FCA FIoD. One of Chancellor Philip Hammond’s objectives in moving the...
Bath Business Expo has added two more seminars to its packed schedule with just a week to go to what will be one of the largest general business exhibitions and networking opportunities in the region this year. The expo, on Friday, March 16, will build on the success of last year’s sold-out event,...
Businesses have been flocking to sign up to sponsor the Minerva’s Owls of Bath sculpture trail coming to the city this summer. Following a flurry of interest in the project, organisers have now extended the ‘early bird’ discount for sponsors until next Friday, March 16. Almost 20 sponsors are now confirmed for the 100 owls...
Chase de Vere, the national independent financial advice firm with an office in Bath, has formed a partnership with the world’s largest and most influential professional body for construction management. Chase de Vere will offer independent financial and corporate advice services to The Chartered Institute of Building’s 34,000 UK members as well as writing...
The deadline to enter the region’s top awards for boardroom excellence has been extended and a new category introduced to give as many directors as possible a chance to shine this year. Entrepreneurs now have until March 29 to submit their applications for the prestigious Institute of Directors (IoD) South West Director of the...
1pm, the Bath-based specialist lender, has opened up a new funding channel after becoming the first UK-based loan originator to join Mintos, a leading online marketplace for financing business loans via global retail investors. The firm, which is listed on the London Stock Exchange’s AIM market, joins around 30 other loan originators from...
Each week Bath Business News and Pearson May bring you the top national finance stories. Spring Statement expectations We step into the unknown as the Chancellor prepares for his Spring Statement 2018 on March 13. Click here to find out what could happen Staff auto-enrolment contributions to rise to 3% There are only six...
Small and medium-sized enterprises looking to take their business to the next level can benefit from the experience of some of the UK’s leading experts at an event in Bath next Friday. Five business growth experts from ActionCOACH, the world’s number one business coaching company, and employee engagement experts Engage and Grow, will offer...
A major emphasis on green values at regional accountancy firm Bishop Fleming has continued to slash its paper usage, energy bills and mileage costs despite another year of business growth. The firm, Bath’s largest accountancy practice, introduced an environmental management programme seven years ago to measure three main key performance indicators – electricity and...
