Finance

Welcome rise in South West exports last year bucks national trend

March 3, 2016
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Welcome rise in South West exports last year bucks national trend

Figures released today show that South West exporters out performed the national picture last year, increasing the volume of overseas sales by 10.6% compared to a national decrease of 2.7%. The data released by HM Revenue and Customs found that the total value of South West exports in 2015 was £15.2bn, an increase of...

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Top 100 ‘Best Companies to Work For’ placings for Withy King and Bishop Fleming

February 29, 2016
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Top 100 ‘Best Companies to Work For’ placings for Withy King and Bishop Fleming

Bath-headquartered law firm Withy King and regional accountants Bishop Fleming, which has an office in the city, have been named among the UK’s 100 Best Companies to Work For. Withy King is ranked 45th in table, produced by The Sunday Times, and also achieved an ‘outstanding’ two-star accreditation. It is the third year Withy...

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£4m commercial mortgage unlocks expansion for self-storage group

February 26, 2016
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£4m commercial mortgage unlocks expansion for self-storage group

Storagebase, the Frome-headquartered provider of self-storage units and removal services, has opened its latest site in its home town with the support of a £4m commercial mortgage from HSBC. The firm operates sites in nearly 70 towns in an area stretching from Somerset to Buckinghamshire and Staffordshire and has ambitious plans to open more....

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City prepares for return of premier regional business show, the Bath Business Expo 2016

February 26, 2016
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City prepares for return of premier regional business show, the Bath Business Expo 2016

One of the largest business exhibitions in the region – The Bath Business Expo 2016 – is preparing to open its doors next week. The Expo on Thursday March 17 is supported by Bath & North East Somerset Council (B&NES) and will act as a local and regional meeting hub for business advice, seminars,...

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Latest fall in unemployment masks youth job crisis and skills shortage, warns Business West

February 19, 2016
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Latest fall in unemployment masks youth job crisis and skills shortage, warns Business West

Business West, the region’s largest business organisation, has again called on the Government to do more to tackle youth joblessness and the skills crisis following another fall in unemployment. Figures released earlier this week by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show unemployment in the South West is now the lowest in the country after...

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Search starts for Bath area’s outstanding business leaders and entrepreneurs

February 18, 2016
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Search starts for Bath area’s outstanding business leaders and entrepreneurs

Bath business leaders are being urged to enter one of the top business awards schemes recognising excellence and enterprise in the region’s boardrooms. The annual Institute of Directors’ South West Director of the Year Awards showcase outstanding leaders and entrepreneurs and focus UK-wide attention on success in the region. Over recent years the awards have become...

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Former Man head of audit joins Bath Building Society as non-executive director

February 17, 2016
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Former Man head of audit joins Bath Building Society as non-executive director

Bath Building Society has appointed David Smith as a non-executive director to serve on its main board and three of its committees.  Mr Smith, pictured, a chartered accountant, was a financial services partner with accountancy firm KPMG in London from 1995 to 2006, having joined the firm in 1983. He then became head of group...

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Small is beautiful – but it can make a big difference, guests hear at Send a Cow business gathering

February 12, 2016
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Small is beautiful – but it can make a big difference, guests hear at Send a Cow business gathering

More than 70 people heard how small can be beautiful at a special event organised by Bath-based international development charity Send a Cow. Guests – made up of local charity supporters and members of Bath’s business community – were invited to learn more about the power of smallholding farming in Africa and the benefits...

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Use of software firm Xero’s ‘beautiful accountancy’ earns national award for Old Mill

February 12, 2016
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Use of software firm Xero’s ‘beautiful accountancy’ earns national award for Old Mill

Regional accountancy firm Old Mill has beaten more than 200 rivals to earn the title ‘Emerging Partner of the Year’ at an awards ceremony staged by fast-growing accounting software group Xero. Old Mill, which has offices in Melksham and Wells, won thanks to its “commitment to deliver an increasing number of value-added services to...

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Bath firms urged to enter contest to find the region’s happiest workplace

February 11, 2016
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Bath firms urged to enter contest to find the region’s happiest workplace

The search has started to find the South West’s happiest workplace – and staff working for Bath’s forward-looking businesses are being encouraged to take part. The contest, launched last year by workplace and interior design consultancy Wylde Interior Architecture, aims to show what separates a happy workplace from the humdrum, boring and run of...

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