The long-awaited devolution deal giving the West of England a £1bn boost for investment in infrastructure and skills has been announced by Chancellor George Osborne. The move would represent a major change, transferring decisions on transport, investment, funding, skills training, business support, housing and strategic planning from Westminster. But the package of measures, which...
National business leaders welcomed a number of moves in this afternoon’s Budget, particularly those aimed at helping small firms. But there was concern over how the Chancellor will meet his deficit reduction target. The CBI called it a “stable Budget” for business facing global stormy waters. Director-general Carolyn Fairbairn said: “The Chancellor has listened...
Measures to help small firms in Chancellor George Osborne’s Budget this afternoon were immediately welcomed by Bath’s business community and business advisors. Phil Smith, pictured right, managing director of Business West – the organisation that runs the Bath Chamber of Commerce - said the Chancellor had delivered what will be remembered as a “thin...
Chancellor started speaking at 12:34 He opened by saying he will report on an economy growing faster than any other major economy and a deficit falling each year and on course for a budget surplus. Economy was strong because he did not support short-term fixes. But he warned world economy is weak. "In this...
Chancellor George Osborne’s Budget tomorrow is being overshadowed by the EU referendum, says Bath Chamber of Commerce executive director Ian Bell. But the contents of the famous red box will still be important for local firms. “This might be the quietest Budget in living memory. With the political headlines monopolised by the EU referendum,...
Bath’s outstanding entrepreneurs and business leaders have less a week to enter the region’s top awards scheme that recognises excellence and enterprise in the boardroom. The annual Institute of Directors’ South West Director of the Year Awards showcase the wealth of executive talent in the region. Bath Business News is once again backing the...
Go Green, a business initiative to drive sustainability in the workplace, has been launched in Bath after its success in Bristol as part of its year as European Green Capital. A collaboration between business leadership organisations Business West and Low Carbon South West, it signposts organisations to resources that can help them be greener....
Accountancy group EY has appointed former HSBC regional corporate banking head Mark Bennett as a relationship director covering the South West & Wales. Mark, pictured, spent 38 years in a variety of roles at the bank, including strategic development, head of business marketing and head of corporate banking for the last 12 years. He...
West of England accountancy firm Bishop Fleming, which has an office in Bath, has successfully reduced its annual paper consumption by more than a third, saving the equivalent of 87 trees. Since introducing an environmental management system five years ago to measure three main key performance indicators – electricity and gas usage, mileage, and...
Tickets for this year’s Bath Boules tournament go on sale next Thursday – but companies wishing to take part will have to be quick as last year they sold out in just six minutes. The event raises big sums for Bath charities and this year promises to be even more of a party. Queen...
