Bath-based Chase de Vere, the national firm of Independent Financial Advisers, has appointed Samuel Mayes as a senior technical adviser. Samuel is a Chartered Financial Planner and has also achieved Fellowship of the CII (Chartered Insurance Institute) – regarded as the premier qualification for those in the financial advice industry. He has a track...
Business West, the lobbying and advice group that runs Bath Chamber of Commerce, welcomed this week's fall in inflation but warned that the Government still needed to do more to support business as it emerges from recession. Managing director Phil Smith said the drop in annual CPI (consumer price index) inflation from 1.7% in...
Adam Powell has joined the West of England Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) as director of skills after eight years in senior management roles at Bath Spa University. In his new role Adam, pictured, will deliver the LEP’s vision of developing a well-educated and well-motivated workforce to meet business needs now and in the future...
Shares in Bath-based 1pm, which provides finance to small and medium-sized businesses, climbed by nearly 8% yesterday after it announced a £2.5m expansion of its business and released an update trading statement. The firm said it had negotiated additional bank finance made up of a new £2m facility and a £500,000 increase to an...
Less than a quarter of businesswomen in the West of England believe a ‘glass ceiling’ is impeding their career, according to the results of a new survey released today. At the same time just over half reject the idea, recommended by some business groups, of mandatory targets for women in the boardroom. The findings...
West businesses will hear how to unlock their potential by looking east for trade opportunities at an event in the region later this week. The UK Asia Business Council (UKABC) brings its regional roadshow to Bristol on Friday, giving an oversight of South East Asia’s markets and rounding off Export Week. Organised in conjunction...
Tickets are still available for The Business Showcase South West 2014, the region’s newest and most-exciting business event, which takes place in tomorrow. The unique showcase at Bristol’s historic Colston Hall celebrates the best of the region’s innovation, creativity and sustainability through speeches, discussions, exhibitors and networking opportunities. The powerful line-up of speakers includes...
Whistle-blowing and the opportunities arising from public sector change are the themes for accountancy and financial advice firm Grant Thornton’s latest FD Club meeting this week. The event, on Thursday at Grant Thornton’s regional office in Bristol, will hear from Fred Brown, the firm’s director of forensic and investigation services team in the region,...
Exporting in the digital age and advice for female entrepreneurs considering growing their business overseas are among the topics to be covered in the West as part of Export Week. Starting on Monday, the week aims to encourage firms to consider trading internationally or, for existing exporters, to look at new markets. UK Trade...
Small firms such as those putting the West of England in the vanguard of UK innovation still lack adequate access to finance, Business Secretary Vince Cable admitted today on a visit to the region. He said he was determined to get the high street banks to lend more to businesses while also encouraging less...
