Free advice clinics for businesses with intellectual property (IP) issues are being staged by Bath law firm Withy King’s technology and media team to mark World Intellectual Property (IP) Day. The global event, on April 26, is run by the World Intellectual Property Organisation to raise awareness of the importance of innovation and creativity...
Bath firms are being urged to act quickly to secure the last few exhibition stands at the ‘early bird’ rate for Business Showcase South West 2015, the region’s biggest business exhibition. The event, which is expected to attract 3,000 delegates, is being staged at Colston Hall in Bristol on May 14 and 15. Last...
Bath business journalist-turned-PR consultant Paul Mullins will be teaching firms how to secure valuable media exposure at a forthcoming workshop. The founder of PR and digital content agency Sandusky Media Consultants is running his Promote your business with PR workshop at the Somer Valley Enterprise Park in Paulton on April 16. Mr Mullins, pictured,...
The deadline is looming for Bath firms to enter one of the region’s top award schemes showcasing excellence and enterprise in business. Entries for the prestigious Institute of Directors’ South West Director of the Year Awards 2015 must be in by March 31. Nominations are open to anyone working at director level in any...
Bath will once again become the centre of the fashion world this weekend as the latest Bath in Fashion festival gets underway. Now in its sixth year, the innovative nine-day festival has become a global event, attracting top-name speakers, designers and journalists from the top of the fashion industry. The number of events staged...
Slow Media – a counter reaction to the modern, always-on world of instant and rapid media – goes under the spotlight at an event hosted by Bath Spa University next week. The symposium on Thursday will bring together international scholars, journalists, filmmakers, creative writers and arts practitioners to explore ‘slow’ in relation to a...
Bath tech start-up Industrial Phycology will show how research funding is helping develop its pioneering wastewater-to-energy system at an event next week. The fledgling firm, based at the University of Bath’s SETsquared Innovation Centre, is working with a number of businesses to develop technology that uses algae to recover valuable resources from wastewater. A...
Cultural and voluntary organisations across Bath & North East Somerset can learn the latest techniques in areas such as digital marketing and fundraising at the inaugural Thrive Bath Conference. The event takes place on Monday March 30 at the University of Bath with keynote speaker Sue Hoyle, director of the Clore Programme, talking about leadership in the cultural and...
The CBI welcomed many of the “encouraging” Budget measures which it said would help businesses “create jobs for the benefit of all”. Director-general John Cridland said: “Stability and consistency are what businesses need to grow and prosper. This Budget sets the tone, providing a clear plan for fiscal health and growth. “The brighter fiscal...
Chancellor George Osborne announced a number of measures that could boost the economy in and around Bath in this week’s Budget, including a housing zone at Foxhill. Dominic Bourquin, corporate tax partner at Bath accountancy firm Monahans, said the Chancellor had served up what appeared to be a “Budget for individuals rather than businesses...
