Two-thirds of small firms in the South West have no active plan to reduce their impact on the environment, according to a new survey, with many arguing they should receive tax breaks, grants or low interest loans to help them go green. The report by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) – issued to...
The University of Bath, Bath Spa University and Bath College are teaming up to support TEDxBath’s Inter-Connected 2021 event, which seeks to explore how communities can thrive through the endless possibilities of local and global inter-connections. Inter-Connected, which takes place on November 18 and 19, will discuss topics ranging from range from healthcare...
Each week Bath Business News gives a prominent member of the city’s business community the last word. This week Ben Veal, founder and director of purpose-driven PR firm Second Mountain Comms, answers our 10 questions. What was the LAST: Film you watched? The Boss Baby 2: Family Business. The first instalment proved to...
Two more contracts have been won by Actual Experience, the Bath-based advanced analytics firm, for its ground-breaking Business Impact Assessments, which help businesses introduce new ways of working ushered in by the pandemic. Actual Experience described one of the unnamed clients as a leading global food and beverages business while the other is...
A Saturday start-up clinic is to be held for the first time to allow more would-be entrepreneurs across Bath and North East Somerset to access free expert advice on launching their own business. The Business Start-up programme provides free training and support to help people see if their idea are viable and, if...
The Institute of Directors (IoD) has appointed former Somerset defence electronics industry executive Steve Hill as the new chair of its South West region. Steve, pictured, has been vice-chair since July and succeeds Muir Macdonald following the completion of his three-year term as chair. In his new role Steve will be the voice for South...
If Covid has taught us anything, it is the importance of relationships. It has made us re-evaluate who we see, how we are perceived and how we care for others. This is true of our personal relationships but equally true of the working relationships we have with clients, partners and employees. The current recruitment...
Half Moon Bay, the Bath-based licensed giftware wholesaler, has relocated its warehouse for the second time in three years. The firm, which sells products licensed from many of the world’s top entertainment brands such as Disney, Harry Potter, Superman, Doctor Who and Star Wars, has agreed a nine-year lease for a modern refurbished...
A powerful symbol of the need for urgent action on the climate emergency has appeared in the River Avon next to Bath’s Pulteney Weir – the result of collaboration between a pair of city-based businesses, an artist and the council. The 5.5m by 3.5m wooden house appears to be sinking in the water...
A popular Christmas market is returning to its home on a historic town centre site ahead of its redevelopment into a much-needed mixed-use property scheme. Trowbridge Christmas Market will take place from Friday November 19 to Sunday 21 November on the town’s Innox Mills site. Organised by the site’s owners in partnership with The Anonymous...
