Regional accountancy firm Milsted Langdon, which has an office in Bath, is encouraging businesses to take advantage of up to £1m in tax relief before it runs out. The Annual Investment Allowance (AIA) for capital allowances was increased to £1m a year for expenditure from January 1, 2019. However, from January 1, 2021, it will...
Fast-growing Bath media group Future hit the takeover trail in the US again today, acquiring a premium digital entertainment publisher in a move that will widen its share in the country’s TV, film and games market. CinemaBlend, which Future has snapped up for an undisclosed sum, is a high-growth digital brand focused on the...
Bath’s tourism, hospitality, retail and cultural organisations have come together to create a series of events in the run-up to Christmas to ensure the city’s economy stays strong during what will be one of the toughest festive periods for generations. While Bath’s traditional – and highly lucrative – Christmas Market, pictured, has already been...
Bath coding bootcamp Mayden Academy has been named as the sixth best in the world in a survey based on the views of more than 20,000 student and alumni. The 2021 Best Coding Bootcamp Rankings, by independent trainer ratings website SwitchUp, also took into account more than 500 technology bootcamps in operation across the...
Bath-based family-run toy firm Buddy & Barney is looking to generate £350,000 in sales over the next five years in the US after tapping into the country’s lucrative educational toys market. The firm was founded four years ago by toy industry veteran Jeremy Boreham and named after his two children – who he says...
Bath will be promoted as a world-class location for dynamic and successful companies and their talented employees in a new campaign launched yesterday. As the first part of the initiative, a new website – www.bathunlimited.org – has gone live which showcases the achievements of some of the area’s biggest and most successful businesses. The...
An £8m skills programme to help Bath businesses plan and respond to their workforce needs – particularly those triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic – is being launched by the West of England Combined Authority. Called Workforce for the Future, the free service will help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) identify and address their skills needs...
Bath-based sex toy retailer Lovehoney has strengthened its position in the European market by snapping up a smaller Swiss rival. Amorana, which has been in business for six years, is Switzerland’s leading online retailer of sexual happiness products. According to a survey last year, one in two Swiss recognised the brand. Lovehoney, which is...
Chancellor Rishi Sunak yesterday set out the government’s new job retention measures in an attempt to support employers who face lower demand over the next six months due to Covid-19. While more information is coming out all the time about the scheme, Bath law firm Mogers Drewett’s employment partner Sean McDonough answers some of the key...
Bath businesses looking to innovate and address new challenges that have arisen from Covid-19 can apply for funding from a £1m recovery fund set up by UWE Bristol. Following on from a successful first round, the university has launched the second round of funding for its Digital Innovation Fund, which is open to small...
