Former TUC general secretary Sir Brendan Barber will be guest speaker at next week’s CBI South West annual dinner. The black-tie dinner is traditionally one of the key events in the region’s business calendar, attracting many of its leading businessmen and women as well as political figures. This year’s dinner, which takes place next...
Fast-growing West of England accountancy firm Bishop Fleming, which has an office in Bath, has added another tax director to the team which holds the title of ‘Best Tax Practice in a Regional Firm’. The latest recruit is Isobel Savage, previously head of the tax at Old Mill in Exeter. Isobel trained with Big...
Innovation incubator SETsquared, which is backed by the University of Bath, has unveiled two new projects – a £3.2m programme to speed up the commercialisation of university research and a partnership with academic health science networks to help NHS patients. The double boost was announced as it staged a showcase of more than 20...
Creative enterprise should be at the heart of economic thinking in the UK, Creative England chief executive Caroline Norbury will argue in a lecture to be delivered in the West of England this evening. Ms Norbury, pictured, the former chief executive of South West Screen, will explain how creativity can not only enrich people’s...
Monday 1 December Interim: Bonmarche Holdings Finals: Aberdeen Asset Management, Intelligent Energy EGM: Connect Economics: Net consumer credit, Net lending secured on dwellings, Mortgage approvals, M4 money supply, Market UK purchasing managers’ index – manufacturing, Halifax house prices Tuesday 2 December Interims: Anite, Northgate, Park Group, Sweett Group, Tricorn, Vianet, WYG Finals: Gooch &...
Charlotte Hopley, senior economic intelligence officer at the West of England Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP), explains the importance of a robust evidence as the basis for business decision making. At a time when resources are being stripped back it is vital that we target our efforts in the right places, whether that’s where the...
Each week Bath Business News gives a prominent member of the city’s business community the last word on its weekly e-bulletin. This week Alison Allen, head of Stone King’s trusts and estates team, answers our 10 questions. What was the LAST Film you watched? Into the Storm with my 13-year-old twins. It’s a weather...
Stands for The Business Showcase South West – the major business event which celebrates the best of the region’s innovation, creativity and enterprise – are now on sale and pre-registration for delegates has also gone live. Following the huge success of the inaugural event in April this year, The Business Showcase South West returns...
Luxury goods brand Mulberry has appointed the head designer of French ready-to-wear fashion house Céline as its new creative director. Johnny Coca will join Mulberry, best known for its leather bags, next July from Paris-based Céline, where he is currently head design director for leather goods, shoes, hard accessories, jewellery and sunglasses. As Mulberry’s...
Chancellor George Osborne has been asked to play Santa in next week’s Autumn Statement and give Bath firms three early Christmas presents – action on business rates, infrastructure and apprenticeships. The wish-list comes from Business West, the organisation that runs Bath Chamber of Commerce. It wants to see the Chancellor build on the improving...
