Businesses in the Bath area are to be helped prepare for the challenges and opportunities that Brexit will bring when an Export for Growth roadshow tours the region later this month. The day-long Trade Horizons events are to be staged by Business West – the region’s largest business advice group, which also runs...
Bath Ales has officially opened its new state-of-the-art brewhouse, doubling its capacity and opening up the possibility of a wider range of beers. Hare Brewery in Warmley, between Bath and Bristol, is the result of a multi-million pound investment by Bath Ales’ parent group St Austell Brewery, which acquired the firm in 2016....
A former Google industry head and the founder of a childcare business are flying the flag for Bath in one of the region’s top award schemes for boardroom excellence. The Institute of Directors (IoD) has named the shortlist for its annual South West Director of the Year Awards having received the highest-ever number of nominations...
The CEO of regional airline Flybe is to be headline speaker at the IoD South West Director of the Year Awards next month. Christine Ourmières-Widener, pictured, who took up the role at the Devon-based carrier in January last year, will share her experiences in an interview with the event’s host, BBC Radio Devon’s Janet Kipling. The...
Ambitious Bath businesses with at least two years of sustained growth are being invited to apply for grants of £5,000 to accelerate their expansion. Business West, the region’s largest business organisation, has £500,000 worth of funding available to aspiring scale-up businesses through its new High Impact Scale-Up Coaching Grants programme. Building on the success...
Skills and opportunities for up to 3,000 adults across Bath and the West of England are to be boosted under a new project. Future Bright is a £4m scheme being run by the West of England Combined Authority (WECA), working with Bath & North East Somerset, Bristol and South Gloucestershire councils. West of...
The stars of the West of England’s aerospace and defence industries have less than a month to enter the region’s top awards dedicated to the sectors. June 1 is the deadline for the West of England Aerospace Forum (WEAF) Aerospace Ambassadors Awards, which celebrate the individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to the...
Aspiring Bath entrepreneurs can gain free business advice to help them make their dreams of running their own business a reality at an event next week. The Starting in Business Workshop on May 9 at the Bath and County Club is being organised by the business growth consultancy Cool Ventures. It is one of...
The West of England Combined Authority (WECA) has recruited University of Bath director of research and innovation services Dr Jon Hunt as one of four directors in its senior leadership team. Dr Hunt, who joins as director of business & skills, was instrumental in developing the university’s Institute for Advanced Automotive Propulsion Systems (IAAPS),...
The innovative Bloodhound project to build the world’s fastest-ever car is inspiring young people to pursue careers that use maths, engineering and technology, the region’s business leaders have been told. Nearly 400 chartered accountants and guests from across the business community gathered at the annual ICAEW West of England annual dinner last week heard...
