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New tax partner for Milsted Langdon ‘underscores firm’s commitment to excellence’

May 7, 2024
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New tax partner for Milsted Langdon ‘underscores firm’s commitment to excellence’

Experienced Chartered Tax Adviser Ben Branson has been promoted to tax partner at regional accountancy and business advisory firm Milsted Langdon. The firm, which has one of its five offices in Bath, said Ben’s promotion underscored its commitment to excellence and its reputation as a national leader in tax consultancy. It also comes as...

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£1m worth of funding available to encourage innovation among Bath’s small and mid-sized firms

May 7, 2024
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£1m worth of funding available to encourage innovation among Bath’s small and mid-sized firms

Bath’s small and medium-sized firms can secure grants of up to £25,000 to help them innovate and grow under a scheme set up by the West of England Combined Authority. The £1m programme offers eligible firms a one-off grant towards the cost of research and development – with the ultimate aim of getting new...

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Ahead of the Agenda: The Week Ahead

May 5, 2024
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Monday May 6 Bank holiday: Nothing listed Tuesday May 7 Finals: Ebiquity, Arecor Therapeutics Q1 results: Jyske Bank, BP, Maxcyte Trading announcement: IWG Economic announcements: Internet retail sales, Halifax house price index, BRC sales monitor, PMI construction Wednesday May 8 Finals: Cornerstone, Brighton Pier Group (The), Alliance Pharma, Boohoo Group Interim: Virgin Money UK Q1 result: Nova Ljubljanksa Banka Trading announcements: OneSavings...

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Bath’s starring role as top global TV and film location adds £3.4m to city’s economy

May 3, 2024
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Bath’s starring role as top global TV and film location adds £3.4m to city’s economy

An estimated £3.4m was pumped into Bath’s economy last year by film crews using the city and surroundings as locations, according to new figures. The report by Bath & North East Somerset Council’s Film Office comes less than a fortnight before Bridgerton, pictured, the most successful production ever shot in the city, returns for...

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Emphasis on content creation puts agency in the running for hat-trick of Creative Bath Awards

May 3, 2024
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Emphasis on content creation puts agency in the running for hat-trick of Creative Bath Awards

Purpose-driven comms consultancy Second Mountain has been selected as a finalist in three categories at the 2024 Creative Bath Awards, capping a year in which it strategically switched its offering to focus on content creation. The independent agency was launched in Bath during the 2020 pandemic with the aim of helping good people do good. ...

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Chance for Bath businesses to help shape plans for city’s new Milsom Quarter and Fashion Museum

May 3, 2024
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Chance for Bath businesses to help shape plans for city’s new Milsom Quarter and Fashion Museum

Bath companies can have their say on the latest plans for the city’s Milsom Quarter at a series of drop-in sessions next week. Bath & North East Somerset Council is seeking views on the proposals, pictured, which will form a key element of the larger redevelopment of the northern part of the city centre.  These aim...

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Focus on sales growth sees Bath glasses firm Inspecs reach the No. 1 spot in new finance rankings

May 3, 2024
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Focus on sales growth sees Bath glasses firm Inspecs reach the No. 1 spot in new finance rankings

Bath-headquartered eyewear firm Inspecs has been named as the South West’s fastest-growing company in a new financial league table. The firm, which designs and makes a wide range of spectacles, lenses and frames for worldwide sale, has achieved a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 143.26% over the past two years.  As well as...

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Food and farming charity plugs into Good Energy’s ‘groundbreaking’ new clean power-matching scheme

May 2, 2024
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Food and farming charity plugs into Good Energy’s ‘groundbreaking’ new clean power-matching scheme

Renewable electricity firm Good Energy has helped a high-profile environmental charity demonstrate its commitment to a more sustainable future by signing up to a groundbreaking new way of sourcing its energy. The Soil Association, which is developing natural solutions to some of today’s biggest environmental and health challenges, has become one of Good Energy’s first...

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Event: Digital leadership to go under the spotlight at Bath Unlimited’s next leadership session

May 2, 2024
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Event: Digital leadership to go under the spotlight at Bath Unlimited’s next leadership session

A series of events aimed at developing the leadership skills of Bath businesses will put the focus on digital leadership at its next gathering. Coinciding with the city’s Digital Festival, the session on Tuesday 14 May will be the third quarterly leadership development evening staged by Bath Unlimited, the organisation that celebrates the city’s...

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Pearson May financial round up

May 2, 2024
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Pearson May financial round up

Each week Bath accountancy firm Pearson May teams up with Bath Business News to bring you the top national finance stories. HMRC releases online tool to check NI shortfalls New service can verify gaps in NICs back to 2006. Click here to find out more Economy ‘at risk from nature degradation’ Environmental damage could cause 12% loss to UK’s GDP,...

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