Half a year ago, the introduction of new legislation brought about the biggest change to the pensions system in a generation. In his latest Bath Business News’ weekly Expert Panel Iain Fox, employee benefits director of growing Bath financial services firm Fidelius, looks at what small and medium-sized businesses can learn from larger companies’...
Newly-released spaces are now available for the in-demand seminars at next week’s Business Show Swindon after the first allocation sold out. The show, the area’s leading business-to-business exhibition, returns for its third year, next Tuesday at Swindon’s STEAM museum. The show is organised by Business West’s Swindon Initiative and sponsored by fast-growing Swindon-based IT...
Tourism chiefs from Bath have started a busy fortnight of exhibitions and trade events as they aim to attract more high-spending overseas visitors and tour planners to the city. Bath Tourism Plus (BTP), the official destination marketing organisation for Bath and the surrounding area, arrived at the two-day Best of Britain & Ireland (BOBI)...
Guyers House Restaurant in Corsham is celebrating reaching the final of Wiltshire Life Magazine’s Best Restaurant award. The winner will be announced at a glamorous awards dinner at Marlborough Town Hall tomorrow. Previous finalists have been Michelin-starred Lucknam Park and The White Horse Inn in Compton Bassett. The restaurant, which opened three years ago...
Bath Digital Festival launches today with the aim of transforming the city into a 21st Century showcase of tech innovation. The Festival, which lasts until March 24, is aimed at celebrating the considerable impact of the digital sector on Bath’s economy and is jam packed with events including the debut of a new Creative...
Three of Bath’s leading female entrepreneurs are to take part in an exclusive business event aimed specifically at women to support The Wessex Cancer Trust charity. The event at The Bath Spa Hotel on Thursday March 21 will hear from Zita Alves, , runs outdoor fitness program Zest Bootcamp, Jan Lockett of Midsomer Norton-based...
Two solicitors at Bath law firm Withy King will team up with some of the city’s best-known rugby players to cycle 963 miles in nine days to help improve the prospects for disadvantaged young people. Commercial property partner Paul Daniels and cycling law solicitor Mark Hambleton will join Bath Rugby’s David Flatman, Andy Beattie,...
A pioneering project at Norton Radstock College which equips young people with skills for the world of work has won three international commendations. The initiative, called LIFE 2, followed research among employers across Europe that showed they considered they spent too much time teaching youngsters workplace skills. LIFE 2 set out to include these...
Tribe, the communications agency based at Holt, near Trowbridge, has been named as a recommended agency register (RAR) finalist in three categories – best video, best event and best corporate communications. The RAR Awards are judged solely on the basis of client recommendations. Tribe founder and managing director Gareth Jones said: “We’re thrilled that...
Business West, the leading business organisation that runs Bath Chamber of Commerce, is urging Chancellor George Osborne to deliver a Budget next week that creates an environment for enterprise and boosts business confidence. With the economy remaining sluggish and few signs of recovery, the Chancellor has little scope to make major changes in his...
