No 3p fuel tax rise this January 1% cut in corporation tax to 21% Support for aerospace industry and supply chains 25% increase in funding for UKTI £600m for scientific research 10-fold increase in R&D tax credits Economy predicted to have contracted by 0.1% this year, down from 0.8% predicted in the Budget Growth...
Chancellor George Osborne said the UK economy will continue to shrink this year – down 0.1% – compared to 0.8% predicted in his Budget earlier this year. But in his Autumn Statement, the Chancellor forecast growth for next few years – 1.2% in 2013, 2% in 2014, 2.3% 2015, 2.7% in 2016 and 2.8%...
Bath-based business IT support specialist Systemagic has achieved two more industry standards to add to its credentials. The firm has been awarded quality standard IS09001 to add to its status as a Bath and North East Somerset Trading Standards ‘Buy with Confidence’ company. It is also now accredited as a Microsoft Cloud Partner and is busy helping companies...
Business West, the business support organisation that runs Bath Chamber of Commerce, has been recognised as one of the UK’s leading chambers of commerce for export advice services. It landed the British Chambers of Commerce Award for Excellence in International Trade Services for the support it gives to members and exporters through its comprehensive...
Monday December 03 FINALS Evocutis EGMS Alpha Bank GDR (Reg S) USD, Integra Group GDR (Reg S) AGMS Avation, Henderson Fledgling Trust , Skywest Airlines Ltd. UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS PMI Manufacturing (09:30) Tuesday December 04 INTERIMS Anite, Greene King, May Gurney Integrated Services, Northgate FINALS Character Group, Datong, ITE Group, TUI Travel AGMS AI...
Businesses that go the extra mile to support the arts in the South West are being recognised today at a reception staged by Arts & Business (A&B), the organisation that brings together the cultural and corporate worlds. The Business Cultural Champions programme – a sister initiative of A&B’s successful Cultural Champions scheme – will publicly acknowledge...
Chippenham-based Invensys Rail, which makes signalling equipment for the global rail infrastructure industry, is to be sold to German industrial giant Siemens in a £1.7bn deal. The sale by parent group Invensys follows a strategic review which concluded that consolidation in the signalling industry would limit the scope for expansion. The sale is still...
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In the post-recession climate, the corporate hospitality model is changing with businesses now demanding more added-value. In the latest of Bath Business News' weekly Expert Panel series Bath Racecourse explains how it is responding to this change . . . It is becoming increasingly difficult for businesses to justify spending an afternoon out of...
Bath boutique Mimi Noor recently celebrated its second anniversary and the launch of its website www.miminoor.com with a glittering party. Launched by Mimi Noor in November 2010 on Milsom Street it set out to be Bath’s only consultative luxury denim and casual-wear boutique. Mimi realised that there was a gap in the market for...
