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Ahead of the Agenda: The Week Ahead

July 16, 2012
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Monday July 16 INTERIMS SThree Q2 Norwegian Property ASA FINALS SnackTime EGMs EnQuest AGMs DQ Entertainment, Papua Mining Tuesday July 17 INTERIMS Amino Technologies, Computacenter FINALS IG Group Holdings, Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Ltd AGMs BTG, Dairy Crest Group, ETF Securities ETFX S-Net ITG Global Agri Business Fund USD, Investec Structured Products Calculus...

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Extra funding for West start-ups promised by Barclays

July 13, 2012
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Barclays has announced additional funding of up to £60m for start-up firms in England over the next three years. This new funding is expected to support the creation of 4,200 new businesses, providing them with growth finance. The funding from Barclays will support a new partnership between the bank, a consortium of enterprise agencies...

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Growth ‘unlikey for many firms this year’, survey warns

July 13, 2012
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Growth ‘unlikey for many firms this year’, survey warns

The West’s mid-market businesses see no signs of the region’s economy returning to growth this year, according to a downbeat new survey. Also they do not believe that the funding environment will improve for at least another 18 months, further restraining growth. The gloomy outlook emerges from the latest Mid-Market Business Survey carried out...

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Major waterways charity project for Bath law firm Stone King

July 13, 2012
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Major waterways charity project for Bath law firm Stone King

Bath law firm Stone King has advised the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) on the charity law aspects of the largest ever transfer of a public body into the charity sector. Earlier this month responsibility for 2,000 miles of waterways in England and Wales transferred from British Waterways to a new...

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Auto parts distributor deal creates major national player

July 12, 2012
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South of England car parts distributor Camberley Auto Factors, which has branches in Midsomer Norton and Chippenham, has today been acquired by larger Northern distributor Andrew Page for an undisclosed sum. Hampshire-based Camberley has 26 sites in the South, including depots on the Midsomer Enterprise Park and on Bumpers Farm in Chippenham, while Andrew...

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Green electricity firm Good Energy targets its shares at AIM

July 12, 2012
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Good Energy, the Chippenham-based green electricity supplier, is to list its share on the London Stock Exchange’s AIM market following eight years on the lightly-regulated PLUS market. The firm, the UK’s leading 100% renewable electricity supplier, said trading in its shares and interest from institutional shareholders had been low on PLUS and directors now...

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TheAgency wins global ad campaign for online gaming group

July 11, 2012
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InterCasino, one of the pioneers of online casino gaming, has appointed Bath-based communications specialists TheAgency to research, plan and create its new brand proposition and global advertising campaigns. Aimed at attracting new players and nurturing existing ones, the audience research was carried out in seven countries, spanning Europe, East Asia and North America. Based...

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Success on a plate for young mums taking Jamie Oliver cooking course

July 11, 2012
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Six young mums have successfully completed a home-cooking skills course set up by celebrity chef Jamie Oliver and staged by Wiltshire training provider The Learning Curve. The Learning Curve piloted Jamie's Home Cooking Skills course in collaboration with 4Children at its Canberra Children’s Centre in Melksham, which has provided an ideal opportunity to begin...

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Stress-free catering website started by Bath couple

July 11, 2012
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Bath couple Victoria and Peter Whipp have launched an online service to take the hassle out of catering for corporate events, weddings and private parties. Quote My Catering (www.quotemycatering.com) finds the most suitable local caterer for any event, based on information provided through one simple online form. Victoria and Peter, who have run their own...

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Cost cuts and mergers drive change in West logistics sector, survey shows

July 11, 2012
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Innovation is taking a back seat among West logistics firms as they focus on cost cutting and sticking to their core business, a new survey reveals. However, they are feeling generally optimistic and most plan to invest over the next six months. Also further consolidation is likely in the sector as stronger businesses take...

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