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Pair of new arrivals at Time Finance as lender bolsters its relationships with clients

June 9, 2023
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Time Finance, the Bath-headquartered alternative lender, has made two more key appointments, with a new relationship manager and asset manager joining its team. Ian Shaw arrives as relationship manager with a wealth of experience in the banking and finance industry while asset manager Matthew Ridgley joins with 17 years’ experience in the industry.  Ian, pictured...

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Pearson May financial round up

June 9, 2023
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Each week Bath accountancy firm Pearson May teams up with Bath Business News to bring you the top national finance stories. Employee share schemes under review The government aims to simplify employee reward system. Click here for more information FSB urges summer support for tourism sector Recommendations come after predicted boom in ‘staycations’. Find out more here

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Festival of Sustainable Business Exhibition returns to guide firms on their environmental journey

June 8, 2023
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Festival of Sustainable Business Exhibition returns to guide firms on their environmental journey

Bath area firms will be able to access the latest advice and guidance to enable them to become sustainable when the region’s largest annual environmental exhibition returns next week. Staged by Bristol specialist business hub Future Leap at the city’s Paintworks creative hub on Bath Road, the Festival of Sustainable Business Exhibition next Thursday, 15...

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Good Energy steps up to sponsor ‘greenest-ever’ Chippenham Half Marathon

June 7, 2023
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Sustainable power firm Good Energy is to be the headline co-sponsor of this year’s Chippenham Half Marathon as it strives to be the most eco-friendly so far.  The 100% renewable energy company, which has its headquarters in the town, is also sponsoring the trophies and prizes. Good Energy entered a corporate team last year,...

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Ahead of the Agenda: The Week Ahead

June 4, 2023
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Monday June 5 Finals: Sirius Real Estate, Itaconix, Celadon Pharmaceuticals, Valirx, Verici, Mobile Tornado Group Interim: Hercules Site Services Economic announcements: PMI composite, PMI services Tuesday June 6 Finals: Speedy Hire, Warehouse REIT, Brown (N) Group, NewRiver REIT Interims: Paragon Banking Group, Gooch & Housego, Oxford Metrics Q1 result: Argo Blockchain Trading announcement: Hunting Economic announcements: PMI construction, BRC sales monitor Wednesday...

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From curiosity to collaboration. Bath Digital Festival shaping up to showcase the city’s tech strength

June 2, 2023
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From curiosity to collaboration. Bath Digital Festival shaping up to showcase the city’s tech strength

Creativity, climate and collaboration are among the themes to be explored at this year’s Bath Digital Festival, which takes place next month. The five-day long festival will bring people and tech together at venues across Bath to explore the city’s thriving digital scene through a series of engaging workshops, keynotes and panels.  Staged by...

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The fashion stakes are high as Bath Racecourse promotes its annual Ladies Day to city businesses

June 2, 2023
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The fashion stakes are high as Bath Racecourse promotes its annual Ladies Day to city businesses

Bath Racecourse’s Ladies Day, one of the stand-out events of its season, returns on Saturday 17 June. Combining exciting races with glamorous outfits, ornate hats and top-quality food and drink, Ladies Day has become a key date in Bath’s social calendar and the ultimate girls’ day out.  Guests can soak up the atmosphere in...

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Work starts on multi-million pound restoration of Beckford’s Tower by specialist Bath contractor

June 2, 2023
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Bath-based specialist building contractor Emery Brothers has been appointed to carry out essential restoration work on the city’s iconic Beckford’s Tower as part of a £3.9m heritage project. Owned and run by Bath Preservation Trust (BPT), the landmark Grade I listed building, pictured, has been on Historic England’s national Heritage at Risk register for...

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Surveys point to weak business confidence as South West firms remain gloomiest in the UK

June 2, 2023
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Surveys point to weak business confidence as South West firms remain gloomiest in the UK

Confidence among South West firms remains the most fragile of any UK region, according to two new surveys, with weak economic growth and skills shortages among the biggest challenges. Business optimism in the region fell six percentage points during May according to the latest Business Barometer from Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking. Firms also reported...

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Engineering firm targeting growth after Time Finance steps in with asset-based lending deal

June 1, 2023
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Engineering firm targeting growth after Time Finance steps in with asset-based lending deal

Bath-headquartered alternative lender Time Finance has said that a £1.1m asset-based lending (ABL) facility it arranged for an expanding structural steel engineering firm proves how effective such deals can be. The unnamed firm, based in the South East, was introduced to Time Finance by its financial consultant, Kent-based Open InVoice Finance, which had been brought...

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