Renewable power group Good Energy has invested £1.7m in its electric vehicle mapping subsidiary ZapMap to accelerate its expansion into the business-to-business market. The funding from Chippenham-headquartered Good Energy will be put into its Zapmap Spark and Zapmap Insights offerings, which complement its consumer app. While the fast-growing firm plans to continue its focus on the UK market, it will...
Each week Bath accountancy firm Pearson May teams up with Bath Business News to bring you the top national finance stories. Only 13% of Bounce Back loans paid off £46.9bn was lent during Covid under the scheme. Click here to find out more HMRC rejected 52,000 VAT registrations last year 17% of all applications were refused. For more details, click here
A trial initiative that provides free furniture to people across Bath and North East Somerset in poverty has been extended for a further year to support more households and reduce social care costs. Called Cosy Start, the scheme is run by Bath-headquartered housing association Curo and funded by city-based community charity St John’s Foundation and national social...
Senior figures from the worlds of business, sport and charity will share their perspectives on leading with integrity and purpose at an event hosted by the University of Bath’s School of Management. Taking place in The Forum in central Bath on Wednesday 3 July, Leadership Dialogues @Bath is organised by world-renowned leadership experts Dr Margaret Heffernan...
Each week Bath accountancy firm Pearson May teams up with Bath Business News to bring you the top national finance stories. HMRC contacts pending roll-over relief claimants Provisional claimants are urged to make valid claim. Click here to find out more UK has highest diesel prices in Europe Average cost of diesel is 155p per litre. For more details, click here
A collaboration to position the West of England as the UK’s leading region for green and ethical-led finance activities has been launched. FinTech West, the organisation representing the burgeoning sector in the region, has teamed up with UWE Bristol’s Sustainable Economies Research Group (SERG) to get the initiative underway. It aims to bring together the...
Bath-headquartered alternative funder Time Finance has helped put a distillery on the path to major expansion after setting it up with a £100,000 funding facility. Two Drifters, pictured, which produces sustainable rum from its Exeter base, will use the facility to make its regular alcohol duty taxes, so freeing up cashflow to increase bottling...
With the general election now taking place on 4 July, Business West – the region’s largest business organisation – has issued a 10-point plan for the long-term prosperity of the West of England. Through its Quarterly Economic Survey, which acts as a barometer of business sentiment across the region, coupled with its ongoing conversations...
Law firm Goughs Solicitors and financial advice business Fidelius Group are to stage an employment masterclass in Bath to help businesses in the city find answers to common workplace issues. Staged on 10 June at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, the event will give practical advice that will make a real difference to firms’...
Time Finance, the Bath-headquartered alternative finance lender, has launched technology to help tackle identity fraud in the asset finance sector. Describing the ID&V (identity verification) technology as a significant milestone for the business, the firm said the move would further enhance its customers’ experience when completing an asset finance deal. Time finance, which specialises...
