The main areas of focus for most businesses recently have understandably been in connection with keeping the business afloat and making use of the various coronavirus-related grants and funding available, writes Pearson May partner Matthew Rutter. As mentioned in previous articles over the last couple of months, HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has deferred...
Medical cannabis company Sativa, the firm behind the Goodbody Wellness retail chain, is poised to become a major player in the fast-growing international cannabinoid (CBD) market after signalling its intention to merge with a specialist Canadian business. Sativa, based at Beckington, near Frome, said the combination with CBD extraction and agriculture specialist Stillcanna Inc....
A new programme to help Bath’s small businesses improve their digital presence has been launched by the West of England Combined Authority (WECA) as it expands its Growth Hub to help firms bounce back from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Trading Better Online programme has been developed in partnership with regional tech...
Bath firms based in shared offices or flexible workspaces, as well as B&Bs and guest houses, have only a few days left to apply for a grant up to £5,000 from a special business support grant. The Small Business Grants Discretionary Fund was established to support small businesses impacted by the coronavirus outbreak but...
A new life insurance company aiming to disrupt the market has appointed media planning and buying agency Mostly Media to handle its launch. Primas Life has been co-founded by Grant Fowler – chief executive officer and senior solicitor at Harris Fowler, one of the UK’s top firms of personal injury solicitors. The company aims...
Experienced accountant Dan Kenyon has been promoted to the position of director at regional accountancy firm Milsted Langdon’s Bath office. Dan, pictured, joined the practice as a trainee over a decade ago. He successfully qualified as a Chartered Certified Accountant (ACCA) in 2011 and now supports a wide range of small and medium-sized owner-managed...
An eight-point checklist to help owner-managers deal with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on their businesses has been launched by the South West arm of insolvency and restructuring trade body R3. The organisation’s members, who include insolvency practitioners, lawyers, and turnaround and restructuring experts, work with business owners to mitigate and resolve financial...
Rachel Addison has been appointed to Bath media group Future’s board as chief financial officer as part of its successful acquisition of magazine group TI Media, which completed in April. Future said Rachel, pictured, who became TI Media’s chief finance officer two years ago, had a proven track record in driving, developing and delivering...
The coronavirus pandemic has dealt a severe blow to confidence levels among South West firms – with the region now the UK’s least optimistic, according to the gloomy results of another survey. Overall confidence slumped by 16 points during the past month to minus 51% – an unenviable record for Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking’s...
Staff at Bath-based financial services firm Ascentric have been told it is entering a new expansion phase after its sale to insurance giant M&G. The firm, a wholly owned subsidiary of pension and insurance mutual Royal London since 2014, is a leading developer of digital wraps and wealth management platforms – online services that...
