A unique chance to own one of the owl sculptures that nested around Bath this summer takes place this week when they are auctioned off for charity. The Minerva’s Owls sculpture trail delighted tens of thousands of Bath residents and visitors for three months. Now 62 of the original owls are to be auctioned...
Bath-headquartered regional law firm Royds Withy King has launched what it believes is the UK’s first ultra-secure ‘online vault’, allowing clients to keep a digital record of all their important legal documents and treasured possessions in one place. Life Safe, which has been designed by the firm’s dedicated private wealth team, will also enable...
The Festival of Female Entrepreneurs is staged in the West of England this week for its seventh year to once again support women to build and grow sustainable businesses. Hundreds of women self-starters are expected to attend the day-long event in Bristol this Friday, October 19, to hear, learn from and be inspired by...
Bath accountancy firm Pearson May and Bath Business News team up each week to bring you the top national finance stories. Christmas party tax break Employers can spend up to £150 per head before reporting to HMRC. Click here to find out more Protection for individuals Providing financial security for you...
Expanding regional chartered accountancy firm MHA Monahans has strengthened its staff recruitment and engagement strategies with the appointment of its first HR partner. Sophie Austin, a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, spent more than 12 years with Chippenham-headquartered logistics group Wincanton, where her leadership of the talent agenda earned the...
Bath businesses can learn how to expand and win more customers at a series of free training events in the city organised by the business growth consultancy Cool Ventures. The workshops are open to businesses that enrol on the Bath Business Support Programme, which is delivered by Cool Ventures. The programme provides free, intensive...
As many people are filing their tax returns around this time of year, fraudsters can try to take advantage of this by attempting to contact taxpayers asking them to disclose personal information about their tax affairs or bank details etc, writes Pearson May partner Jacqui Bowden. One of the most common such scams...
More than 200 businesses including many of Bath’s top independent restaurants, shops and hotels have signed up to take part in a pioneering gift card loyalty scheme aimed at boosting the city’s retail and leisure economy. The Bath Gift Card, which was launched last week by Bath Business Improvement District (BID), will also help...
Accountancy group EY is continuing to expand its financial services (FS) business across its South West and Wales region with the appointment of Ed Bujok-Stone as head of financial services advisory and Raj Saundh as head of actuarial. Ed, who has spent the past eight years as a senior manager in EY’s Bristol office,...
Rucksacks full of essential educational supplies have been presented to a group of Ugandan schoolchildren – the result of a four-day charity cycle ride by staff from accountants Old Mill in memory of colleague Nick Baker, who died two years ago. Sixteen of Nick’s colleagues from across the firm – which has offices in...
