Bath Business News has teamed up with specialist communications consultancy Distinctive Communications to discuss how to engage with journalists to promote your business at an event tomorrow. Hosted by Distinctive founder Ben Lowndes, the free webinar will hear from Bath Business News editor Robert Buckland on why some stories get coverage and others don’t. Other areas covered will...
Bath Business News has teamed up with specialist communications consultancy Distinctive Communications to discuss how to engage with journalists to promote your business at an event next week. Hosted by Distinctive founder Ben Lowndes, the free webinar will hear from Bath Business News editor Robert Buckland on why some stories get coverage and others don’t. Other areas covered...
Nearly a third of tourists visiting Bath and the West of England have been influenced by seeing the region on screen in shows such as Bridgerton, according to new research. Visit West, the region’s destination marketing organisation, said 30% of visitors were attracted by films or shows shot locally. This reflects the increasing value of...
Individuals inspired to start a business or already on their entrepreneurial journey can discover and share insights at the University of Bath’s third annual Enterprise Day. The event next Wednesday, 20 March, will bring together business leaders, academic experts and student entrepreneurs to share ideas and celebrate innovation and start-up successes. Enterprise Day is...
The SETsquared Partnership, the pioneering tech incubator backed by the University of Bath, has been named as the UK’s leading start-up hub and third best in Europe. No stranger to awards – it has been ranked best in the world by the University Business Incubator (UBI) Index three times – SETsquared has been given...
Each week Bath accountancy firm Pearson May teams up with Bath Business News to bring you the top national finance stories. Fraud under spotlight at Companies House Phased roll out of new powers to tackle problem. Click here to find out more Stealth tax and savings shake up salary bands ‘Fiscal drag’ raises tax burden for many. For more details, click here...
Bath-based charity Rainforest Concern, which has helped to protect more than 5m acres of rainforest around the world, is marking its 30th anniversary with a special event in the city. Staged in partnership with the Royal Geographical Society, the event at the Holburne Museum is next Thursday, 21 March – which is UN International...
The Western Gateway, the pan-regional partnership that stretches from Swindon to Swansea via Bath, has appointed a new chair as it focuses its efforts on net zero and creating jobs and economic growth. Sarah Williams-Gardener, former CEO of FinTech Wales, takes over from Bristol-based Katherine Bennett CBE, who was the partnership’s first chair, having...
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt delivered his ‘Budget for long-term growth’ last week, in which he promised ‘more investment, more jobs, better public services and lower taxes’. Here Pearson May partner Jacqui Bowden sets out some of the major announcements. National Insurance rates cut again Following the Autumn Statement last year, the main rate of Class...
Law firm Thrings has welcomed the qualification of three new lawyers in its Bath office in a move it said demonstrated its longstanding commitment to supporting its staff in pursuing different journeys within the legal profession. Ella Richardson, Stacey Mold and Lisa Hodge, pictured – along with Charlotte Jones in Thrings’ London office –...
