SETsquared, the University of Bath-backed innovation partnership, has been named as the best in the world after creating 9,000 jobs and contributing £3.8bn to the UK economy. From its launch 13 years ago, SETsquared – which has its Bath base in the city’s Innovation Centre – has supported more than 1,000 hi-tech start-ups to...
The CBI welcomed the spending review’s commitment to longer-term investment in the economy but said there was a sting in the tail in the size and scope of the £3m apprenticeship levy. Director-general Carolyn Fairbairn said: “Businesses will be pleased to see the Chancellor staying the course on deficit reduction, his commitment to an...
Bath business experts have given a mostly positive reaction to Chancellor George Osborne’s Autumn Statement and Spending Review. Ian Bell, executive director, Bath Chamber of Commerce and the Initiative in Bath & North East Somerset – part of Business West – said it contained some positive news for the region. “Once again the ‘builder’...
Chancellor George Osborne has delivered his Autumn Statement and Spending Review. These are the main points: Chancellor says five years ago UK economy was in crisis. Debt will fall this year. £12bn of welfare savings will be delivered in full. Britain has grown faster than any other G7 countries since 2010. Economy is predicted...
High-growth businesses in the Bath area are to be offered specialist support under a scheme launched by Barclays. Called ‘Barclays High Growth and Entrepreneurs’, the initiative is in direct response to what the bank sees as Britain’s ‘scale-up gap’, and will also help the UK compete on the global stage. Barclays believes that by...
Chancellor George Osborne will deliver his much-anticipated Autumn Statement on Wednesday – and once again Bath Business News will be the number one media outlet for authoritative live news, analysis and comment. Our team of experienced business journalists will highlight the key measures that are likely to impact on the Bath area’s economy, gain...
Chartered accountancy firm Monahans, which has an office in Bath, is warning people to ensure their tax returns are accurate as HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) investigations become increasingly sophisticated, including monitoring Facebook accounts, HMRC’s Connect database collects and correlates information from a wide range of public and private sources, such as councils, banks...
Bath-based Epoch Wealth Management has been named among the UK’s Top 100 independent financial advisers for the second consecutive year. The firm is included in the influential list compiled by New Model Adviser, which places Epoch within the top 10% of the nation’s financial advice firms. Epoch is one of only nine firms in...
A charity that provides support to carers has secured its future in its Bath headquarters as the first beneficiary of a new lending scheme launched by St John's Hospital. The loan means the Carers’ Centre can buy the Lower Bristol Road building, ending uncertainty after the landlord announced he would be sold. Founded in 1996, the Carers’ Centre is the leading provider of...
Bath-based Epoch Wealth Management has donated about £2,000 worth of essential school supplies to children in Malawi. Managing partner Barry Newbury personally handed over the pens, paper and other stationery items plus several reconditioned laptops to Bunda Primary School in the capital Lilongwe. The items were supplied to Epoch at cost by Chippenham-based Woods...
