Each week Bath accountancy firm Pearson May and Bath Business News team up to bring you the top national finance stories. Make Tax Digital for Income Tax self-assessment delayed for two years The decision follows weeks of urgent calls from industry leaders. Click here to read more Help To Grow digital scheme axed The scheme is set to end just...
Each week Bath accountancy firm Pearson May and Bath Business News team up to bring you the top national finance stories. Government urged to boost economic growth The CBI says the UK will lose 10 years of growth if no action is taken. Click here to read more Upturn in retail sales from Black Friday Spending data shows...
Small firms or freelancers working on projects that use technology in innovative and creative ways are being encouraged to apply for funding of up to £5,000 under a new scheme. Launched by The Studio at Palace Yard Mews, Bath Spa University’s city-centre research and innovation hub, The Studio Innovation Fund aims to support freelancers,...
Manufacturers in the South West face a tough year ahead with the sector expected to contract in the face of a deteriorating economic outlook at home and abroad, according to a new survey. The region’s manufacturing businesses are ending 2022 on a low, having suffered falling orders and a cutback in recruitment. But results...
A new innovation and enterprise space has opened on the University of Bath’s campus to provide a space for student entrepreneurs, researchers and graduate start-ups to develop and share ideas for products and services. The E-Lab, pictured, which also offers access to support and mentoring, is a significant expansion of the university’s enterprise services,...
Each week Bath accountancy firm Pearson May and Bath Business News team up to bring you the top national finance stories. One in four small firms fear closure Businesses are increasingly concerned if energy relief ends next spring. Find out more here SMEs owed £23.4bn in late payments A government review into outstanding invoices to be launched. Click here to find...
Three new partners have been appointed at South West accountancy and finance group Old Mill following a restructure to enable faster career progression and greater opportunities for staff. The promotions of Chartered Financial Planners Jon Orchard and Julia Banwell, both part of the wealth management tea, and director of tax Stephen Martin take the total...
As Jeremy Hunt took to the despatch box just 34 days after taking on the role of Chancellor of the Exchequer, all eyes were on him. In light of an ever-burgeoning cost of living crisis, the Chancellor promised that the Autumn Statement would ensure his tax and spending plans would “stand the test of...
The globally acclaimed University of Bath-supported business incubator SETsquared has bolstered the UK economy by £15.7bn since its launch 20 years ago, according to an independent report. SETsquared was set up in 2002 by a small group of research-intensive universities in the South of England, including Bath, with a mission is to help turn...
Confidence levels among South West firms about their prospects and those of the UK economy have unexpectedly increased, according to a new survey – although optimism remains far lower than it did just months ago. While confidence fell by four percentage points during October to minus 4%, last month it picked back up to plus 5%...
