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...
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...
Bath-based pioneering community-business connector Neighbourly has signed up OVO, the Bristol-based energy supplier, as the latest business to join the social platform run from the city. Neighbourly’s highly innovative platform links community projects with companies that want to make a difference. Neighbourly, which is based at Bath’s Innovation Centre, will now help OVO organise...
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...
Firms from the Bath area that support fair and ethical business practices are being urged to enter a unique business awards scheme. Now in their fourth year, the highly successful South West Fairtrade Business Awards champion firms that put ethical responsibilities at the heart of their business. Last year 76 businesses from across the...
Ahead of a major export promotion event next week, Bath Business News profiles local firm Foot Trails, which has achieved success in the US, where it now generates half its sales. Inspired by a 680-mile stroll across France, farmer’s daughter Alison Howells set out on a one-woman mission to change the stereotypical image of...
Businesses and charities from across Bath have been brought together at a ground-breaking event aimed at making the city a centre for collaboration. More than 100 people attended the event at The Rec to hear presentations from eight charities and social enterprises. Organised by the Future Talent Programme as part of the independent advisory...
Bath brand agency The House has helped South Devon hospice Rowcroft develop a new strategy to unlock more support and donations by encouraging people to look at hospices in a new light. Rowcroft cares for more than 2,200 people each year – yet many of South Devon’s 270,000-strong population were unaware of its work....
