Women who have a job interview but no appropriate outfit to wear to it can get help from a new Bath charity. First Impressions has been set up by Dr Jane Ellis-Brush, a lecturer in the University of Bath’s School of Management, with the aim of opening up a range of high-quality workwear...
Business people with strong networking experience and the credibility to champion the region are being sought by the West of England Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) to join its business board. The LEP is looking to appoint new board members to help shape a brighter, greener future for the West of England’s residents. The LEP...
Leading lights in Bath’s higher education, innovation and research communities are being invited to apply for posts representing the sectors on the board of the Western Gateway as it starts to ramp up its work. The gateway is the cross-border economic partnership of eight cities either side of the River Severn, including Bath. The...
Quartet, the community foundation covering Bath and the West of England, has launched its annual Surviving Winter appeal with a warning that this year it will be needed more than ever. With many households already struggling to make ends meet, sharply rising fuel and food prices rise and a squeeze on incomes means they...
Bath PR agency Clearly has become the second firm in the city to achieve the B Corporation certification in recognition of its rigorous standards of social and environmental performance. B Corp accreditation is regarded as being to the corporate world what Fairtrade is to bananas or coffee. Businesses gaining it must meet the...
Two-thirds of small firms in the South West have no active plan to reduce their impact on the environment, according to a new survey, with many arguing they should receive tax breaks, grants or low interest loans to help them go green. The report by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) – issued to...
The University of Bath, Bath Spa University and Bath College are teaming up to support TEDxBath’s Inter-Connected 2021 event, which seeks to explore how communities can thrive through the endless possibilities of local and global inter-connections. Inter-Connected, which takes place on November 18 and 19, will discuss topics ranging from range from healthcare...
If Covid has taught us anything, it is the importance of relationships. It has made us re-evaluate who we see, how we are perceived and how we care for others. This is true of our personal relationships but equally true of the working relationships we have with clients, partners and employees. The current recruitment...
A powerful symbol of the need for urgent action on the climate emergency has appeared in the River Avon next to Bath’s Pulteney Weir – the result of collaboration between a pair of city-based businesses, an artist and the council. The 5.5m by 3.5m wooden house appears to be sinking in the water...
Bath businesses have turned out to support one of city’s longest-running charity events – Julian House’s annual corporate fundraising Brain of Bath quiz. Eighteen enthusiastic teams from 10 Bath organisations put their mental mettle to the test at the historic Assembly Rooms to see who would be crowned with the prestigious title while...
