Freelancers working in Bath’s creative sector can access grants of up to £2,000 to develop their skills or create new work. The payments have been made available under a special £200,000 fund launched by the West of England Combined Authority (WECA). With freelancers making up 47% of workers in the region’s world-leading creative industries...
Ultra-athlete Dion Leonard, who runs distances of 250-plus miles in some of the world’s toughest conditions, has told West of England business leaders they too can overcome huge challenges – if they are determined. Dion, pictured, was guest speaker at accountancy body ICAEW West of England's annual dinner. He entertained the audience with his life...
Bath firms are being urged to link up with the UK’s biggest nature festival taking place in the city next month, when they will be able to get involved in a host of activities. Among events targeted at businesses during the 21st annual Festival of Nature will be roundtables on biodiversity and creative industries, nature-focused...
Another business survey has pointed to a dramatic bounce back in confidence among South West firms as the outlook on inflation and interest rates improves. Results of the quarterly survey by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) show optimism levels soared by 40 percentage points to their highest level since October 2021. As a...
Bath-based legal and financial planning firm Mogers Drewett is to host a special HR event next week to highlight the important relationship between physical activity and mental wellbeing at work. Called Move On Up, the workshop is being staged on 16 May as part of Mental Health Awareness Week 2024. It is aimed at leaders...
Bath’s small and medium-sized firms can secure grants of up to £25,000 to help them innovate and grow under a scheme set up by the West of England Combined Authority. The £1m programme offers eligible firms a one-off grant towards the cost of research and development – with the ultimate aim of getting new...
An estimated £3.4m was pumped into Bath’s economy last year by film crews using the city and surroundings as locations, according to new figures. The report by Bath & North East Somerset Council’s Film Office comes less than a fortnight before Bridgerton, pictured, the most successful production ever shot in the city, returns for...
Purpose-driven comms consultancy Second Mountain has been selected as a finalist in three categories at the 2024 Creative Bath Awards, capping a year in which it strategically switched its offering to focus on content creation. The independent agency was launched in Bath during the 2020 pandemic with the aim of helping good people do good. ...
Bath companies can have their say on the latest plans for the city’s Milsom Quarter at a series of drop-in sessions next week. Bath & North East Somerset Council is seeking views on the proposals, pictured, which will form a key element of the larger redevelopment of the northern part of the city centre. These aim...
Bath-headquartered eyewear firm Inspecs has been named as the South West’s fastest-growing company in a new financial league table. The firm, which designs and makes a wide range of spectacles, lenses and frames for worldwide sale, has achieved a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 143.26% over the past two years. As well as...
