Last year’s Bath Christmas Market boosted the city’s economy by more than £40m – the most in its 17-year history, organisers revealed today as they announced the dates for this year. According to independent research carried out for Visit Bath, the city’s destination marketing body responsible for staging the market, its 200-plus stalls –...
Confidence among small business owners in the South West has bounced back thanks to lower inflation, progress on Brexit talks and the Chancellor’s positive Spring Statement, according to a survey published this week. The report by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) – Britain’s biggest business representation group – also reveals a two-year high...
Bath-based specialist software developer The Filter, which was co-founded by musician and entrepreneur Peter Gabriel, is predicting its next phase of innovation after appointing a new CEO. The firm, which provides leading-edge machine learning software to the media and retail sectors, said the appointment of Neil Morris was a statement of intent as it...
A monthly meet-up has been launched in Bath by an award-winning personal development facilitator and life motivator to inspire and encourage the city’s businesswomen. Women Unmasked is the brainchild of Radstock-based Yvonne Bignall, who runs Yvonne B Ltd, a consultancy that supports women in business and helps them realise their potential. Yvonne, pictured, saw...
Regional accountancy firm MHA Monahans’ Bath office has received a flying visit from the two owls it is sponsoring in this summer’s Minerva’s Owls of Bath public sculpture trail. MHA Monahans was among the first firms in the city to swoop to take part as a Gold sponsor of the trail, which takes place...
Businesses in Bath’s hospitality and creative sectors have been given a boost with the opening of the city’s new Visitor Information Centre (VIC), which features enhanced marketing opportunities and support for local firms. The centre, on Terrace Walk overlooking Parade Gardens, was officially opened on Friday. Operated by Visit Bath, the city’s destination marketing...
SearchStar, the Bath-based digital media buying agency, has launched a new podcast for digital advertisers. Hosted by SearchStar managing manager Dan Fallon and marketing manager Nick Livermore, DANcast is a monthly discussion of the latest digital advertising news. The podcast aims to be an entertaining and informative look at the latest industry news....
More than 100 businesses have benefited from free expert advice on the Bath Business Support Programme since it was launched last summer. The scheme, delivered by business growth consultancy Cool Ventures, provides free intensive support to small and medium-sized businesses and start-ups across Bath and North East Somerset. They benefit from one-to-one coaching from...
Bath-based media group Future has extended its reach into the specialist consumer market by acquiring five titles from rival publisher Haymarket, including the world’s biggest football magazine FourFourTwo. Future, which has shuffled its portfolio of titles over recent years through a raft of acquisitions and disposals, is to pay up to £14m for...
Entrepreneurs have until tomorrow to enter the prestigious Institute of Directors South West Director of the Year Awards, the region’s top accolades for boardroom excellence. Three new categories have been added this year, taking the total to nine and giving directors more chance to claim one of the top awards. The new categories are...
