West of England accountancy firm Bishop Fleming, which has a large office in Bath, has secured more than £53m in research and development tax credits for clients over the past year. The tax credits were introduced 14 years ago but take-up had been slow until recently – a fact many blame on the misapprehension...
The contribution made by design in businesses and the public sector in Bath is to be analysed for the first time in new academic research. The project, which will also look at design in Bristol, brings together experts from Bath Spa University, the University of the West of England and the University of Bristol....
Inward investment agency Invest Bristol & Bath is on track to hit its target of helping to create 1,380 jobs over two years, new figures show. Since its launch January 2013, the organisation has assisted in generating more than 1,200 jobs by attracting a number of high-profile businesses to the area – and it...
Respected national marketing agency Marcom Marketing Communications has closed its London office and shifted its business focus to Bath after 24 years of trading mainly in the capital. Changes in the industry – combined with Bath’s growing reputation as a creative city in its own right – means it feels it no longer needs...
Bath-based international media group Future has been named as the online publisher most likely to be visited by UK males ages 25 to 34 – a key demographic for advertisers of gadgets and technology. According to comScore MMX Multi-Platform, which analyses digital audiences, men between these ages are 97% more likely to visit Future...
Bath creative agency Mr B & Friends has partnered with UKTI South West, the regional arm of the Government’s export advice service, to host a half-day workshop next week for businesses looking to develop their brand in international markets. The event, called Advanced Brand Management: How to maximise competitive advantage, is aimed at helping...
SETsquared, the highly-successful business incubator backed by the University of Bath, has been named as one of the UK’s most dedicated champions of entrepreneurs. SETsquared, whose Bath base is in the university's Innovation Centre at Carpenters House, will compete in the national finals of the Great British Entrepreneur Awards next month after judges were...
Each week Bath Business News gives a prominent member of the area’s business community the last word on its weekly e-bulletin. This week Simon Barbato, CEO of creative agency Mr B & Friends, answers our 10 questions. What was the LAST: Film you watched? American Hustle. It was on my list for ages and...
By Matt Cross, Invest Bristol and Bath The value of investment to economic growth cannot be underestimated: it lessens our reliance on public sector support, creates jobs and drives up wages. This is as true for a small business – a café expanding into new premises and taking on new staff – as it...
Wales’ largest building society The Principality has turned to Bath-based creative agency Mr B & Friends to develop a flagship multi-channel mortgage campaign. Mr B & Friends’ creative treatment for the campaign focuses on a domestic environment familiar to millions with life stages such as graduation, marriage, christening and young children. The agency worked alongside...
