Small and medium-sized firms in Bath with growth potential can apply to a new £200m fund aimed at boosting innovation and prosperity across the South West. Launched by the British Business Bank yesterday, the South West Investment Fund (SWIF) will increase the supply and diversity of early-stage finance for new and growing smaller firms....
Workforce issues, including pressure to increase wages, remain the biggest headache for business based in Bath and across the West of England, with many raising their prices to fund pay awards. Combined with wider concerns over inflation, this has led to a slump in confidence – with levels now lower than they were immediately...
Ben Veal, founder of purpose-driven communications consultancy Second Mountain, has been named as the UK’s top independent PR practitioner. The title, conferred on Ben, pictured, at the 2023 Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) Excellence Awards, is the latest in a string of accolades since he set up the agency in Bath during the...
Bath-based overseas property portal Kyero has appointed Gemma Coles as its new CEO, a role in which she takes over the leadership of the fast-growing business from its co-founders. Martin and Louise Dell set up Kyero in 2003 with an initial investment of just £5,000. It has since grown to become the largest international...
Bath & North East Somerset Council has appointed Charlotte Somers to the newly created role of head of marketing, fundraising and supporter development. Charlotte, pictured, will help deliver the council’s plans to further develop its cultural and heritage sites, including the re-interpretation of its world-class Roman Baths, new education and community spaces at...
Fast-growing Bath digital marketing agency Social Shepherd has unveiled its new collaborative workplace created by city-based office design company Interaction to accommodate its future expansion. Founded by Zoe Stephenson and Jack Shepherd, who hired their first staff member just before the pandemic, Social Shepherd now employs 55 people. Having previously been based in serviced...
Three businesses from the Bath area have been named among Britain’s fastest-growing small private companies. The trio – Bath jewellery and accessories retailer Abbott Lyon, specialist digital advertising agency Network N, also based in Bath, and Chippenham-headquartered online retailer Furniturebox – appear in the latest annual ranking of rapid-growth firms with revenues of less...
‘Tech for good’ agency Digital Wonderlab has become the latest to firm in the Bath area to achieve the coveted B Corp status while also pledging to donate at least 1% of its sales to environmental causes. Digital Wonderlab founder and CEO Nathan Baranowski said the double commitment was the culmination of 15 years...
Bath public relations, social and digital media agency Clearly has been awarded a prestigious industry award for the third consecutive year. The agency, which was established in 2014, triumphed in the Best Medium-Sized PR Consultancy category in the South West PRCA DARE Awards. Organised by the PRCA, the world’s largest professional body for the...
The West of England’s pioneering tech sector has been showcased to business leaders from India looking to build bilateral ties with the region. The 30-strong delegation includes CEOs, presidents and directors from businesses at the forefront of cutting-edge computer technologies, including Artificial Intelligence (AI), machine learning and zero trust security. The executives, who are looking...
