Full-fibre broadband provider Truespeed has committed £6m to significantly expand its full-fibre provision across Bath, taking its total investment rollout in its home city to £11m. The move will widen its network to make it available to 21,000 properties, including in Batheaston, Bathampton and Bathford. Earlier this year Truespeed said it aimed to more...
Ben Veal, founder of purpose-driven communications consultancy Second Mountain, has been named as a finalist in the leading national awards for the public relations sector. Ben, pictured, who launched the agency in Bath just under three years ago, is one of seven finalists shortlisted in the Independent PR Practitioner of the Year category of...
Ambitious small to medium-sized businesses in Bath and across the West of England are being offered support to buy new products and equipment to increase production and help them grow. The funding is from a new round of Business Growth and Adaptations Grants launched by West of England Combined Authority (WECA). Businesses can apply...
Bath’s tourism and hospitality sectors are on the up after three tough years, with its heritage venues continuing to recover from the impact of the pandemic and the city again excelling in the region’s top industry awards. Income from Bath & North East Somerset Council’s heritage attractions, including the Roman Baths and Pump, is...
A former Bath Spa University design student has used his creativity to solve an age-old problem by inventing the world’s first patented interactive prayer mat. MA Design (Textiles) graduate Kamal Ali, pictured, was motivated to create the product, called My Salah Mat, by his son Hamza. As an infant, Hamza struggled to understand where...
Three former University of Bath students who have gone on to launch their own successful businesses in the city are to shed light on their entrepreneurial journeys at an event next week. Staged by Bath Unlimited, the organisation helping promote the city’s sustainable growth and future success, the event will look at how these...
Business leaders, academics and student entrepreneurs will share their business and research expertise and showcase their start-up successes at the University of Bath’s second annual Enterprise Day next week. Enterprise Day on Wednesday, March 29, is part of the university’s Enterprise and Entrepreneurship programme, which supports staff, students, graduates and entrepreneurs with their ambitions. The...
Bath firms need more help from the government in the face of stubbornly high inflation, including transitioning to more energy efficient sources and easing supply chain difficulties, the region’s biggest business organisation has said. With annual inflation unexpectedly jumping from 10.1% in January to 10.4% last month, Business West – which runs Bath Chamber of Commerce...
The Bath area has been named as the best place in the UK to launch and run a successful microbusiness. The city, along with North East Somerset, has the highest concentration of thriving microbusinesses and self-employed people, according to the Business Financed website. The website, which provides banking and finance information for UK businesses, set...
Projects ranging from using Artificial Intelligence to create art to building low-tech robots from recyclable materials are to receive funding under a scheme aimed at innovators and creatives from the Bath area. The Studio Innovation Fund for 2023 was launched by The Studio at Palace Yard Mews, Bath Spa University’s city-centre research and innovation...
