Goughs Solicitors’ series of free online seminars for business owners continues later this month with a session on re-organising a business and running a risk-free redundancy process. The monthly Wednesday Wisdom Webinars, which give up-to-date, relevant and pragmatic employment advice, are led by the firm’s head of employment Rebecca Dennis, pictured. They allow employers the opportunity to tune in to a...
Confidence among South West businesses rose in August despite spiralling costs, according to a new survey – making it one of only three UK regions to record a month-on-month increase in optimism. Firms in the region appear to have shrugged off the impact of soaring utility bills, wage increases and a possible recession to register...
Purpose-driven comms consultancy Second Mountain has launched its own podcast series showcasing what it is calling “inspired stories from inspiring people”. Good Journeys with Second Mountain will feature a host of UK-based and international guests from the entertainment, sports, lifestyle and wellbeing industries, as well as purpose-led business owners, third sector professionals and inspiring...
Bath-based integrated brand communications firm AgencyUK has been chosen to work on a project set to become the UK’s largest ever health research programme. Our Future Health will help support the discovery and testing of more effective approaches to prevention, earlier detection and treatment of diseases – research that will help people live healthier...
A garden designed by Bath-based international landscape architecture practice Grant Associates at the heart of a major urban renewal project has opened to the public. The environmentally focused practice, which has worked on major schemes across the world, collaborated with London-based developer HUB and Bristol and London architects AHMM on the regeneration of Queen’s...
Small and medium-sized firms in Bath and across the West of England can get free help on issues such as contracts, performance management and recruitment through a new HR support service. Launched by Business West, the organisation that runs Bath Chamber of Commerce, the service will offer tailored advice for businesses via one-to-one sessions...
An expert in urban development and infrastructure in Europe and the Middle East has been lined up as guest speaker at next month’s Bath Business Conference, the city’s only dedicated event of its kind. Steve Scott, UK executive leader of global professional services company GHD Advisory, will address business leaders at the breakfast taking...
An online bookseller which suffered a sharp fall in sales due to Brexit and the cost of living crisis has closed with debts of nearly £550,000. A Great Read, based on Westbury’s Woodland Industrial Estate, was also impacted by Brexit and the conflict in Ukraine. The business, which launched in 2007 by David Wavre...
Bath financial services consultancy and software provider Altus has appointed commercial interiors specialist Paramount to create an “inspiring workplace” as it prepares to move to its new headquarters in the city. The 9,445 sq ft office at the heart of the flagship Bath Quays regeneration project will meet the fast-growing firm’s post-pandemic hybrid working requirements...
Six inspiring creative tech projects ranging from a digital classical musical assistant to art made with an accessible robotic drawing machine have received grants from a Bath-based fund. The Studio Recovery Fund was set up last year to financially support freelancers, micro-businesses and third sector organisations in the creative tech sector. Supported by Bath...
