Investment by foreign businesses into the South West rose last year despite the pandemic in contrast to a fall for the UK as a whole. According to a new report by accountancy group EY, the South West achieved a 6.7% increase in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) projects in 2020 – up by two to...
West of England Metro Mayor Dan Norris is calling on employers to help increase the number of apprenticeships in the region. With an estimated £4m to £8m of unused Apprenticeship Levy funds returned to the Treasury each year, Mayor Norris is calling for apprentice levy-paying employers to give their unused funds to a new scheme called Share to Support. Administered...
Maths may not seem an obvious subject to turn to for businesses recovering from the impact of the pandemic but mathematicians from the University of Bath are using their expertise to do just that. The university’s Institute for Mathematical Innovation (IMI) is running a short series of free mini-workshops targeted at sectors that have been...
Small businesses in Bath and North East Somerset can access a free business support service to help them grow and reach their full potential. The BANES Business Support Service is designed to help firms through the Covid-19 crisis and beyond by providing the support they need to adapt, recover and adjust to a changing...
The region’s largest business group has urged the Prime Minister to help create a more sustainable future for business at this weekend’s G7 summit in Cornwall. The British Chambers of Commerce South West (BCCSW) – which includes Bath Chamber of Commerce parent group Business West – has written to Boris Johnson ahead of the global...
Bath’s most prestigious address – No.1 Royal Crescent – has re-opened with a new immersive experience that allows visitors to see how life was lived in Georgian Bath. Using an innovative mix of digital projections and sound featuring actors, the story of one family living in the house shortly after it was built in the...
Bath retail and hospitality businesses are set to benefit from a programme of entertainment, events and activities to celebrate the reopening of the city this summer after more than a year of Covid-related lockdowns and restrictions. Staged by Bath Business Improvement District (Bath BID), Summer Sundays will encourage visitors into the city centre to...
Cylix, the Bath-based eLearning software firm, has been acquired by the UK’s leading provider of business critical services and software that assure safety and regulatory compliance. London-based Marlowe said the move would offer “attractive synergies” with Deltanet, the compliance & safety eLearning platform it snapped up recently under its buy-and-build strategy. Cylix, which is based on...
A Bath hotel is offering free use of its meeting rooms to small businesses, charities and community groups as they look ahead to life after Covid-related restrictions. The Apex hotel on James Street West, along with nine others in the Apex group, this week launched its ‘Help in Hand’ initiative offering complimentary use of...
Bath’s small and medium-sized businesses are being urged to take advantage of grants which can make them greener while also saving them money. But they need to hurry as applications for the grants close on June 25. The Green Business Grant scheme is run by the West of England Combined Authority (WECA), which covers Bath...
