An online tool to help businesses make sure they are ready for the employment implications of Brexit has been launched by the immigration team at Bath-headquartered national law firm Stone King. The free self-audit tool includes a short series of questions answered online. The instantly-generated results then indicate what action needs to be taken ahead...
Boosting skills and developing the physical and digital infrastructure will be vital for South West to build back better from the economic ravages of coronavirus, the CBI said in a major new report. Called Reviving Regions, the paper highlights long-standing regional inequalities across England which have inhibited growth, opportunity and productivity for generations. These economic disparities, both across...
Bath’s burgeoning business links with China are to be mapped for the first time in a major research project. The Bristol and Bath Chinese Ecosystem Analysis, which will be published next spring, will track all business, investment and academic connections between the area region and China, offering a definitive guide for years to come. ...
The introduction of two Covid Safety Officers to Bath’s streets this week has been welcomed by the organisation that brings together hundreds of city centre businesses. The uniformed offices are working with businesses to ensure they comply with current coronavirus regulations as well as encouraging and advising on social distancing by the public. The...
Six firms from in and around Bath have been named by the London Stock Exchange as some of the UK’s fastest-growing and most dynamic small and medium-sized businesses. The six, which operate in sectors ranging from green energy to publishing and financial services to pharmaceuticals, appear in the London Stock Exchange Group’s 1000 Companies...
Bath-based business mentor, entrepreneur and events industry leader Franco de la Croix-Vaubois has been named as one Britain’s top 50 business advisers in an awards scheme highlighting their behind-the-scenes work. Franco, pictured, who runs the Event Organisers Network, was selected by small business network Enterprise Nation from hundreds of advisers from around the UK...
Four historic pubs near Bath are in line to change hands in a deal between fast-growing craft brewery and pub chain Butcombe and Wiltshire-based rival Wadworth. The groups have exchanged contracts for Butcombe, based near Bristol, to acquire a group of 21 pubs, extending its portfolio across the South of England and into the West...
Bath firms trading in Europe have been told that it is ‘almost too late’ if they have not planned for a worst case scenario following the end of the Brexit transition on January 1. The 50-day countdown to that date was on Wednesday and Business West, the region’s largest business organisation, fears many firms...
The Covid pandemic has reduced levels of economic activity across the UK this year. Households and businesses have generally been spending and investing less than they were before the pandemic struck. This fall in spending and investment risks significant job losses as many businesses face much lower demand for their goods and services. Although...
Bristol Airport has been given a major boost by Jet2, the UK’s third largest airline, which from next year will make the airport its 10th base and launch flights to 33 destinations. Jet2, which does not currently operate from Bristol, will also create more than 200 jobs at the airport in roles ranging from flight and...
