The West of England has the potential to become the UK’s leading centre for the fast-growing legaltech sector outside of London, according to a new report. With Bristol and Bath already an established centre for the legal firms – 26 of the UK’s top 100 have a presence in them – and the cities boasting...
Many businesses across the West of England are facing uncertainty and challenges that could not have been foreseen a year ago when the pandemic hit our economy and livelihoods. With our new relationship with the EU, we also know that doing business with Europe has changed. This has meant adapting to new ways of...
Bath firms of all sizes are being urged to take part in a scheme that aims to boost industry by creating work placements for skilled students in the city. IKEEP – Intrapreneurial Knowledge Exchange Enterprise Pathway – is looking for local businesses and organisations of all sizes that would benefit from being matched up...
Bath’s HR professionals will be able to hear from a leading expert based in the city on how they can change their workplace culture to meet the new, post-pandemic environment at a webinar next week. The event, the latest staged by Bath HR Network, the group dedicated to collaborative HR knowledge and expertise among employers in the city,...
A Bath-based marketing consultancy has been launched to support virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) businesses better communicate with their audiences about the power of immersive content. Set up by Dr Matthew Freeman, Reader in Multiplatform Media at Bath Spa University, Immersive Promotion Design builds on pioneering work in the West of England...
Pioneering Bath software firm Living Map has secured a £750,000 loan to help fast track its technology that allows people to use their mobile phones to guide them through airports, hospitals and other indoor spaces. The loan, from government agency Innovate UK, will allow the smart city digital mapping software to be integrated more...
Cyber technology, advanced manufacturing, renewable energy and the green economy should be harnessed to drive recovery and growth in the Western Gateway, the regional powerhouse that includes Bath, the West of England and South Wales. The recommendation comes in an independent report published this week which also suggests the region should focus on raising productivity...
Bath specialist marketing agency Dialect has teamed up with a Bristol consultancy to power-up its offering to clients in the gaming, tech and entertainment sectors. Dialect and Fourth Floor have both experienced significant growth over the past year due to new client wins and from digital audiences, who have consumed more content than ever...
Businesses across Bath and North East Somerset seeking to cut their carbon emissions and reduce their environmental impact are being urged to take part in a special webinar to find out about the support available. The event will give details of measures they can take along with examples of the funding they can access. ...
The pandemic has created a vast agile working experiment that may permanently change the office environment. The past 12 months have seen companies scramble to put technology in place to allow employees to work remotely and to allow businesses to continue as normal, but it has also brought acceptance of this approach. Looking forward,...
