Expert support on how to enhance digital presence, adopt new technologies, improve competitiveness and increase productivity is now available to small and medium-sized businesses Bath firms under a new scheme. Called Tech for Growth, the initiative offers tailored tech adoption consultancy to eligible organisations. It aims to equip businesses with the necessary tools to...
A strong performance by price comparison website Go.Compare has helped its Bath-headquartered parent company Future return to growth following a slowdown last year. Go.Compare has been a standout performer for global media group Future since its acquisition three years ago for £594m – in a marked contrast to the core publishing and digital arms...
Bath firms are now able to put surplus funds into a specialist savings account while also supporting a regional organisation that gives access to affordable loans to individuals at risk of financial exclusion. Great Western Credit Union’s (GWCU) Business Saver is aimed at businesses that are looking to earn monthly interest at a competitive...
Confidence in the UK’s economic prospects among West of England bosses has continued to fall despite most expecting their own business to prosper this year. The latest Quarterly Economic Survey (QES) from Business West, the organisation behind Bath Chamber of Commerce, shows just 16% of firms in the region think the economy will improve over...
Bath Digital Festival returns next month with a focus on three impactful themes reflecting the city’s historic foundations and its modern global reach. Sport, space and cities will act as the cornerstones for the three-day festival, which takes place between 14 and 16 May. TechSPARK, the information hub for all things tech in Bristol,...
Bath businesses are to get the chance to meet individuals who took part in a specialist digital skills programme staged in the city at an event later this month. The 2023 Click Start Programme offered a series of free digital skills sessions targeting learners from low-income and minority backgrounds as a way of tackling...
Nominations have opened for this year’s SPARKies, the pioneering awards that shine a light on the best individuals, products and firms that make up the West of England’s tech sector. Launched in 2012, the annual awards have grown to become the best-respected tech accolades in the region, attracting hundreds of entries from across the...
The impact and implications of legaltech for the law, legal sector and wider society and economy will be highlighted at a conference next month. Staged by Bristol+Bath LegalTech, the event will look at how the dramatic developments ushered in by technology will drive change across all aspects of the legal world. WE R...
Harnessing the potential of the West of England in areas such as cyber, tech and net zero will underpin a new pan-regional plan for sustainable growth to be launched this summer. The economic blueprint will form the basis of a conference led by the Western Gateway, the partnership covering an area stretching from Swindon...
Bath Business News has teamed up with specialist communications consultancy Distinctive Communications to discuss how to engage with journalists to promote your business at an event tomorrow. Hosted by Distinctive founder Ben Lowndes, the free webinar will hear from Bath Business News editor Robert Buckland on why some stories get coverage and others don’t. Other areas covered will...
