New Lloyds Banking Group ambassador aims to help build a ‘more prosperous, greener’ region

July 31, 2023
New Lloyds Banking Group ambassador aims to help build a ‘more prosperous, greener’ region

Lloyds Banking Group has appointed Nicola Littlejohn as its new group ambassador for the South West. Nicola, pictured, will engage with policymakers, regional business leaders, community networks and charitable organisations to deliver the group’s purpose. She will also bring people together to share insights to address the challenges facing the region – from access to...

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Major fund manager launches South West office to support the region’s ambitious small businesses

July 31, 2023
Major fund manager launches South West office to support the region’s ambitious small businesses

One of the UK’s largest regional fund managers has opened a West of England office to provide finance to small and medium-sized business through the British Business Bank’s new £200m South West Investment Fund. FW Capital will manage the debt finance fund for the north of the region, providing commercial loans of £100,000 to £2m...

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Ahead of the Agenda: The Week Ahead

July 31, 2023
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Monday July 31 Finals: Amedeo Air Four Plus, Everest Global, Kropz, Unicorn Mineral Resources, Tertre Rouge Assets, Bank of Ireland Group, Induction Healthcare Group, Orient Telecoms, Gstechnologies Interims: Spectris, Hutchmed (China), Quartix Technologies, AFC Energy, Smithson Investment Trust, GlobalData, Senior, Minoan Group, AIQ LD, National World, Pod Point Group Holdings Trading announcements: Ingenta, Glantus Holdings, Venture Life...

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Brighter outlook for Inspecs as it focuses on increasing sales in improving markets

July 28, 2023
Brighter outlook for Inspecs as it focuses on increasing sales in improving markets

Bath-headquartered spectacles designer and manufacturer Inspecs has continued to recover from a difficult 2022 by focussing on driving sales and improving operational efficiencies, its CEO said this week. Revenue at the group, which produces a wide range of spectacle frames and lenses, including sunglasses and safety glasses, for markets across the world, increased by 6%...

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TEDxBath to return in October, with organisers preparing for the best so far

July 28, 2023
TEDxBath to return in October, with organisers preparing for the best so far

This year’s TEDxBath is shaping up to be the best yet, according to its organisers as they prepare to announce 2023’s line-up. Taking place at The Forum on Saturday 14 October, will feature six speakers and two acts and, according to the team behind it, generate unlimited ideas. TEDx events, which are held across...

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Bath Business News photo gallery: Unlimited Potential’s first birthday party

July 28, 2023
Bath Business News photo gallery: Unlimited Potential’s first birthday party

Unlimited Potential, the Bath networking group for young professionals, celebrated its first birthday with a party at Japanese restaurant Robun. The group was set up by Bath Unlimited, the organisation that celebrates the city’s most dynamic, successful, world-class companies and their talented employees, to bring together under-35s who are contributing to Bath’s development as a...

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