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Bath Chamber of Commerce and Visit Bath join forces to bring city’s businesses together

Two of the key players in Bath’s recent cultural and economic development have joined forces to ensure that the city and region continues to flourish by bringing together the business community for a...
Posted on: 21.04.17
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Ian Larrard reacts to news of snap election

What Ian Larrard had to say about Theresa May's announcement.
Posted on: 18.04.17
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James Durie reacts to news of snap election

A response to the announcement of a general election on 8 June.
Posted on: 18.04.17
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Business West’s 10-point plan for Metro Mayor

With an additional £900m in funding secured from central government to be spent over the next 30 years, the future Metro Mayor will play a leading role in the social and economic future of the region...
Posted on: 04.04.17
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New £1 coin: impacts on businesses and consumers

According to a survey carried out by Royal Mint during 2015 one in 40 of all the pound coins are fake. The new one pound coin enters circulation today (28th March). It will co-mingle with the old one...
Dave Finnegan
Dave Finnegan
Posted on: 28.03.17
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Anything Rio can do Bath can do better: let's make the Bath cable car a reality

Throughout history Bath has gained a reputation for innovation, imagination and downright flair. Whether it’s been scientific invention, brilliant new architectural design or technological...
Ian Bell
Ian Bell
Business West
Posted on: 24.03.17
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Rethinking skills and recruitment - West of England ahead of the game

Business West have officially launched their new skills service; Skills West. Find out how the West of England is ahead of the game by re-thinking skills and recruitment models.
Posted on: 16.03.17
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Comment: National Insurance tax hike u-turn

In an unexpected u-turn, the government simply scrapped the National Insurance tax hike announced by the Chancellor in the Budget last week. Director at Business West Ian Mean comments on this...
Susie Parker
Susie Parker
Business West
Posted on: 16.03.17
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The spring budget 2017: a view from Gloucestershire business

This was a thin Budget in every sense of the word. At 64 pages it was thin in pagination and at 54 minutes hardly a showstopper, even though the rather “grey” Chancellor did get in a few jokes to...
Ian Mean
Ian Mean
Business West
Posted on: 09.03.17
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