Bath Christmas Market will be extended for an additional week as part of the council’s commitment to support stall holders and traders as they recover from the impact of Covid 19.

It is the first time in the market’s 20-year history that it will run for 25 days. This year it will launch with a residents’ night on November 24 and finish on Sunday December 19.

The next Sustainable Technologies Business Acceleration Hub (“STBAH”) networking event will be held on Thursday 19th March 2020 at the Famous Royal Navy Volunteer in Bristol, near Queen Square.

STBAH is a business support programme, fully funded through the European Regional Development Fund and partnered with the University of Bath and SETsquared Bath.  The programme supports start-ups and SMEs across the West of England, innovating in sustainable tech and low carbon products or services.

The Department for International Trade in the South West are hosting the Southern Europe meets Southern England Roadshow on the 25th February – 26th February in Exeter and Bristol.

These events will be showcasing export opportunities in key Southern European markets to export ready companies in the Southern UK regions. Companies will have the opportunity to book 1-2-1 meetings with a delegation of DIT Commercial Officers.

The Commercial Officers are interested in meeting Southern England companies from the following sectors and sub-sectors:

As of 2020 1 in 3 British workers are over the age of 50. Employers are reporting skills shortages across a wide range of roles and sectors ranging from hospitality to business services. Our council partner Achieve B&NES is organising a new business event called the Midlife MOT in order to help them tackle issues relating to an ageing workforce, increase productivity and close skills gaps.

Ralph Allen School is repeating the very successful careers event that it has run for the last few years, and they want business owners and employees to come to their schoool and explain what work is available to them. The aim is for students in years 10-13 to hear about a variety of different jobs in a relaxed and informal way from volunteer employers and employees who do these jobs. Do teenagers know enough about the huge variety of possible careers? Would you be prepared to join other employers at an Informal Careers Event? Come & talk to the Ralph Allen School students about your jo