Leading the BID industry
Leading the BID industry
Industry insights and news including Bb Head of Research Chris Turner's observations, thoughts, updates and announcements can be found below.
COVID-19 | 25.03.2020 Last week, British BIDs wrote to the Secretary of State regarding ballot extensions and levy relief. Today we wrote to key ministers with an urgent ask on behalf of the BID industry for the Government to consider levy relief, and the payment of these levies directly to BIDs, as...
VIEWThis has been one of the most dramatic few weeks for businesses in many people’s memories, and there is a growing sense we will remain like this until the Autumn. So, this Insight for March attempts to bring together some of the issues we are all facing. COVID-19, and...
VIEWBritish BIDs will be hosting its first live Q&A video on Friday 20th March at 11am. Questions will be taken by:Chris Turner, Chief ExecutiveNic Durston, Chair, British BIDs Advisory BoardPaul Clement, DirectorFiona Wright, DirectorWe understand that there is a lot of uncertainty right now in the BID industry with the latest developments...
VIEW18th March 2020 Many organisations have been providing useful health-related advice on COVID-19 to BID teams. However, in the last few days, we have received an increasing number of enquiries from members which fit under the broad title of “what does this mean for BIDs?” The Bb team will remain...
VIEWFor many months British BIDs (Bb), alongside other membership organisations for retail businesses, has been pressing Government for a reform of the business rates system. The amount of business rates payable is calculated as a proportion of the rateable value (RV) of each property which, in turn, reflects its likely...
VIEWBritish BIDs (Bb), which this year celebrates a decade of leading the BID industry, has formed a new Advisory Board to help support its own development and that of the wider industry. The Board is made up of industry leaders, national BID voters, stakeholders, property developers and an observer position...
VIEWLetter signed by 11 business improvement districts calls for overhaul of under-fire tax to help ailing high street. Thousands of hairdressers, cafés, pubs, chemists and family offices that have been “hammered” by sky-high bills have called for an overhaul of the business rates system and other taxes. In a letter...
VIEWBallot activity is starting afresh and we congratulate Aldgate Connect, Moray Tourism and Cupar Now Digital on their successful results. BIDs that are in ballot this month are Plymouth City Centre, Victoria, Bee Midtown - Holborn, Bloomsbury, St Giles and Bee Midtown - Farringdon & Clerkenwell, all of which are...
VIEWBritish BIDs (Bb) is excited to announce a partnership with the Welsh Government to undertake its industry recognised Accreditation service for seven BIDs in Wales. These BIDs include Newport Now, Neath Inspired, Rhyl BID, FOR Cardiff, Your Pontypridd, Caernarfon BID and Merthyr Tydfil BID. British BIDs have been leading the...
VIEWBritish BIDs [Bb] is the trade body for Business Improvement Districts [BIDs] in the UK and represents 330 established BIDs. We are thus the voice for over 128,785 levy paying businesses across the country, with a combined rateable value of over £8.3billion. We are making this representation to the Chancellor...
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