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TLT boosts support for staff going through menopause as it continues to ramp up its people-first culture

March 9, 2023
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TLT boosts support for staff going through menopause as it continues to ramp up its people-first culture

All women working for Bristol-headquartered national law firm TLT are to have access to a new menopause assessment and diagnosis service as it continues to strengthen its inclusive working approach. TLT, which employs round 1,200 people across its six offices, including Bristol, said its enhanced support for staff going through...

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Search is on for female-founded micro business to join Bristol creative incubator hub

March 9, 2023
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Search is on for female-founded micro business to join Bristol creative incubator hub

Bristol-based creative business collective Istoria Group has launched a competition to find a women-owned micro business with exceptional growth potential to support as part of its incubator hub programme. The winner will receive rent-free office space for up to four people for six months at Istoria’s Paintworks base, along...

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Restructuring expert re-joins Deloitte in Bristol as special situations M&A team partner

March 9, 2023
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Restructuring expert re-joins Deloitte in Bristol as special situations M&A team partner

Accountancy group Deloitte’s Bristol office has appointed Louise Durkan as a partner in its national special situations mergers & acquisitions (M&A) team in a move that brings her back to the firm after three years. Louise, pictured, spent more than ten-and-a-half years at Deloitte in Bristol as an assistant...

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Opportunities for Bristol firms in Hong Kong’s tech sector to be showcased on trade mission

March 9, 2023
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Opportunities for Bristol firms in Hong Kong’s tech sector to be showcased on trade mission

Bristol technology firm founders and investors are being invited to join a trade mission later this year to explore opportunities in Hong Kong’s burgeoning tech sector. Taking place between 13 and 17 November, the visit is open to firms with export-ready technologies in areas such as cleantech, healthtech, fintech, AI, robotics,...

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New chair and board members for Bristol & Bath Regional Capital as it targets further expansion

March 8, 2023
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Bristol & Bath Regional Capital, the West of England’s first home-grown, place-based impact investor, has appointed a new chair and two new board members to support its ambitious growth. Investment industry leader Mark Mansley has joined as deputy chair and solicitor Richard Leeming as a non-executive director.  Existing board...

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Experienced pharma and life sciences specialist returns to his roots by joining VWV as partner

March 7, 2023
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Experienced pharma and life sciences specialist returns to his roots by joining VWV as partner

Bristol-headquartered national law firm VWV has bolstered its work in the pharma and life sciences sector with the arrival of partner Harry Hamilton Jennings. Harry, pictured, right, with VWV head of pharma and life sciences sector Paul Gershlick, is swapping the life of an entrepreneur to return to private practice,...

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Growth in annual South West venture capital investment outpaces national trend

March 6, 2023
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Growth in annual South West venture capital investment outpaces national trend

Bristol’s strength in burgeoning sectors such as cleantech, fintech and AI (artificial intelligence) helped push up venture capital investment in the South West last year by 9%, outperforming the national picture. Firms in these sectors, along with manufacturers, attracted some of the largest investments out of the annual total of...

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Ahead of the Agenda: The Week Ahead

March 5, 2023
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Monday March 6 Finals: Clarkson, BATM Advanced Communications Interims: Craneware, Seeing Machines Trading announcement: Telecom Egypt  Economic announcement: PMI Construction Tuesday March 7 Finals: Direct Line, Just Group, IWG, Keller Group, Fresnillo, H&T Group, Elementis, Foxtons Group, Greggs, Johnson Service Group, STV Group, Reach Interims: Revoltion Bars Group, Dotdigital Group Q2 result: Ferguson Q3...

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Bristol’s SETsquared tech incubator helps record number of women-led companies secure funding

March 3, 2023
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Bristol’s SETsquared tech incubator helps record number of women-led companies secure funding

A record 45% of total funds raised by businesses at tech incubator SETsquared Bristol were led by women, according to its 2022 impact results. They raised £15m of the total £33m received by the 85 companies at the University of Bristol-led incubator – testament, say the incubator’s bosses, that...

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Flushed with success. Double win for women’s urinal developer in South West small business awards

March 3, 2023
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Flushed with success. Double win for women’s urinal developer in South West small business awards

PEEQUAL, the Bristol company behind the UK’s first women’s urinal, has won two major titles at the South West’s biggest competition for small businesses. The firm, set up by University of Bristol graduates Hazel McShane and Amber Probyn, won the Business and Product Innovation and Start Up categories at...

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Expanded bank finance deal powers up e-scooter retailer to head in new direction after closing its stores

March 3, 2023
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Expanded bank finance deal powers up e-scooter retailer to head in new direction after closing its stores

Bristol e-scooter specialist Pure Electric is on the road to further expansion after increasing its lending facility with its bank by £2.5m and closing its store network. The firm was set up in 2018 by entrepreneur Adam Norris with a mission is to give every person living in an...

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Region’s space industry on launch pad to create 1,000 jobs as demand for specialist tech is set to rocket

March 3, 2023
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Region’s space industry on launch pad to create 1,000 jobs as demand for specialist tech is set to rocket

The West of England’s space industry could double in size over the next four years to employ around 2,000 people, with Bristol firms playing the lead role. Space West, the cluster of advanced manufacturing firms, specialised tech businesses and academic and research organisations making up the industry in the...

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Bristol Business Blog: Matt Bracher, managing director, Haines Watts Bristol. Why let a property as a furnished holiday let?

March 3, 2023
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Bristol Business Blog: Matt Bracher, managing director, Haines Watts Bristol. Why let a property as a furnished holiday let?

More and more people are becoming landlords, with latest figures suggesting there are now more than 2.5m landlords in the UK. Many of these are residential properties let for the long term, but an increasing number are being used for short-term furnished holiday lets.  In an area like the...

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