A £25m fund has been set up for businesses across the West to help develop jobs by matching public and private cash. The West of England Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) will distribute the money which comes from the Government’s Regional Growth Fund. Businesses can apply for grants of between...
More than 80% of West hotels and tourism businesses suffered a decline in bookings last year as the London Olympics, economic gloom, and wet weather combined to keep visitors away from the region. And so far this year is not looking much better, with 90% reporting fewer or no...
Bristol-headquartered international law firm Osborne Clarke has confirmed it is entering a two-week consultation that may result in some compulsory redundancies. The consultation affects a number of UK lawyers. A spokesperson said: “We have had to make an extremely difficult decision in putting up to 13 of our UK...
Nick Hewer, best known as Sir Alan Sugar’s right-hand man on The Apprentice, will give West accountants and professional advisers a behind-the-scenes view of life as TV celebrity when he speaks at the annual Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) West of England dinner this evening....
Bristol firms A-Gas and Loungers are among the finalists of the prestigious West of England Business of the Year Awards which have been announced today. The PwC-sponsored awards are the most-coveted in the region, recognising for the past 25 years to cream of the West’s dynamic companies. As well...
From Bristol 24-7 www.bristol247.com Mayor of Bristol George Ferguson has confirmed he is looking into introducing a congestion charge for the city, saying it would be “irresponsible” to rule it out as an option. It emerged yesterday that the mayor has set up a study to examine the impact...
HybridCluster, the Bristol firm described as among the most exciting to come out of the city for years, has secured a $1m (£650,000) investment to fund a new version of its web-clustering software. The firm’s products help users’ systems automatically recover from hardware or software failures without loss of...
Bristol-based Edge Tax Consultancy has recruited Lyndsey Chivers as marketing manager to help further increase the growth of the firm. Lyndsey, pictured, joins Edge with more than 15 years’ professional marketing experience having previously worked for accountants Solomon Hare (now Smith & Williamson), Grant Thornton and BDO. She will...
Bristol is emerging as a key centre for property investment and development, according to a major piece of research. Investors are being drawn to the city thanks to devolution of power from London through the City Deal and large planned infrastructure projects such as with the Temple Quarter Enterprise...
Business law firm DWF, which has an office in Bristol, has advised international medical products supplier Ambu on its acquisition of Wiltshire-based medical hydrogel producer First Water Heathcote. Danish-headquartered diagnostic and life-supporting device producer Ambu is paying £1.8m for First Water Heathcote, based in Ramsbury, where it has its...
Global software company Sitecore has opened its first regional UK office in Bristol. The Danish-headquartered firm, which develops innovative customer management software systems for major global brands, has taken 3,000 sq ft at New Bond House, opposite Cabot Circus at the bottom of the M32. Sitecore, founded in 2001,...
The company behind Business Navigator, the innovative web portal that lets West businesses find local support and events, has won two contracts to redevelop the platform for other communities. Bristol-based CareTechnica developed Business Navigator – found at www.businessnavigator.org.uk – with the support of the West of England Local Enterprise...
Eye-catching innovations ranging from an app that can improve a golfer’s swing to miniature robots that can be controlled with a mobile, were on show in Bristol at an event aimed at inspiring the pioneers of the future. The Bristol Creative Showcase was organised by 24-year-old Sam Fry, an...
