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Ahead of the Agenda: The Week Ahead

July 3, 2023
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Monday July 3 Interims: Porvair, Wynnstay Group Economic announcement: PMI manufacturing Tuesday July 4 Finals: Foresight Group Holdings, Mercia Asset Management, Duke Royalty, Activeops, Solid State, Wandisco Interim: Kitwave Group Trading announcements: Sainsbury (J), Cairn Homes Wednesday July 5 Finals: AO World, Supreme, Redde Northgate, Quiz Economic announcements: PMI composite, PMI services, PMI services Thursday July...

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Bristol’s lawyers-turned-rockers on song as the Legal Battle of the Bands makes a welcome comeback

June 30, 2023
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Bristol’s lawyers-turned-rockers on song as the Legal Battle of the Bands makes a welcome comeback

Five bands made up of individuals from across Bristol’s legal sector belted out the hits last night as the city’s Legal Battle of the Bands made a welcome return. Stranger Thrings, Out of Office, The Mighty Rufus, OC/DC and The Narrow Keys took to the stage at The Fleece...

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Bristol deep-tech entrepreneur launches city-based engineering biology accelerator programme

June 30, 2023
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Bristol deep-tech entrepreneur launches city-based engineering biology accelerator programme

Science Creates, the Bristol deep-tech ecosystem, has launched an accelerator programme based in the city for engineering biology businesses as the sector prepares for rapid expansion. The programme will support life science start-ups and innovators in developing ground-breaking advancements in healthcare, the environment and quality of life.  Engineering biology...

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Top award for healthtech firm on a mission to improve the lives of stroke patients

June 30, 2023
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Top award for healthtech firm on a mission to improve the lives of stroke patients

A healthtech business revolutionising stroke rehabilitation has won the Best Elevator Pitch at incubator SETsquared Bristol’s Tech-Xpo 2023 showcase. SoleSense uses shoe sensors and a real-time biofeedback app to provide personalised digital physiotherapy to stroke patients. The firm, which fought off strong competition from nine other SETsquared-based businesses to claim...

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Indian business delegation in Bristol to explore links with city’s tech sector

June 30, 2023
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Indian business delegation in Bristol to explore links with city’s tech sector

Bristol’s pioneering tech sector was today being showcased to business leaders from India looking to build bilateral ties with the West of England. The 30-strong delegation includes CEOs, presidents and directors from businesses at the forefront of cutting-edge computer technologies, including Artificial Intelligence (AI), machine learning and zero trust...

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Event: The Grief Opera, an original work of love and loss in song and verse

June 30, 2023
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Event: The Grief Opera, an original work of love and loss in song and verse

When his rock musician son George died by suicide, business coach Nigel Linacre started to write poetry. His friend, contemporary jazz band leader Vladimir Miller, who lost a band member to suicide earlier in his career, then began composing using George’s bass rhythms. The result is the Grief Opera –...

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Bristol Business News photo gallery: Amdaris new-look office official launch event

June 30, 2023
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Bristol Business News photo gallery: Amdaris new-look office official launch event

Fast-growing Bristol digital transformation and software specialist Amdaris showed off its redesigned and enlarged head office to guests at am recent official launch party. Having achieved a 94% increase in revenue last year, the firm called in Bath-based workspace design company Interaction to re-shape its new headquarters in the flagship Aurora office...

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Babbasa celebrates a decade of empowering young people to achieve their career goals

June 30, 2023
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Babbasa celebrates a decade of empowering young people to achieve their career goals

The founder of Babbasa, the Bristol social enterprise transforming the lives of young people from ethnic minority and low-income backgrounds, has spoken of his immense pride at its success as it celebrates its 10th anniversary. Poku Osei launched the organisation in 2013 in response to the growing gap in...

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Tech pioneer is first winner of special award in memory of Istoria Group business co-founder

June 30, 2023
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Tech pioneer is first winner of special award in memory of Istoria Group business co-founder

Istoria Group, the Bristol-based collective of creative agencies, has presented its inaugural Tim Marsh Memorial Award to the founder of a city-based tech business. Angela Loveridge’s Better Together initiative supports parents to keep their children safe online by signposting them towards practical tools, techniques and resources. It also facilitates...

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Recognition for two Bristol law firms’ commitment to achieving workplace gender equality

June 30, 2023
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Recognition for two Bristol law firms’ commitment to achieving workplace gender equality

Two of Bristol’s largest law firms have been named in a major new report for their continued commitment and achievements in addressing gender inequality in the workplace. Burges Salmon and TLT have been named in The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality 2023 – the UK’s most highly...

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Two senior promotions at Haines Watts Bristol as it continues with its expansion

June 29, 2023
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Two senior promotions at Haines Watts Bristol as it continues with its expansion

The Bristol office of national accountancy firm Haines Watts has made two promotions within its senior team. Matthew Oldfield, who joined the firm almost nine years ago after previously working for HMRC for more than a decade, becomes an associate from his position as senior tax manager. Meanwhile Elizabeth...

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Bristol’s convention bureau in the running for coveted meetings and event industry award

June 28, 2023
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Bristol’s convention bureau in the running for coveted meetings and event industry award

The convention bureau that promotes Bristol to the global meetings and events industry has been shortlisted in the sector’s most prestigious awards scheme. Meet Bristol & Bath, which is part of the regional Visit West destination marketing organisation, has been named as a finalist in the Best UK Convention...

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New chair for Bristol’s unique Stradling Collection as it prepares to mark its 10th anniversary

June 28, 2023
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New chair for Bristol’s unique Stradling Collection as it prepares to mark its 10th anniversary

The Stradling Collection, one of Bristol’s most important collections of 20th and 21st century design and applied arts, has appointed Karen White as chair to take it forward into its 10th anniversary next year. Containing more than 2,000 items ranging from pieces of ceramic and glass to furniture, toys and...

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