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Web frustration turns into all-round good idea for North Somerset couple

June 19, 2012
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Husband-and-wife team Marguerite and Tim Pople have launched a business creating visually-stunning walk-through tours for websites – the result of the frustration they experienced when trying to book a holiday online. The firm, 36TY (www.36ty.co.uk), produces 360-degree panoramic and virtual tours that allow businesses to create a real experience...

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Why WiFi working gives Bristol the title of UK’s online capital

June 19, 2012
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Bristol is home to the UK’s most prolific WiFi workers and biggest users of social media, easily beating London to the take top slot in the both tables, according to new research. Three in 10 people in Bristol (31%) use WiFi for work away from the office – a...

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Bristol cabling firm in running for West’s most coveted business award

June 19, 2012
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Bristol subsea cabling firm Offshore Marine Management will find out tomorrow evening whether it is this year’s West of England Business of the Year Award winner. The firm is among the six finalists for the region’s most prestigious business competition. Since their launch by accountants PwC 24 years ago...

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Property: Parking and Parkway Station give North Bristol office the edge

June 18, 2012
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A prime, refurbished office building in North Bristol has come onto the rental market, with agents Colliers International expecting considerable interest in it. Two-storey Avon House at Parkway North, Stoke Gifford, is a few minutes’ walk from Bristol Parkway Station and close to the M4 and M32. The building,...

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Queen’s Birthday Honours for West business figures

June 18, 2012
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Chair of the West of England Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) Colin Skellett and Bristol & Bath Science Park chief executive Bonnie Dean are among prominent businesspeople receiving the OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List. Mr Skellett, (pictured), who is also executive chairman of Bath-based Wessex Water, has been...

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Ahead of the Agenda: The Week Ahead

June 18, 2012
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Monday June 18 FINALS Majestic Wine, Sirius Real Estate Ltd AGMs Aseana Properties Ltd., BH Global Ltd. GBP Shares, BH Global Ltd. USD Shares, BH Macro Ltd. EUR Shares, BH Macro Ltd. GBP Shares, BH Macro Ltd. USD Shares, Equatorial Palm Oil, Evraz, Serabi Gold, Silvermere Energy Q1 OJSC...

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Dragon Doug Richard joins panel at finance advice event for Bristol entrepreneurs

June 15, 2012
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Serial entrepreneur and former BBC2 Dragons’ Den panellist Doug Richard is among the speakers at a free-to-attend event for business advice in Bristol later this month. 'Save Money, Make Money’ promises to help business owners tackle inefficiencies and boost their profitability and is aimed at fast-growing companies with a...

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US firm buys into Bristol digital advertising agency

June 15, 2012
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Bristol-based digital and social media advertising agency Virtuoso Advertising has sold 51% of its shares to US firm XL Marketing for an undisclosed sum The firm is one of the UK’s leading advertising agencies specialising in database analysis and creative marketing utilising social and digital media. New York-based XL...

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Commercial property insight on the menu at CBRE breakfast

June 15, 2012
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More than 150 business leaders will get an overview of the region’s commercial property market next Wednesday when CBRE holds its annual update breakfast. Five speakers from the property agents will each look at a different part of the market, with retail included for the first time to reflect...

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Rare chance to rent elegant office building in Bristol’s Queen Square

June 15, 2012
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A prestigious self-contained office building in Bristol’s historic Queen Square has come onto the market. No 3, a 2,148 sq ft, Grade II*-listed building, contains many original period features and has office accommodation from the ground floor to the third. It also boasts category five cabling and on-site parking....

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British Chambers chief hears plea to help small businesses on visit to Bristol

June 15, 2012
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The Government is failing to address the problems of small businesses, particularly the lack of access to finance, West business leaders have told the director general of British Chambers of Commerce during a visit to Bristol. John Longworth was in the city to meet Business West, the region’s business...

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VWV partner Tabitha wins inaugural best training principal award

June 14, 2012
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Bristol law firm VWV’s training partner Tabitha Cave has won the coveted LawCareers.net Best Training Principal award in recognition of her support to the firm's legal training programme. The award was presented on the results of a survey of more than 2,300 trainee and newly-qualified solicitors. It is the...

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Science Park demonstrates key to successful innovation

June 14, 2012
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A high-profile business delegation from Northern Ireland has visited the Bristol & Bath Science Park to find out more about its success in fostering innovation. The visitors, from the Northern Ireland Science Park and Government advisors, were interested learning how the park at Emersons Green had factored in the...

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