Bristol ethical firm The Bishopston Trading Company was today crowned Best Fairtrade Business at the UK’s first awards championing business commitment to Fairtrade. Bristol ethical firm The Bishopston Trading Company was today crowned Best Fairtrade Business at UK’s first awards championing business commitment to Fairtrade. The firm, which has...
Regional business support service Business West has urged Chancellor George Osborne to help young people into work, in advance of the Budget later this month. In the letter, Business West has called on him to maintain consistency on key growth messages, and consider action on three initiatives: Incentivise and...
West manufacturers have beaten the downturn by reporting a significant increase in orders and employment during the first three months of this year. And the positive trend looks set to continue with more manufacturers predicting a rise in output, higher orders and – vitally for the area’s economy –...
One hundred businesswomen from across Bristol met yesterday to celebrate their contribution to the life and wealth of the city. The gathering at the the Avon Gorge Hotel, Clifton, was one of a number of similar events staged across the globe as part of International Women’s Day. All the...
The UK’s first Fairtrade business awards are being presented today in Bristol to firms and organisations from the West that incorporate Fairtrade into their business. The awards, sponsored by The Co-Operative and supported by Bristol Business News, are being be hosted by BBC newsreader and long-time Fairtrade supporter George...
The team behind Bristol’s bid for the Green Investment Bank (GIB) has pledged to build a strong relationship with the institution to ensure the region gains maximum benefit from its creation. Bristol’s hopes of attracting the bank to the city were dashed today when Business Secretary announced it is...
Bristol has failed in its bid to attract the Government's Green Investment Bank, losing out to Edinburgh and London. Business Secretary Vince Cable said the headquarters will be in Edinburgh, with the main transaction team in London. Bristol was seen as being among the favourites to attract the bank....
One hundred businesswomen from across Bristol are meeting this morning to celebrate their contribution to the life and wealth of the city. The gathering at the the Avon Gorge Hotel, Clifton, is one of a number of similar events staged across the globe as part of International Women’s Day....
Three self-employed businesswomen working from their respective homes in Bristol are using International Women’s Day tomorrow to highlight the informal skill-sharing support network they have developed. Friends, graphic designer and illustrator Ruth Burger of TinCat Design, Marion Gillet of Marion Gillet_Design Management, and Liz Mitchell of Movementor, began sporadically...
Bristol’s cultural champions have been recognised by Arts & Business, the national body encouraging stronger ties between the corporate and cultural worlds. Representatives of the seven Bristol organisations among the South West ‘champions’ received their certificates at a ceremony in Bath's Holburne Museum from Bath MP Don Foster. Mr...
Accountants and business advisers Grant Thornton have won the contract to perform work for the public sector across the South West now carried out by the Audit Commission. The five-year contract, awarded on the basis of audit quality and value, will begin in September. The Government is dismantling the...
A pioneering project to create a memory bank of stories linked to some of Bristol’s most historic and iconic buildings is to be launched by the city’s Architecture Centre. The centre wants to hear from people linked in some way to the 10 buildings, which range from St James...
School and college students taking part in the Bristol Young Student of the Year Awards have this week been learning how to dress to impress. The masterclass, hosted by The Mall at Cribbs Causeway, demonstrated to the students how to coordinate colours and styles before tasking them with buying...
