Three innovative Bristol firms have been in India this week on an official trade delegation to meet new buyers, distributors and partners. The firms – Motivation UK, which provides wheelchairs and services for disabled people in developing countries, independent production company Icon Films and kids’ travel accessories brand Trunki...
Bristol business experts have been reacting to yesterday’s Spring Statement, with most pointing to what Chancellor Philip Hammond failed to deliver rather than what he said. Regional accountancy firm Bishop Fleming, which has the largest of its seven offices in Bristol, was particularly hard-hitting in its comments, calling it...
Business West, the region’s largest business organisation, welcomed Chancellor Philip Hammond’s assertion in his Spring Statement that he would continue to “support British businesses” – but it insisted that his actions had to speak louder than words. The £80m pledge to help small firms take on apprentices and the...
CBI chief economist Rain Newton-Smith said the Chancellor was rightly backing British business to secure the UK’s future prosperity in a new economy. “It’s great to see an upgrade in the state of our public finances and rightly sensible to set more aside for a rainy day with Brexit...
Two more seminars have been added to Bath Business Expo’s packed schedule with just a week to go to what will be one of the largest general business exhibitions and networking opportunities in the region this year. The expo, on Friday, March 16, will build on the success of...
The deadline to enter the region’s top awards for boardroom excellence has been extended and a new category introduced to give as many directors as possible a chance to shine this year. Entrepreneurs now have until March 29 to submit their applications for the prestigious Institute of Directors (IoD)...
University of Bristol-backed innovation partnership SETsquared has been named as the best business incubator in the world again. The accolade, first made to the incubator in 2015, was been awarded for its outstanding contribution to developing the next generation of UK tech entrepreneurs. The announcement was made at...
Time is running out for Bristol’s best business leaders and entrepreneurs to enter the region’s top awards for boardroom excellence. This year’s Institute of Directors (IoD) South West Director of the Year Awards 2018 have already proved the most successful yet, with a record number of registrations to enter....
Hydro International, the innovative developer of products for the global water industry, is forecasting strong growth after being acquired by pan-European private equity firm Agilitas. The Clevedon-based company has operated in the water management sector since the 1980s, specialising in advanced products that treat wastewater and control stormwater. Its...
Twelve of the West of England’s most exciting and fastest-growing businesses will line up next month to pitch for investment at an event that will also boost Bristol’s reputation as a hive of tech and creative activity. Accountancy group PwC and Business West, in collaboration with Bristol’s innovation hub...
BRAVE Enterprise, the not-for-profit business advice organisation in Bristol, is holding a series of training workshops during March for those who are looking to promote, protect or start a business. All courses are held at The Coach House, 2 Upper York Street, Bristol BS2 8QN, and include: Date: March...
Bristol specialist engineering firm Fineline, which produces huge and often bizarre props for the entertainment industry, has helped hatch the giant owls that will descend on Bath this summer in city’s latest public art trail. The firm, based at Failand, has worked with musicians as diverse as Radiohead, Kylie...
Future Space, Bristol’s first science and tech hub, contributed more than £2m to the regional economy within its first year, new figures reveal. The innovation centre, which was the first flexible office space in Bristol to also offer private and shared laboratory space to start-up R&D-heavy enterprises, exceeded all...
