Business West, the region’s largest business organisation, has welcomed the launch today of the government’s Kickstart scheme, which offers subsidised job placements to out-of-work young people. Under the £2bn programme, 16 to 24 year olds claiming Universal Credit and at risk of long-term unemployment, will be able to gain...
Bristol tech and creative businesses seeking equity investment of between £100,000 and £2m are being invited to take part in the next Silicon Gorge showcase. Taking place on November 12 as part of Bristol Technology Festival, the event will give up to 12 start-ups or scale-ups the chance to...
Bristol-based father-and-son beachwear business Tom & Teddy is ready to embark on its next growth phase after receiving £750,000 in financial support. The funding will be used to launch new products, widen the range from swimwear to include caps and flip flops, recruit staff and increase its online advertising. Some £350,000 has come from the government-backed Future Fund, which...
The coronavirus pandemic has hit profits at more than 60% of firms in the West of England – with nearly one-in-seven fearing they will never return to pre-Covid levels of activity, according to the largest business survey in the region. Just under a quarter of firms have, or plan...
Two recently opened Bristol developments are in the running for prestigious regional property awards. The Wave, the inland surfing lake opened last November on the city’s outskirts, and the four-storey Copper Building in South Bristol are shortlisted in the 2020 Michelmores Property Awards. The awards, staged by regional law firm...
The West of England is to be showcased as a national centre for legaltech by drawing on its strengths in both technology and law and promoting innovation in the fast-growing sector. The region is already acknowledged as having one of the UK’s fastest-growing legaltech sectors with many of its...
Bristol integrated digital marketing agency Loom has shrugged off the coronavirus lockdown by winning two new clients – city-based café chain Friska and Henchman, a family-run hedge cutting platform and garden ladder business. Loom is to help Friska promote its Friska At Home offering, focusing on its biddable media offering. Launched...
A group of innovative Bristol businesses are receiving online peer and mentoring support under a scheme to help creative firms across the West of England to help them respond to the impact of Covid-19. The firms, which range from Mangostone, which makes props, sets and models for film, television, trade shows and museums,...
Attracting a record number of overseas visitors to Bristol last year has earned the city’s destination management organisation a national tourism excellence award. Destination Bristol, which promotes the city region as a world-class place to stay through its Visit Bristol brand, landed Bronze in the International Distribution category at...
A TV series described as an action-packed, sci-fi road trip adventure is to be made in Bristol by some of the industry’s top emerging talent after being commissioned by Netflix for worldwide broadcast. Pre-production of The Last Bus started this month, with filming beginning in the autumn at the...
The four generations of the Thatchers cidermaking family are celebrated in a new TV advertising campaign devised in Bristol. The advert, which made its debut on Monday in a 40-second format, was created by communications agency McCann Bristol. It is the agency’s first TV commercial for Thatchers since it...
A scheme aiming to make city leadership in Bristol more diverse by unlocking talent and helping people reach their potential is to be extended. Stepping Up, an innovative talent programme specifically for black and minority ethnic people, disabled people and women, was launched two-and-a-half years ago by Baroness McGregor-Smith,...
A steep rise in corporate insolvencies linked to the coronavirus pandemic is being predicted for this winter – and could start as early as October. New research from insolvency and restructuring trade body R3 indicates that lack of funds to pay their rent is likely to be the biggest...
