Bristol communications consultancy Purplefish has appointed Georgia Corp as an account manager to support its continued growth. Georgia, pictured, who has a master’s degree in Translation and Professional Language Skills from the University of Bath, joins to manage client and media relations and content generation. Her training as a...
This week, BrandSoup has been mostly catching up on back episodes of Suits. It’s as reliable an insight into New York legal practice as it is an accurate profile of the Duchess of Sussex. But it’s fun, there are some great lines and everyone is fabulously well dressed! One...
Bristol has missed out on becoming the home of Channel 4’s new national headquarters but is still in the running to be the location for one of its two creative hubs. Channel 4 said this week that it is still talking to Birmingham, Greater Manchester and Leeds about the...
A six-figure investment from Bristol Private Equity Club has helped fast-growing women’s fitness brand This Mum Runs step up to the next level. Launched with a single Facebook post in 2014, the trailblazing Bristol-based business is now one of the fastest-growing businesses in the city. With 35,000 members worldwide, a team...
The contributions of a number of Bristol business and cultural figures have this week been recognised by UWE by awarding them honorary degrees. Kalpna Woolf, pictured right, the founder of the innovative charity 91 Ways to Build A Global City – which reaches out to unite all the 91...
The curator and head of programmes at London contemporary visual arts organisation Gasworks has been appointed as the new director of Bristol’s Spike Island gallery. Robert Leckie, pictured, who will take up the position this autumn, has led the exhibitions, residencies and public programmes at Gasworks since 2011. He...
A major new trade show to highlight the vibrant events industry in the South West is to be staged in Bristol early next year. Called MEET South West, it will be the first of its kind to provide a showcase for the region’s thriving meetings, incentives, conferences and events...
By Tracey John, assistant director of research, business and innovation, UWE Bristol The University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) is very active when it comes to business engagement. As well as offering internships and supplying work-ready graduates, it also serves as a conduit for government funding. Two...
Business West, the region’s largest business support and lobbying group, has joined three other organisations to this week launch a new venture that aims to transform how businesses trade internationally. Export Growth Partners will redefine export support to meet the challenges and opportunities of Britain’s exit from the European...
Each week Bristol Business News gives a prominent member of the city’s business community the last word on its weekly e-bulletin. This week Louise Mitchell, CEO of Bristol Music Trust, which runs Colston Hall, answers our 10 questions. What was the LAST: Film you watched? Darkest Hour. I’m not...
A diverse group of five fledgling firms in areas ranging from artificial intelligence (AI) to video collaboration and vertical farms has been selected to take part in the second Oracle Startup Cloud Accelerator programme in Bristol. The six-month programme provides enriching, collaborative partnerships to take high-potential cloud-based innovators to...
DigiLocal, the Bristol organisation supporting communities in running tech clubs for their young people, is seeking engineers to support the design of project guides for its clubs and workshops. DigiLocal support 16 clubs across 12 communities aimed at eight to 14 year olds who do not have traditional access...
Creative and tech workspace in one of Bristol’s most iconic commercial buildings is now fully occupied following the arrival of its latest tenant. Branding agency Halo’s move into HERE – the former HTV West studio and HQ on Bath Road – has left the building’s asset managers Ashville operating...
