Bristol’s saintnicks has been appointed as the lead agency for Elizabeth Shaw, one of the UK’s best-loved luxury chocolate brands and a business with its roots in the city. The appointment covers new brand repositioning and the development of campaign creative across press and digital media, supported by retail/experiential...
Confidence among small business owners in the South West has bounced back thanks to lower inflation, progress on Brexit talks and the Chancellor’s positive Spring Statement, according to a new survey. The report by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) – Britain’s biggest business representation group – also reveals...
A pioneering higher educational institute that aims to transform the skills young people develop in schools, colleges and universities to create the next generation of entrepreneurs and managers is to open at UWE. The Aldridge Institute will be the first of its kind in the UK and will pull...
Bristol’s visitor economy was given a major boost today with the opening of the £7.2m Being Brunel museum – complete with a giant head of the famous engineer which visitors can walk inside to ‘see’ the workings of his mind. The museum, alongside Brunel’s ground-breaking SS Great Britain on...
Would-be participants in a pioneering programme to tackle the lack of diversity in Bristol’s tech cluster have just over a week to get their applications in. Called SHIFT, the project aims to address the imbalance in the sector by amplifying its underrepresented voices. The free course will give 12...
TV legend Sir David Attenborough will take part in an ‘in conversation’ session with friend, colleague and BBC Natural History Unit creative director Mike Gunton next month to help raise funds for concert venue St George’s Bristol’s music charity. The concert hall runs an active education programme, as well...
Mr B & Friends, the Bristol-based branding and marketing agency, has launched a new identity for the city’s historic St George’s music and spoken word venue. The rebrand is being rolled out as St George’s new season gets under way and ahead of its relaunch in April as a...
Three of Bristol’s top emerging tech firms have been showcased by the city office of transatlantic law firm Womble Bond Dickinson as part of its International Innovation Week. The office staged a number of events to discuss the initiatives happening across the region and what Bristol – as the...
The UK Business Angels Association has launched an angel investment hub in Bristol, closing another gap in the city’s funding infrastructure for start-ups and scale-ups. The hub has been opened by the UK Business Angels Association (UKBAA) in partnership with Bristol’s Engine Shed, the innovation centre at Temple Meads that...
Two corporate advisers from the Bristol office of international legal practice Osborne Clarke have advised on the European launch of digital sports platform The Players’ Tribune (TPT). Corporate partner Simon Jones and senior associate James Taylor worked on TPT’s first platform outside the US, which will also target the...
Bristol-based ForrestBrown, the rapid-growth R&D tax credit consultancy, has been acquired by a leading US tax incentive group. Established in 2013 by entrepreneur Simon Brown, ForrestBrown has grown exponentially and today employs 63 staff in its Whiteladies Road HQ and an office in London. Since its launch it has...
Entrepreneurs have until Thursday of next week to enter the prestigious Institute of Directors South West Director of the Year Awards, the region’s top accolades for boardroom excellence. Three new categories have been added this year, taking the total to nine and giving directors more chance to claim one...
Expert insights into sales and marketing, team engagement and building a business into a saleable asset will this Friday show how to take their business to the next level at an event aimed at small and medium-sized enterprises. The South West Business Growth Summit is being staged by ActionCOACH,...
