Another co-working office for start-up and scale-up businesses is to open in Bristol as the demand among the city’s entrepreneurs for creative space continues to grow. Origin Workspace is to open this autumn in 42,000 sq ft at 40 Berkeley Square, a 1970s office block last used by property...
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....
Innovative Bristol firm Interactive Scientific is hoping to gain a foothold in the multi-billion pound Chinese education market after being showcased in Shanghai during Prime Minister Theresa May’s recent visit. The firm was one of just five chosen to demonstrate their education technology in the Great British Classroom at...
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...
Bristol-based internal communications specialist Synergy Creative has added another new recruit to its expanding team with the appointment of Olly Whitman. Olly, pictured, who joins as creative director, is tasked with leading Synergy’s creative studio, overseeing its creative output across its existing blue-chip client base, which includes brands such...
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-based brand, design and digital agency Mr B & Friends has created a vibrant new identity for global engineering consultancy Hoare Lea which aims to dispel common myths about its industry. The agency, which relocated from Bath to Bristol last summer, developed the bold new marque and contemporary design...
The Bristol-based founder of IMDb – the world’s number one movie website – has been honoured by the University of Bristol for his achievements. Movie buff Col Needham, pictured, launched IMDb (Internet Movie Database) in 1990 as a hobby while working as a software engineer at Hewlett Packard in...
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...
Filming for 20 new episodes of acclaimed kids’ TV series Andy’s Safari Adventures is underway in Bristol as its producers once again harness the Bottle Yard Studios’ industry-leading digital CGI and green screen technology. Made by the BBC’s world-renowned Natural History Unit Natural History Unit – also based in...
Work has started on preparing the former sorting office next to Temple Meads railway station for demolition – paving the way for the University of Bristol’s planned £300m Enterprise Campus. Contractor Kier Construction began work earlier this month on the 2.1-hectare gateway site, one of the landmark developments in...
Bristol’s SETsquared incubator has chosen Ashley Community Housing and Up Our Street as research partners for its innovative upcoming diversity and inclusion research project. The project aims to improve and increase the inclusion and representation of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) business founders applying to the incubator. Research...
