An innovative social mobility model to address inequality and deprivation is underway in Bristol, with nine major city institutions already signed up to it. The project, led by Bristol social enterprise and youth empowerment organisation Babbasa, has the long-term vision of advancing 2,030 underrepresented young people from low-income households...
Bristol firms are now able to put surplus funds into a specialist savings account while also supporting a city-run organisation that gives access to affordable loans to individuals at risk of financial exclusion. Great Western Credit Union’s (GWCU) Business Saver is aimed at businesses that are looking to earn...
Confidence in the UK’s economic prospects among West of England bosses has continued to fall despite most expecting their own business to prosper this year. The latest Quarterly Economic Survey (QES) from Business West, the organisation behind Bristol Chamber of Commerce, shows just 16% of firms in the region think...
Iconic Bristol concert venue St George’s has appointed a new chair to take over from city-based tech entrepreneur Ben Heald, who steps down after six years in the role this summer. Prof Sue Rigby, pictured, has been vice-chancellor of Bath Spa University since 2018 and previously held senior posts...
PEEQUAL, the innovative Bristol start-up behind the UK’s first women’s urinals, is to trial them at events abroad this summer as the firm gears up for its busiest festival season yet. The pioneering business, set up by University of Bristol graduates Hazel McShane and Amber Probyn, pictured, is to...
Nominations have opened for this year’s SPARKies, the pioneering awards that shine a light on the best individuals, products and firms that make up the West of England’s tech sector. Launched in 2012, the annual awards have grown to become the best-respected tech accolades in the region, attracting hundreds...
The impact and implications of legaltech for the law, legal sector and wider society and economy will be highlighted at a conference in Bristol next month. Staged by Bristol+Bath LegalTech, the event will look at how the dramatic developments ushered in by technology will drive change across all aspects...
Harnessing the potential of the West of England in areas such as cyber, tech and net zero will underpin a new pan-regional plan for sustainable growth to be launched this summer. The economic blueprint will form the basis of a conference led by the Western Gateway, the partnership covering...
Bristol Business News has teamed up with city-based specialist communications consultancy Distinctive Communications to discuss how to engage with journalists to promote your business at an event tomorrow. Hosted by Distinctive founder Ben Lowndes, the free webinar will hear from Bristol Business News editor Robert Buckland on why some stories get coverage and...
Bristol’s status as a leading centre for cutting-edge academic research was boosted this week as it joined a new innovative digital health hub while also receiving £57m to train a new generation of scientists, mathematicians and engineers. The University of Bristol and UWE Bristol have become part of the...
Bristol Business News has teamed up with city-based specialist communications consultancy Distinctive Communications to discuss how to engage with journalists to promote your business at an event next week. Hosted by Distinctive founder Ben Lowndes, the free webinar will hear from Bristol Business News editor Robert Buckland on why some...
Nearly a third of tourists visiting Bristol and the West of England have been influenced by seeing the region on screen in shows such as Doctor Who and Skins, according to new research. Visit West, the region’s destination marketing organisation, said 30% of visitors were attracted by films or...
The SETsquared Partnership, the pioneering tech incubator backed by the University of Bristol, has been named as the UK’s leading start-up hub and third best in Europe. No stranger to awards – it has been ranked best in the world by the University Business Incubator (UBI) Index three times...
