Property services firm Ian Williams and bakery Ministry of Cake are the winners of the region’s most coveted business awards. The firms came out top at accountants PwC’s annual West of England Business of the Year Awards, which were announced at a gala dinner in Bristol this week. Chipping...
A new team of 21 regional business figures has been unveiled by UWE to look at how the new Faculty of Business and Law and its new £50m building can best serve the needs of the region and its economy. The advisory board is made up of representatives of...
Caribbean restaurant and bar chain Turtle Bay is marking the opening of its second Bristol outlet today by asking diners to donate to the city’s Malcolm X Community Centre instead of paying their bill. Guests eating in the Cheltenham Road restaurant until 9pm this evening will only be charged...
Bristol’s ultra-fast pure fibre network is now live, CityFibre announced today, and the first businesses are connected and receiving world-class, gigabit speed internet services. The partnership between CityFibre and Triangle Networks has created a powerful alternative digital infrastructure for the city which can help businesses compete on a global...
By James Hinchcliffe, lead political analyst, JBP Associates In the early hours of June 24, 2016, history was made with the EU referendum result that stunned a continent. It was one of those times when people may always remember where they were or what they were doing on the...
UWE Bristol is leading the market for graduate employability, according to a new report, with 96% of last year’s graduates in employment or further study. The latest Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) figures also show 78% are in professional roles. This compares with UK market averages of 94% and...
Bristol PR agency JBP has launched a division to help companies grow and protect their reputations Set up in response to the changing media landscape, the division will be headed by former national BBC presenter and Number 10 media adviser Clarence Mitchell, pictured, who recently joined the agency. The...
West of England artisan meat and drink will take centre stage next month when The Original Sausage and Cider Festival Co. stages its first event in Bristol. More than 30 ciders sourced from the area and beyond will be on sale at the Bristol Sausage and Cider Festival, along...
Bristol-headquartered law firm Burges Salmon and Greenhouse PR, also based in the city, were this week among the winners at the prestigious BusinessGreen Leaders Awards. Burges Salmon collected the Law Firm of the Year trophy for the breadth of its work in the green sector while Greenhouse secured the...
British Corner Shop, the specialist online store based near Bristol, has signed a deal with supermarket group Waitrose to sell its own label products across the world. Last year British Corner Shop shipped more than 50,000 orders made up of classic British food and household products to 138 countries worldwide. The...
Bristol content marketing specialists Sonja Jefferson and Sharon Tanton have set up a unique learning programme for small businesses – in their local pub. Pub School, which is held in the Lion in Cliftonwood, takes owner-managers on a three-month journey into the world of online communication specific to their...
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 Gemma McGrattan, director at Synergy Creative, answers our 10 questions. What was the LAST: Film you watched? I love a good action film. Three great films I’ve...
Bristol-based Greenhouse PR is hoping to land the title of Green PR Company of the Year for the second consecutive year next week. The firm, which works with clients in the sustainable and the low carbon sectors, is in the running for accolade the in the Business Green Leaders...
