Accountancy, investment management and tax group Smith & Williamson has sponsored the newly-refurbished European Old Masters Gallery at Bristol Museum and Art Gallery. More than Over 350 guests, including many clients and contacts of the firm, attended the launch reception and re-opening, with the focal point Rembrandt’s ‘Self Portrait...
A tongue-in-cheek marketing campaign about ‘beard insurance’ has landed Bristol-based insurer SunLife a top industry award. The April Fool’s spoof beat off competition from NatWest and M&G Investments to win Best Use of Social Media at the Money Marketing Awards. The campaign – with the tagline ‘reassurance of knowing...
Bosses running West of England firms are almost three times more likely to vote in favour of remaining in the EU than leave – with the gap between the two views widening over the past three months. The latest snap survey by Business West – the region’s largest business...
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 Savita Custead, director of Bristol and Bath Festival of Nature – which starts this weekend – answers our 10 questions. What was the LAST: Film you...
Three bosses running businesses in the Bristol area have won Director of the Year awards in the prestigious annual event staged by the IoD. Mark Crutchley, director of Circadian Trust, a social enterprise that delivers sport and leisure facilities in partnership with South Gloucestershire Council, won the Third Sector...
Engine Shed, Bristol’s innovation hub, is staging the second in its finance series later this month with accountancy group PwC gauging the outlook for venture capital funding. This is a must-attend event for those wishing to understand the venture capital landscape in both the UK and US and will be especially...
Three very different Bristol organisations are among the finalists in a unique competition to find the region’s happiest workplace. Representing the city on the shortlist are Rethink Recruitment, Paper and Shiner. They will now line up against two other firms – one each from Swindon and Bath – in...
Around 60 clients and guests of the investment management, accountancy and tax group Smith & Williamson attended a drinks reception at the Colston Hall in Bristol before being treated to a special performance by the Moscow State Symphony Orchestra. The performance, sponsored by the firm’s Bristol-based private client team,...
The views of employers in Bristol and across the West of England are being sought on recruitment experiences, skills gaps and more to influence the area’s future skills strategy. The West of England Local Enterprise Partnership’s (LEP) Annual Employer Skills Survey, is aligned to its vision to develop a...
Bristol has emerged as one of the UK’s skills hotspots in new research, with more than half its entire workforce classified as highly skilled. The city ranks 11th in a national table compiled from Office for National Statistics data, with 51.7% of employees in highly skilled roles such as...
91 ways, the pioneering project celebrating Bristol’s cultural diversity through the food of its various communities, and the city’s Peace Cafes are launching a series of supper clubs next week. The first will be A Taste of Iran when Iranian-born, Bristol-based cook Zahra will prepare delicious, authentic dishes from...
Regional graduate jobs board Gradsouthwest has launched a partnership with Business West, the South West’s largest business membership organisation, to provide firms with a quality service to access an unlimited pool of graduate talent. The collaboration marks Gradsouthwest’s first anniversary as a private company. Founded in 2001 by university...
Bristol innovation hub Engine Shed and Regen SW, the regional agency promoting renewable energy and energy efficiency, have teamed up to support the city’s renewable sector. The partnership aims to support the rapid development of the low carbon industry in Bristol. While the city has a number of firms...
