Bristol-based specialist insurance broker Brightside has struck a five-year partnership with Gloucestershire County Cricket Club under which the County Ground in Bristol will be renamed as the Brightside Ground. The deal – the first official naming rights deal in the club’s 146-year history – also includes shirt sponsorship for...
A Bristol-based tech start-up is calling on the city’s businesses to lead the world in ending modern slavery. Semantrica was launched as a social enterprise today by Bristol tech entrepreneur Jaya Chakrabarti MBE, pictured, and award-winning city charity Unseen, which has become a leading campaign group against human trafficking....
Long-forgotten stories of Bristol music venue St George’s will be retold as part of an ambitious project supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF). The funding announcement comes as the Grade II* listed Georgian building celebrates its 40th anniversary year as a world-class performance venue and calls on Bristol...
Problems with a major fixed-price contract have pushed annual profits down by 80% at specialist IT firm SciSys. The firm, which has an office in Bristol and develops complex IT projects for clients in sectors such as space, defence and the media, was hit hard last year by the...
Support for Brexit has increased markedly among South West business leaders over the past year, according to a new survey, leaving the region’s bosses sharply divided on the vital issue of EU membership. The business poll, conducted by growth capital firm BGF (Business Growth Fund), shows 52% of the...
It’s seen as the most important meal of the day and for many famous entrepreneurs it sets them up nicely for long hours of doing business. But is there right or wrong food to eat for breakfast for the busy boss or owner-manager? Virgin founder Sir Richard Branson is...
Bristol-based digital design firm Nomensa is continuing its expansion with the opening of an office in Amsterdam, its first on mainland Europe. The firm, which combines experience in psychology, research, interaction design and technology to create ground-breaking digital experiences, has been operating in Amsterdam for the past two years working with...
Bristol’s first retail hub constructed entirely of converted shipping containers has been given the green light. Called Cargo, it will take shape as part of the Wapping Wharf development off Wapping Road and Cumberland Road over the next few months. The 10 units are expected to open in the...
BRAVE Enterprise, the independent, not-for-profit business advice organisation based in Bristol, stages a comprehensive programme of training courses and workshops. Promote Your Business with PR Presenter: Paul Mulllins Date: Thursday April 21 Time: 10am – 1pm Cost: £42 (inc VAT) per workshop This workshop is for anyone who wants...
More than 100 businesses from across the South West heard how to grow their export potential at the CBI Global Growth Conference in Bristol. The event, held in partnership with UK Trade and Investment, was aimed at businesses that want to explore overseas markets. The conference at the UWE...
Animation students from UWE Bristol have been awarded second place in a competition run by TV Licensing and the BBC to bring the bizarre excuses for watching television without a licence to life. I Steal My Neighbour’s Signal, which was created by third-year students Ben Sullivan and Linh Nguyen,...
The University of Bristol is offering scholarships on its part-time MSc programme in Strategy, Change and Leadership. This Masters programme is for busy professionals who want to improve their ability to deal with the complexities and challenges facing organisations today. Now in its fourth year, this practical course is...
Last weekend’s Bristol International Jazz & Blues Festival got off to a swinging start with the Bristol office of accountancy, investment management and tax group Smith & Williamson hosting its launch party for VIPs and musicians at Colston Hall. Guests included saxophonist Pee Wee Ellis – an honorary patrol...
