Innovative West businesses working on pioneering research and development projects can apply for financial help through a £4m innovation fund launched today by the University of the West of England (UWE). Grants of between £25,000 and £150,000 will be available to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as well as...
Missionly, the pioneering Bristoln business that harnesses young people’s skills to benefit small businesses, is looking forward to a bright future after its official – and colourful – launch brought together more than 100 entrepreneurs, supporters and students. The firm is the brainchild of Chris Dalley and Will Duddell,...
Key innovations that are putting Bristol at the leading edge of global robotics research will be demonstrated to the Duke of York when he visits Bristol Robotics Laboratory (BRL) on Monday. BRL is the UK’s leading and largest academic centre for multi-disciplinary robotics research and home to a vibrant...
Fast-growing London-based cocktail bar group Be At One, which is backed by Piper Equity, is to open an outlet in Bristol – its 22nd venue and third outside the capital. The bar, in a unit on the Clifton Triangle formerly occupied by Hermanos, will open on February 26 and...
The long-awaited plan to build a 12,000 seat arena in Bristol has taken its most significant step towards reality with the Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) agreeing to part fund the scheme. The LEP’s board agreed to invest money from a special economic development fund on the basis that the...
Bristol-based specialist creative agency Studio Diva, which has helped market video games such as Call of Duty and World of Warcraft, is about to do battle itself for a major industry accolade. The agency, which specialises in point of sale and marketing materials for the video games, entertainment, leisure...
Bristol’s burgeoning reputation as a media hub has been strengthened with the arrival of London TV post-production company Evolutions, which has worked on shows such as The Apprentice and The Only Way Is Essex. The move, revealed by Bristol Business News last summer, has resulted in Evolutions taking 7,000...
Two innovative Bristol firms that help young entrepreneurs, students and business owners have teamed up to stage a high-profile networking event. Held as part of international networking week, the event next Tuesday will also act as the official launch for one of the businesses. Missionly is the creation of...
Joni Farthing, founder and director of Women Outside The Box, the Bristol-based festival of female entrepreneurship, has been shortlisted for the IoD’s inaugural Women Changing the Business World Awards. The awards, staged in association with HSBC and the IoD’s Director magazine, celebrate the inspirational female business leaders who are...
From Bristol 24-7 www.bristol247.com Organisers of the Bristol Pride festival, which celebrates the city’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, are seeking business sponsors to support the rising costs of staging the annual event. Last year 25,000 people attended the festival in Castle Park to watch top acts such...
Bristol is poised for “significant” economic expansion over the next five years, out-performing even London in the pace of its growth, new research shows. The city’s burgeoning information and communications technology (ICT) sector and its established role as a centre for professional, scientific and technical expertise will pave the...
Bristol-based language training company Living Learning English is on its way to Brazil as it continues to tap into a large and growing global demand for personalised English. Living Learning English (LLE) arranges for people wanting to learn English to stay with a tutor in their home, immersing them...
A healthy intake of orders at the end of last year has given specialist software and IT group SciSys a “solid opening” to 2014, it said today, while also signalling that it would look for further acquisitions. The international group, which works with governments, media groups, defence companies and...
