Small businesses in Bristol and across the West of England are being offered help to improve their digital presence to enable them to grow. The Tech for Growth programme will match businesses with a consultant and support them with up to four days of hands-on assistance to develop and...
An innovative technology platform to provide legal services to fast-growth companies in the tech sector throughout their life-cycle has been started by Bristol-headquartered law firm Burges Salmon. Aimed at start-ups, scale-ups, founders and investors, BScale will offer a depth of knowledge to enable them to work through mission-critical funding rounds, the inevitable...
Bristol-based branding consultancy Mr B & Friends has created a distinctive identity for Bristol & Weston Hospitals Charity, which was formed this week from the merger of Above & Beyond and Weston Area Charitable Trust. The agency, which works with a wide spread of local, national and international clients,...
Business West, the region’s largest business group, has been certified as a B Corporation, joining an elite, forward-looking global community that balances profit with people and the planet. The B Corp movement encourages organisations to take an ethical approach to business to make a positive difference in the world. ...
More than £1m has been pledged by businesses and organisations across the West of England from their unused apprenticeship levy funds to help people in the region develop new skills. The funds have gone to the Share to Support scheme, which was launched earlier this year to create vital...
A packed schedule with events spanning green and sustainable tech to legal and finance has been announced for Bristol Technology Festival (BTF). The annual tech showcase, returning for its third year, brings together events, people and communities to share, learn and explore tech developments across the region. The festival...
The University of Bristol has been named as one of the UK’s most prolific for commercialising innovation and producing successful spin-out businesses. The University Spinout Report 2021,produced by R&D tax relief firm GovGrant, ranks Bristol fifth for its achievements in producing thriving businesses over the past two decades. Over...
Bristol city centre could get another major new office scheme under plans announced this week to create an 11-storey building on a key waterfront site. The developers want to demolish One Passage Street, a 33,000sq ft, 1970s red-brick building that was once the head office and studios of commercial...
The South West’s key sectors could suffer irreparable damage unless the government starts to tackle the shortage of workers by easing EU visa restrictions, the region’s business leaders today warned. But even providing temporary visas for jobs such as drivers and food workers would only be a short-term measure...
A programme designed to break down barriers and support more disabled people into work is being launched in Bristol and across the West of England. Some 100 businesses will receive tailored, targeted disability inclusion training to help them create a more diverse workforce. The project, part of the Workforce...
The cream of Bristol’s TV talent will compete in the region’s leading television awards on Sunday – with many of the productions having been made under unparalleled conditions during the pandemic. The annual Royal Television Society West of England Awards champion the trailblazers in the fields of on-screen talent,...
Bristol-based serial social entrepreneur and community activist Jaya Chakrabarti MBE has become the new president of city’s Chamber of Commerce & Initiative – the membership and lobbying organisation at the heart of regional group Business West. Having served as vice-president for seven years, Jaya, pictured, replaces outgoing president Richard...
SETsquared, the globally acclaimed, University of Bristol-supported business incubator, has expanded with the addition of Cardiff University. Cardiff has become the sixth member of the partnership, which has been named three times as the world’s number one university business incubator. SETsquared was set up in 2002 by a small...
