Bristol tech and creative businesses seeking equity investment of between £100,000 and £2m are being invited to take part in the next Silicon Gorge showcase. Taking place on November 12 as part of Bristol Technology Festival, the event will give up to 12 start-ups or scale-ups the chance to...
Bristol-based father-and-son beachwear business Tom & Teddy is ready to embark on its next growth phase after receiving £750,000 in financial support. The funding will be used to launch new products, widen the range from swimwear to include caps and flip flops, recruit staff and increase its online advertising. Some £350,000 has come from the government-backed Future Fund, which...
Regional accountancy firm Milsted Langdon, which has an office in Bristol, has joined family law organisation Resolution to call for a reform of Capital Gains Tax (CGT) to make it fairer and simpler for divorcing couples. The Office of Tax Simplification (OTS), part of the HM Treasury, is reviewing...
International law firm DAC Beachcroft, which has its largest UK office in Bristol, is set to widen its global presence and introduce new legaltech projects after securing a £65m finance facility from longstanding banking partners HSBC UK and Lloyds Bank. The firm, which has 19 offices and employs more...
The coronavirus pandemic has hit profits at more than 60% of firms in the West of England – with nearly one-in-seven fearing they will never return to pre-Covid levels of activity, according to the largest business survey in the region. Just under a quarter of firms have, or plan...
Regional accountancy firm Bishop Fleming, which has the largest of its seven offices in Bristol, is boosting its restructuring team to take account of the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on businesses. Three members of the 11-strong team have become licensed insolvency practitioners – increasing to four the number...
A scheme aiming to make city leadership in Bristol more diverse by unlocking talent and helping people reach their potential is to be extended. Stepping Up, an innovative talent programme specifically for black and minority ethnic people, disabled people and women, was launched two-and-a-half years ago by Baroness McGregor-Smith,...
A steep rise in corporate insolvencies linked to the coronavirus pandemic is being predicted for this winter – and could start as early as October. New research from insolvency and restructuring trade body R3 indicates that lack of funds to pay their rent is likely to be the biggest...
The hospitality and leisure sectors across the West of England urgently need more targeted help from the government to avoid devastating closures and job losses, experts today warned. With the sectors employing 40,000 people and contributing £40m to Bristol’s economy, their survival is essential. Yet many commercial landlords are failing...
More than 100 business leaders took part in the first of a series of ‘Bristol Bounce Back’ events staged by city-headquartered law firm Gregg Latchams and regional chartered accountants Milsted Langdon. The inaugural interactive online event heard from industry experts on plans for recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic. With...
Businesses will struggle to survive if they are not flexible enough to adapt to continual change in the Covid-19 landscape we are now living in. Those businesses that develop the right tools, flexible structures and forward plans will not only survive in the long term but will get ahead...
Bristol-based tech-focused investment bank ICON Corporate Finance has advised on a landmark fintech deal with the potential to accelerate the development of Africa’s pioneering ‘mobile money’ economy. ICON, which works with tech firms across the world, acted as lead advisor on the sale of Ugandan-based digital payments provider Beyonic...
South Bristol residents looking to start a business and existing companies looking to grow are to get expert advice from a new scheme launched this week. Bristol City Council is leading the partnership behind South Bristol Enterprise Support (SBES), which is offering access to expertise in a range of...
