Bristol’s burgeoning fintech businesses are helping to make the West of England the UK’s leading hotspot for the fast-growing sector, according to a new report published this week. It shows that the Bristol and Bath area has one of the strongest fintech ecosystems in the country, with a high number...
The CBI has urged the Chancellor to take bold action on skills, innovation and infrastructure in his Budget to ‘power-up’ the South West’s economy. The seven-point plea was made before Sajid Javid resigned as Chancellor and was replaced by Rishi Sunak – throwing into doubt whether the Budget will...
Investment specialist Dan Whitewood has joined the Bristol headquarters of TLT as a legal director, continuing the national law firm’s UK-wide expansion of its corporate team. Dan, pictured, joins from Simmons & Simmons’ Bristol office, where he was an associate. He brings a wealth of early-stage and fast-growth investment...
The Bristol publishing company behind a UK-wide series of eating-out guides is being wound up after hitting a cashflow crisis and failing to compete against digital-only competitors. Food & Drink Guides Ltd, based in Victoria Street, ceased trading five days before Christmas when all its 20-plus staff were made...
A new growth programme to support the growing number of tech start-ups across the South West has been launched by a team of experts in areas ranging from PR to accounting. Called Loop, it gives participants structured access to practical advice across a spectrum of business services, including investor...
Upcoming changes to the IR35 rules governing the payment of contractors will come under the microscope at an event hosted by financial and professional services firm Smith & Williamson’s Bristol office next week. Taking place at the firm’s Portwall Place office on Thursday, February 13, it will be hosted by associate director,...
Bristol green energy group OVO has been told to pay £8.9m by the industry regulator for overcharging thousands of customers. Ofgem investigated the firm, the UK’s largest independent energy supplier with 1.5m customers and about 2,000 staff – around half of them in Bristol – after a series of...
Entrepreneurial Bristol businesses ranging from a maker of biodegradable glitter to a designer specialising in digitally printed luxury silk scarves were among the winners in a business awards scheme that showcases the region’s ‘ones to watch’. Some 27 outstanding individuals and firms went head-to-head in nine award categories aimed...
A Bristol business developing smartphone software that can easily detect eye diseases has received £225,000 in growth funding from a group of established city-based entrepreneurs. Technology being developed by OKKO is creating new sets of big data about vision which could soon lead to new insights into visual health, including allowing people to...
SETsquared Bristol, the world-leading incubator, is celebrating another record year with the combined turnover of its member businesses reaching a new high along with strong jobs growth and investment levels. During 2019 SETsquared Bristol, based in the city’s Engine Shed innovation hub, also strengthened its commitment to diversity in...
The region’s largest business organisation has called on the government to ensure firms get essential support and guidance for life outside the EU as the UK today marks its official departure from the world’s biggest trading bloc. While the UK is leaving the European Union at 11pm after 47...
Regional accountancy firm Milsted Langdon, which has an office in Bristol, has appointed Tim Close as chair. Tim, pictured right, takes over from founding partner Jonathan Langdon, who is stepping down from the position after more than three decades at the firm’s helm. Jonathan, pictured below, will continue to work...
The South West Fair Trade Business Awards are returning for an eighth year, with The Great British Bake Off star and Bristol resident Briony Williams lined up to host the presentation ceremony. The awards, which celebrate ethical organisations of all sizes and from any sector across the region, have...
