Innovative businesses are missing out on millions of pounds of potentially valuable tax breaks by failing to take advantage of government-backed schemes to boost research and development, an event in Bristol was told. Hosted by the city office of financial and professional services firm Smith & Williamson, the seminar...
A pilot scheme to encourage refugees to set up businesses has been launched in Bristol following the success of a research project in the city last year. The scheme, which is being delivered by ACH Bristol, the leading local social enterprise specialising in refugee integration and employment services, is...
A business set up by two University of Bristol graduates which uses artificial intelligence to create automated handwritten letters has beaten off competition from more than 2,000 others to win £25,000 worth of seed funding. Scribeless, founded by Robert Van Den Bergh and Alex Robinson, both 23, scooped one...
Flexible working, workplace culture and employee wellness will be key themes in the future of employment and businesses need to be aware of their impact, an event in Bristol heard. Called The Irresistible Organisation, it featured input from thought leaders and a panel of experts at the coalface of...
National specialist business advisory firm FRP has appointed Jonathan Dunn as a director in its Bristol restructuring team. Jonathan joins the 11-strong team, led by partner Andrew Sheridan, from accountancy group BDO in Bristol, where he was an associate director. FRP said he brought more than 15 years’ experience...
Regional accountancy firm Milsted Langdon’s forensic partner Roger Isaacs has been named Partner of the Year in a major national awards scheme. Roger, pictured, received the accolade at the 2019 British Accountancy Awards in recognition of his work in significantly raising the profile of his specialist field in the...
The days of the South West’s family-owned firms automatically being passed on to their founders’ offspring are long gone, with few now believing in a right to succession, according a new survey. Instead, most owners want to ensure their offspring are qualified to take over on merit not blood...
Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking has appointed Carmen Peacock as director for large corporate clients in the South West and South Wales – a role that supports businesses’ growth plans, including debt origination. Carmen, pictured, brings more than 10 years’ banking industry experience, joining from Santander’s Bristol office, where she...
The government’s proposals for ending freedom of movement after Brexit would put Bristol’s economy at risk, with three-quarters of EU migrants in the city not eligible to work here, according the region’s largest business organisation. A new report produced by Business West with the IPPR (Institute for Public Policy...
The woman who ran a female-only software business in the 1960s and strived to change the gender makeup of the technology sector is set to inspire a new generation of women in business as the annual Festival of Female Entrepreneurs returns to Bristol next week. Dame Stephanie Shirley, now...
The Bristol office of financial and professional services group Smith & Williamson has advised a UK ready mixed concrete supplier on its sale to a major international building materials group. Leicester-based Maxi ReadyMix was founded in 2014 by the Abraham family and has grown into a regional supplier to combines high-quality service and product with strong...
The deadline is looming for Bristol’s small and medium-sized businesses to apply for grants to help them improve their energy efficiency by reducing bills and protect against future price rises. A £1m fund has been set up by the West of England Combined Authority through which businesses across the...
Bristol-headquartered ethical bank Triodos has teamed up with Creative England to launch a £24m fund to provide vital scale-up finance to the UK’s most promising creative businesses. The initiative, the first of its kind, aims to plug a major gap in the financing of the sector with 72% of creative...
