A business using Artificial Intelligence to develop new methods of teaching and learning has received £150,000 in equity funding from the Bristol Private Equity Club. Fluence, a member of the globally-acclaimed SETsquared business accelerator in Bristol, has also appointed Bristol Private Equity Club member Jez Williams as chairman, giving...
The Bristol office of national accountancy group Haines Watts has recruited Paul Bray as a corporate tax partner. Paul, pictured, who joins from Smith & Williamson’s Bristol office, has been appointed as head of tax to work alongside office managing director Matt Bracher. Having been at Smith & Williamson...
By Louise Somerset, Smith & Williamson private client and family office services partner If you who owe tax in relation to offshore assets you need to act now or face a potentially severe fine. Under the Requirement to Correct (RTC) legislation, taxpayers with outstanding offshore tax liabilities must come forward...
Bristol-based advisers at accountancy group Smith & Williamson and law firm Thrings have advised cyber security software firm CybSafe on a £3.5m fundraising. CybSafe, based in London’s Canary Wharf, is an award-winning cloud-based platform which raises awareness of cyber security in organisations through learning materials, risk assessments and analytics....
Newly completed Bristol landmark office building Aurora has been sold for just over £62m after setting the highest-ever rent for the city centre. Following weeks of speculation, contracts have been exchanged on the 95,000 sq ft grade A building at Finzels Reach – more than 85% of which is...
The Institute of Directors (IoD) is seeking a new South West chair to represent its 5,000 members across the region. Current chair Nick Sturge, pictured, who is director of Bristol innovation hub Engine Shed, steps down in January after the standard three years in the role. The voluntary, unpaid...
Bristol’s community businesses will be able to apply for finance to help them grow and achieve sustainability when a new fund re-opens next week. The Community Business Fund from independent trust Power to Change will offer grants between £50,000 and £300,000 to businesses trading for the benefit of –...
The Bristol office of regional accountancy group Bishop Fleming has appointed two new managers to audit team as it continues to expand into one of the largest in the region, having grown substantially in the past few years. Michael Pallot joins as a senior manager having previously worked in...
Bristol firms have just a week left to take part in a major survey, the results of which will shape support for exporters in the post-Brexit age. The Business West International Trade Survey takes the pulse of firms across the region at a time when exports are on the...
Bristol-based law firm Meade King and the city office of accountants Haines Watts have advised on the sale of a leading social media influencer agency to advertising giant M&C Saatchi Group. The deal – regarded by commentators as significant in the burgeoning specialist influencer market – involved M&C Saatchi...
Mazars, the top 10 accounting and advisory firm, has promoted director Jon Marchant to partner in its Bristol office. Since joining Mazars in 2014 from Gloucestershire accountants Hazlewoods, Jon, pictured, has been instrumental in growing the firm’s presence across the South West, focusing on entrepreneurial businesses. Bristol Office managing...
Bristol manufacturing and food and drink firms can learn about exporting to North America in a pair of free events hosted by the Department for International Trade (DIT) next week. The two masterclasses take place at DIT’s Export Hub next Thursday at Bristol Port, Avonmouth, between 9.15am and 2:15pm....
The University of Bristol-backed SETsquared Partnership, the world’s No 1 business incubator, is forecast to contribute nearly £27bn to the UK economy and create more than 22,000 jobs over the next 12 years. According to independent research by Warwick Economics and Development (WECD), SETsquared has already boosted the economy...
