Finance

Smith & Williamson to host Bristol technology briefing

April 25, 2018
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Smith & Williamson to host Bristol technology briefing

Artificial Intelligence, the cloud and cyber security will be put under the microscope at a breakfast briefing hosted by the Bristol office of accountancy, investment management and tax group Smith & Williamson next week. Targeted at owner-managers and senior executives, the Harnessing Technology for Growth event will feature three...

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Corporate supporters’ after-hours tour of Being Brunel brings innovative museum to life

April 20, 2018
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Corporate supporters’ after-hours tour of Being Brunel brings innovative museum to life

Members of the Being Brunel Corporate Club and other supporters of the SS Great Britain Trust were thanked for their help in making the new museum a reality with an exclusive after-hours celebration. The £7.2m museum opened alongside Brunel’s iconic SS Great Britain on Bristol’s Harbourside last month and...

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First headline speaker announced for this year’s Festival of Female Entrepreneurs in Bristol

April 19, 2018
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First headline speaker announced for this year’s Festival of Female Entrepreneurs in Bristol

The Festival of Female Entrepreneurs returns to Bristol for a seventh year in October with one of Britain’s most successful entrepreneurs already lined up as headline speaker. Emma Bridgewater, who has spent more than 30 years building up a successful pottery business, will share her experiences and give advice...

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Northern expansion for Bristol networking group after reaching capacity in the south of the city

April 19, 2018
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Northern expansion for Bristol networking group after reaching capacity in the south of the city

Independent business group Bristol Breakfast Networking (BBN) is to launch a fortnightly meeting for the northern part of the city to meet demand from its expanding membership. BBN was set up 18 years ago for the benefit of small business owners in Bristol area. But over recent months it...

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Prestigious ‘small broker of the year’ award for Bristol mortgage firm

April 13, 2018
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Prestigious ‘small broker of the year’ award for Bristol mortgage firm

Bristol mortgage broker Fox Davidson has won one of the most sought-after accolades in the industry – the best small broker in the UK in the 2018 Mortgage Strategy awards. The firm, which was launched five years ago, fought off competition from other UK mortgage brokerages to claim the...

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Survey success for Clarke Willmott’s planning lawyers while debt recovery team aims for top award

April 13, 2018
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National law firm Clarke Willmott, which has an office in Bristol, has been ranked at number six in a prestigious list of the highest-rated planning practices for 2018. The Planning Law Survey is an in-depth report based on testimonials by the consultants, developers and officers that use law firms’ services....

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Peak of endurance for Cushman & Wakefield Bristol office boss raises £4,000 for youth charity

April 12, 2018
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Peak of endurance for Cushman & Wakefield Bristol office boss raises £4,000 for youth charity

The head of property consultancy Cushman & Wakefield’s Bristol office has raised more than £4,000 for the young people’s development charity Youth Adventure Trust after completing a seven-day trek across Ethiopia. Tim Davis walked for between eight and 13 hours a day to reach the summit of Ras Dashen,...

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Event: Counting the cost of caring for loved ones with dementia

April 12, 2018
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Event: Counting the cost of caring for loved ones with dementia

Expert advice on the financial and legal aspects of caring for someone with dementia will available at a free seminar in Bristol next week. Bristol-based Whitechurch Financial Consultants has teamed up with the dementia research charity BRACE and South West law firm Clarke Willmott for the event on Friday....

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Ex-HSBC manager joins consultancy to boost is business growth programme

April 11, 2018
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Ex-HSBC manager joins consultancy to boost is business growth programme

Business growth consultancy Cool Ventures has appointed experienced business coach Peter Bridge as an advisor. Peter, pictured, a former senior commercial manager with HSBC bank, will work with businesses enrolled on the Bath Business Support Programme, which is delivered by Yate-based Cool Ventures.  The programme provides up to 12...

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Bristol restaurant chain Turtle Bay tastes success in table of UK’s 100 fastest-growing firms

April 6, 2018
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Bristol restaurant chain Turtle Bay tastes success in table of UK’s 100 fastest-growing firms

A 70% rise in average annual profits over the past three years served up by Bristol-based Caribbean restaurant chain Turtle Bay has put it among the UK’s fastest-growing firms. The firm, launched by chief executive Ajith Jayawickrema in 2010, appears in the latest annual Sunday Times BDO Profit Track...

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‘Acceleration hubs’ to boost region’s advanced engineering and digital firms

April 6, 2018
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‘Acceleration hubs’ to boost region’s advanced engineering and digital firms

More than 200 advanced engineering firms and digitally-innovation small and medium-sized enterprises from across the West of England are to gain access to expert support and advice through two new ‘business acceleration hubs’  The University of Bath.has been awarded £1.5m from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) to deliver...

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IoD welcomes Bishop Fleming as sponsor for its South West Director of the Year Awards

April 6, 2018
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IoD welcomes Bishop Fleming as sponsor for its South West Director of the Year Awards

Bishop Fleming, the regional accountancy firm with its large office in Bristol, was today named as the official sponsor of the Institute of Directors (IoD) South West Director of the Year Awards 2018. Bishop Fleming, which has seven offices across the South West and West Midlands, has teamed up...

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Business West links with London and Manchester chambers to warn over impact of Brexit ‘uncertainty’

April 6, 2018
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Business West links with London and Manchester chambers to warn over impact of Brexit ‘uncertainty’

Business West, the region’s largest business body and the organisation that runs Bristol Chamber of Commerce, is collaborating with two other powerful chambers to highlight the impact of uncertainty over Brexit a year before it takes effect.  The Three Chamber Alliance – which includes the London Chamber of Commerce...

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