The Bristol office of accountancy, investment management and tax group Smith & Williamson got into the swing of last weekend’s Bristol International Jazz and Blues Festival by hosting its launch party for VIPs and musicians. The party, held at the festival’s main Colston Hall venue, was attended by around...
Bristol’s go-ahead firms are being encouraged to follow in the tracks of Aztec West-based skateboard distributor Shiner and show the benefits of creating a great workplace culture. Shiner collected the top prize in last year’s inaugural Happiest Workplace competition, attributing its success to being “laid back with no egos”....
Bristol guest houses, cafes, printers and retailers were among the winners at this year’s South West Fairtrade Business Awards. Minuteman Press Bristol won the Best Fairtrade Office category, UWE’s Full of Beans cafe walked away with the title of Best Fairtrade Cafe or Restaurant and Sophie Luxton from Computershare...
Label producer Bristol Labels is on track to achieve double-digit year-on-year growth after increasing productivity by installing more efficient machinery. Supported by a working capital facility from RBS Invoice Finance, the company is on track to secure a 15% increase in turnover for the year ending March 2016, up...
Accountancy firm BDO has appointed Daniel Bond as a new transaction services director in its Bristol-based corporate finance team to focus on advising businesses in the South West. Daniel, pictured, has relocated from BDO’s Southampton office, where he spent 10 years working on a variety of private equity, corporate,...
More than twice as many West businesses want the UK to stay in the EU as leave, according to the hotly anticipated results of a major regional survey. Some 57% of business people said they will vote to remain part of the EU, compared to 26% who say they...
The long-awaited devolution deal giving the West of England a £1bn boost for investment in infrastructure and skills has been announced by Chancellor George Osborne. The move would represent a major change, transferring decisions on transport, investment, funding, skills training, business support, housing and strategic planning from Westminster. But...
The Budget heralded a mix of changes for businesses: some good news for small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) but restrictions for larger businesses. Mike Lea, managing partner at the Bristol office of Smith & Williamson, the accountancy, investment management and tax group, looks at the key changes: More...
National business leaders welcomed a number of moves in this afternoon’s Budget, particularly those aimed at helping small firms. But there was concern over how the Chancellor will meet his deficit reduction target. The CBI called it a “stable Budget” for business facing global stormy waters. Director-general Carolyn Fairbairn...
Measures to help small firms in Chancellor George Osborne’s Budget this afternoon were immediately welcomed by Bristol’s business community and business advisors. Phil Smith, pictured right, managing director of Business West – the organisation that runs the Bristol Chamber of Commerce and the Bristol Initiative – said the Chancellor...
Chancellor started speaking at 12:34 He opened by saying he will report on an economy growing faster than any other major economy and a deficit falling each year and on course for a budget surplus. Economy was strong because he did not support short-term fixes. But he warned world...
Bristol businesses are being encouraged to sign up to Business in the Community’s Give & Gain Day 2016 – the only global day of employee volunteering. The event, on May 20, encourages businesses to give staff paid time off to volunteer to help local good causes. More than 30,000...
Bristol’s outstanding entrepreneurs and business leaders have just two weeks left to enter the region’s top awards scheme that recognises excellence and enterprise in the boardroom. The annual Institute of Directors’ South West Director of the Year Awards showcase the wealth of executive talent in the region. Bristol Business...
