Business confidence in the South West has improved and remains firmly in positive territory amid strong domestic sales growth, according to new research. Published less than a week before one of the most important Budgets for a generation, the quarterly survey of chartered accountants in the region paints a...
A Bristol-based start-up has secured £860,000 to help get its groundbreaking eye imaging chip technology onto the market in a move that could help address the UK’s most common cause of sight loss. Siloton will use the funds to further develop its Akepa optical coherence tomography (OCT) chip technology...
Organisers of The Welcome Party, which will celebrate the cultural and economic contributions of refugees, asylum seekers and migrants in Bristol, have announced two significant new supporters – The Guild of Guardians and City of Bristol College. The pair join a list of sponsors for the high-profile event, which...
Bristol financial advice specialist The Aspire Partnership has promoted two of its most experienced financial planners to partner. Naomi Keith and Ken Hall, pictured, have been appointed to the roles as the firm looks to strengthen its senior leadership team following a 20% increase in demand from clients who...
Small and medium-sized firms in the innovation hotspot of the West of England can tap into funding worth thousands of pounds to protect their intellectual property (IP), such as trademarks, patents and designs. Under the scheme, launched by the West of England Combined Authority (WECA), businesses that meet a...
Bristol independent accountancy practice Corrigan has taken on nine new members of staff as it continues to build its team. Among the new arrivals at the firm, which specialises in advising growing businesses across Bristol and the South West, is senior private client tax manager Hannah Larsen. The appointments mark...
Corporate finance advisory firm Shaw & Co has continued its expansion with three new employees to its Bristol head office. The new starters join the firm, which helps SME owners across the UK buy, sell, or fund the growth of a business, during a period of outstanding growth. Last...
Impact investor BBRC (Bristol & Bath Regional Capital) has appointed Adam Greenhalgh as its new investment director in a move that strengthens its growing team as it continues to scale its operations. Adam, pictured, joins from the Bristol office of International real estate advisor Savills, where he held the role...
Each week Bristol Business News gives a prominent member of the city’s business community the last word on its weekly e-bulletin. This week FW Capital fund manager David Goodall answers our 10 questions. What was the LAST Film you watched? Twisters – the sequel to the original Twister movie, so it’s all about hurricanes and cyclones. It’s entertaining...
A £300m investment vehicle to help create and grow the West of England’s next generation of innovative science and technology spin-out businesses has been launched with the backing of the University of Bristol. The fund aims to drive a much-needed step change in the early-stage capital, expertise and support...
Audit, accountancy, tax and advisory firm Bishop Fleming has swept the board in a prestigious sector awards scheme, being crowned the winner in four categories, while Albert Goodman was also among the winners. Bishop Fleming, which has the largest of its eight offices in Bristol, landed the flagship Large...
In just under a month, Bristol’s business community will come together for The Welcome Party, an event celebrating the economic, cultural and social contributions to the city of refugees, asylum seekers and migrants. Taking place on Thursday 7 November at The Mount Without on St Michael’s Hill, pictured below,...
A community-based youth charity is to receive expert digital marketing training and support after becoming the latest winner of an annual competition staged by Bristol digital marketing agency Noble Performs. Brought to the UK in 2021 by US-owned Noble and based on a pro bono programme it has been...
