A one-day event in Bristol yesterday offered firms a unique opportunity to find out about exporting to Latin America. More than 100 businesses from Bristol and across the South West attended the event at the M Shed hosted by UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) – the government’s trade body....
Developers, app builders and others interested in making Bristol a cleaner, leaner city can sign up for a workshop of digital exploration and innovation taking place tomorrow. The Bristol City Council event is the second in a series of Challenge Events this year aimed at working with Bristol’s tech...
Six bosses from the Bristol area have been shortlisted for the Institute of Directors (IoD) South West Director of the Year Awards. They will join others from around the region at a prestigious event next month to celebrate outstanding business people and focuses UK-wide attention on the region’s success. In...
Business Showcase South West – the region’s largest event of its kind – is taking place today at Bristol’s Ashton Gate Stadium with the city’s Bloodhound Supersonic Car one of the star attractions. The free-to-visit event will also hear from the Bloodhound’s driver Wing Commander Andy Green OBE as...
Business leaders have welcomed the election of Labour’s Marvin Rees as Mayor of Bristol and pledged to work with him to drive through much-needed changes in key issues such as housing, skills and transport. They will also back him in the final negotiations over the devolution deal to transfer...
Bristol-based property consultancy Alder King is sponsoring this year’s Business Green Week, which encourages firms across the West of England to work towards a sustainable future. Running from June 11 to 19, Business Green Week is part of Bristol’s Big Green Week and aims to drive a lasting legacy...
The successful Business Showcase South West returns next week to again celebrate the best of the region’s innovation, creativity and enterprise. The event, the largest of its kind in the South West, takes place at Bristol’s newly redeveloped Ashton Gate Stadium, meaning it will be even bigger. Delegates from across...
Bristol business support organisation BRAVE Enterprise is urgently seeking experienced business people to mentor the city’s growing number of aspiring entrepreneurs. The not-for-profit organisation has helped thousands launch successful ventures since it was launched in the 1980s. But its existing network of mentors is now advising record numbers of...
Civic leaders and VIPs joined Arnos Vale fundraisers for a recent Night at the Cemetery event to help secure its long-term future. Invited guests included the Lord Mayor of Bristol, Councillor Clare Campion-Smith, High Sheriff of Bristol Helen Wilde and Mayor George Ferguson. The event raised more than £15,000...
Three Bristol firms have today been named among the finalists of the region’s most prestigious business awards. Property services firm Ian Williams, dental group Oasis Healthcare and mobility equipment supplier and retailer Oaktree Mobility line up against some of the South West’s top firms in accountants PwC’s annual West...
Some of Bristol’s most influential business figures have lent their names to an open letter backing the re-election of George Ferguson as mayor. The letter, signed by 41 men and women, has been published with less than a week to go to the mayoral election next Thursday. The group...
Bristol businesses are being encouraged to take part in a world-beating project to gauge the happiness of the city and improve wellbeing for its residents. The Happiness Pulse has been launched by Bristol charity Happy City to build up a unique picture of the city as seen through the...
Eighty intrepid cyclists – including Bristol medics, managing directors and even a Wonder Woman – bid ‘bon voyage’ to family and friends today as they set off on the Bristol-to-Paris Cycle Challenge for local hospital charity Above & Beyond. In just four days, the cyclists will pedal 430km to...
