Bristol can be Europe’s most creative city if its burgeoning creative industries work together to lift its international profile, according to Mayor George Ferguson. Speaking at Creative Bristol, a gathering of representatives from the city’s creative industries, Mayor Ferguson, pictured, said the sector’s capacity to expand by 20% a...
Three Bristol directors have been recognised as among the best in the South West at the prestigious Institute of Directors’ annual regional awards. Nick Sturge, co-founder of enterprise hub The Engine Shed at Temple Meads, which houses the SETsquared innovation centre, won the Public Sector Director title. Julia Clarke,...
Bristol-based ethical bank Triodos has become one of only 13 businesses in the city to be accredited as a Living Wage employer. Awarded by the Living Wage Foundation, the accreditation guarantees that everyone working at the bank, including permanent employees, third-party contractors and suppliers, receives a minimum hourly wage...
Bristol-based outsourcing group Mitie has made a significant increase in its sustainability performance for the ninth consecutive year and strong progress towards strict targets it adopted for 2020. Its Sustainability Report highlights initiatives such as its Women of Work network, launched during the year with the aim to raise...
Seven directors running businesses based in and around Bristol will this evening find out if they have been successful in the prestigious South West Institute of Directors (IoD) awards. Competing for the awards, which celebrate excellence in the boardroom, are Nick Sturge, co-founder of the enterprise hub The Engine...
Bristol is one of the UK’s most successful cities for attracting foreign direct investment (FDI) and is helping the South West outperform most other regions in a highly-competitive market, according to new research published today. Bristol is ranked sixth in a list of leading UK cities in global accountants...
By Paul Wilson, chief executive, West of England Local Enterprise Partnership Bristol is on a roll. It’s the best place to live in the country. The 100,000 people who engaged in the art of sliding down Park Street sparked a national debate on modernising city centre management. Bristol Food...
Innovative Bristol law firm Temple Bright is continuing its expansion with the addition of two more City lawyers to its team in London. The firm now has a total of 24 partners, eight of them based in the London office. Its partners have worked in a range of leading...
By Nick Sturge, centre director, SETsquared Bristol Having worked with nearly 300 high-tech start-up businesses – some for just an hour, some for several years – and having done a start-up myself, I've watched, very carefully, how leadership develops and evolves over the life of a start-up. I am...
Bristol firms are being encouraged to take part in this year’s Business Green Week and stage their own fun eco-activities for staff. The week, which takes place between June 16 and 20, is part of Bristol’s BIG Green Week – a festival of eco ideas, art and entertainment now...
Work to ‘unlock’ the site of Bristol’s Arena with a new bridge over the River Avon started this afternoon yesterday with communities minister and Bristol West MP Stephen Williams taking the controls of a digger to mark the start of the £11.5m infrastructure work on the former diesel depot...
Bristol café group Friska and Mubaloo, the app developer launched in the city, have been named among the UK’s 50 fastest-growing and most-innovative businesses. Friska, which launched in 2009 and now has four outlets across Bristol, has been included in the latest Santander Breakthrough 50 – a national table...
A new fund focusing on investing in the Bristol area’s early stage tech businesses is to be launched by Technology Venture Partners, a new independent venture capital fund manager based in the city. Technology Venture Partners is to start the fund to run alongside YFM Equity Partners’ closed South...
