The opportunities for business growth and expansion through trade are huge. If you’re thinking about trading with the EU and other markets, or want to continue trading, there are rules you need to follow for importing and exporting. It can be overwhelming, but the West of England Combined Authority’s...
The South West’s largest business organisation and the Bristol office of a national accountancy firm have been named among the best companies to work for. Business West, which runs Bristol Chamber of Commerce, is ranked as one of the top 20 best business services employers in the UK while...
Businesses based at SETsquared, the acclaimed incubator backed by the University of Bristol, raised record levels of investment last year despite the coronavirus pandemic’s huge impact on financial markets. Funding from private and public sources totalled £616m, up 40% on 2019. Private investment accounted for 90% of the total...
Bristol tourist chiefs are to receive funding from national tourism agency VisitEngland to help promote the city as an ideal place for staycations this spring and summer. With traditional foreign holidays likely to shunned by many people this year to due Covid restrictions, VisitEngland is heavily marketing a range...
Retail brands based in and around Bristol can get help to trade in the US with store giants such as Walmart under a new programme staged by the Department for International Trade (DIT). Called The Retail Lab, it will equip up to 18 companies, via a series of educational...
Three new charity partners have been chosen by the Bristol office of transatlantic law firm Womble Bond Dickinson. FareShare South West, One25 and 16-25 Independent People will be supported through fundraising, volunteering and pro-bono activity. FareShare South West is part of the UK’s largest food charity, FareShare, which works...
The world’s largest 100% renewable biomethane refuelling station is to open on Bristol’s outskirts later this year, helping the city on its journey to be zero carbon by 2030. The station, now under construction in Avonmouth, will be able to refuel 80 HGVs an hour from 14 high-speed dispensers. ...
Yuup, the Bristol-based online experiences marketplace that launched nine months ago, is gearing up for its busiest period so far as Covid-19 restrictions are eased from Monday. In a year when many companies have struggled, Yuup’s team has been busy growing the business by curating experiences for its portfolio...
Bristol businesses are being urged to join hundreds of employers from across the UK by taking part in the country’s largest survey of race in the workplace. City-based DAS Group, Loungers, Osborne Clarke, OVO Energy and Unite Students are already signed up to complete the survey, which is being...
The South West is England’s top region for business innovation, according to a new report by the CBI – but it faces challenges over its low productivity and skills gap. The CBI report also reveals that low levels of unemployment and short commuting times compared to other parts of...
The iconic Bristol car brand is to be revived and manufacturing of its ultra-expensive vehicles returned to the city in an ambitious plan unveiled today. Select models from the classic Bristol Cars range will be remastered following the acquisition of intellectual property rights for the historic manufacturer by Essex-based...
The Bristol office of specialist construction group Beard has started restoration work on the UK’s oldest surviving public lido, the Cleveland Pools in Bath – following a 17-year community campaign to save the Grade II* listed site. The pools, pictured, were built in 1815 and are now regarded as a...
The £175m Soapworks development in Old Market – which will regenerate the former Gardiner Haskins department store site – is to go ahead after its developer increased the number of homes by nearly 50%. As reported by Bristol Business News last week, First Base was initially refused planning consent...
