Bristol-based IT services firm Chorus has embarked on an ambitious five-year growth plan after appointing a new managing director. Nicola Saner, pictured, has moved into the role after two years as operations director at the firm. She will now leading the executive team as it looks to implement its five-year expansion strategy. Portishead-based Chorus was...
Buy-and-build opportunities for tech firms in the post-Covid world are to be explored at a webinar jointly staged by Bristol-based tech-focused investment bank ICON Corporate Finance and city-headquartered national law firm TLT. A panel of leading international acquirers will look at tactics and best practices, as well-capitalised private equity...
New support for firms forced to close by law because of coronavirus restrictions announced this afternoon by Chancellor Rishi Sunak has been welcomed by Business West, the organisation behind Bristol Chamber of Commerce. The scheme, under which the government will pay two-thirds of the wages of staff working for...
Bristol-based customer experience services firm Anana has been sold to a fast-growing group aiming to be the leading player in the industry across the European market in a deal secured by Momentum Corporate Finance. Anana, which was founded in 2001 and now employs more than 100 people at its...
Bristol-based Ultraleap has launched a new tool that harnesses its pioneering touchless technology to eliminate the need for people to touch interactive screens to buy tickets and other products in places such as railway stations, hotels and airports. With the majority of people anxious about touching screens due to...
Business West, the region’s largest business organisation, has launched a directory service to help signpost firms to vital advice, opportunities and support services. Back to Business is an evolution of Business West’s highly successful Trading Through Coronavirus platform, which has been visited by more than 100,000 businesses across the...
Bristol-based tech-focused investment bank ICON Corporate Finance has advised on a strategic investment in one of the UK’s top datatech firms in a deal it described as transformational for the industry. Bath-based Event Store, which has been a market leader in event sourcing and event-driven architecture used by developers since...
Bristol’s Engine Shed innovation hub and the city’s SETsquared tech incubator are teaming up to bring together a panel of women to talk about their entrepreneurial tech careers followed by a coding workshop. The virtual ‘Inspiring women and girls in STEAM’ panel event takes place from 4pm next Tuesday, October 13, to celebrate Ada...
Opportunities for Bristol firms in the world’s largest economic zone – China’s Greater Bay Area – have been highlighted at an online gathering led by West of England experts. Invest Bristol & Bath (IBB), the inward investment arm of the West of England Combined Authority (WECA) teamed up with...
Regional accountancy firm Milsted Langdon, which has an office in Bristol, is encouraging businesses to take advantage of up to £1m in tax relief before it runs out. The Annual Investment Allowance (AIA) for capital allowances was increased to £1m a year for expenditure from January 1, 2019. However, from...
Bristol creative education provider boomsatsuma has raised its offering to a higher level with the launch of a raft of new courses developed in conjunction with the city’s creative industry leaders. Its new (BA Hons) degrees in Documentary Photography & Print, Filmmaking Production & Post-Production, Games Art and Games...
Bristol’s pioneering Watershed cinema and media centre has received funding to build on the creativity and compassion of communities during the Covid-19 pandemic through stories, narratives and public imagination projects. The National Lottery Community Fund has given £49,500 to the Towards Equitable Futures programme, enabling Watershed to work with a design team that includes Zahra Ash-Harper (its independent creative director of inclusion), Bill Sharpe (independent...
Bristol-based alternative law firm Stephenson Law has advised on a £5.7m investment deal for a firm aiming to harness the power of 5G to revolutionise gaming, the Internet of Things and virtual reality. The Series A investment round for AccelerComm was led by Cambridge-based IQ Capital alongside existing investors...
