The CBI said Chancellor Rishi Sunak was “absolutely right” to prioritise jobs in his summer statement. Director-general Dame Carolyn Fairbairn, pictured, said: “Flattening the daunting unemployment curve about to hit our country could not be more important. Joblessness scars lives and hits the young and most disadvantaged hardest. “The...
Measures to address the huge economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic announced this week by Chancellor Rishi Sunak have been welcomed by Business West, the region’s largest business group. Matt Griffith, director of policy at Business West – which runs Bristol Chamber of Commerce – described them as impressive...
Chancellor Rishi Sunak kicked-off his economic statement in the Commons by saying the government would do all it could to help prevent job losses in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Key points of the statement were: Government will pay £1,000 to businesses for each furloughed employee they bring...
Joanna Crofts, commercial property consultancy Knight Frank’s head of property asset management for South Wales and the South West, has been promoted from associate to partner. Joanna, pictured, joined Knight Frank as a graduate in 2004 and in 2014 joined the property asset management (PAM) team, which manages key...
Children at an inner city Bristol school are enjoying reading books at home during lockdown thanks to the support of National Friendly, the Bristol-based mutual society. It is supporting Stories at Home, a Bristol City Council initiative which has been providing vulnerable families and disadvantaged pupils with access to books in...
An associate in Bristol-headquartered national law firm Burges Salmon’s private client services team, has achieved one of the highest scores in exams staged by her professional association. Helen MacLeod, pictured, has been named as a winner in this year’s STEP Excellence Awards, recognising her high achievement in the STEP...
Monday July 6 Economic announcements: Halifax house price index, PMI construction Tuesday July 7 Finals: Halfords, JD Sports, Palace Capital Interims: Micro Focus, RM Trading announcements: Reach, Electrocomponents Economic announcement: Nationwide house price index Wednesday July 8 Finals: Lionstrust Asset Management, U and I Group Thursday July 9 Final: Ilika plc, Superdry Interim: Petropavlovsk Q2...
Bristol-based start-up OurPeople, which has built a team communication and engagement platform for deskless workers, has raised $2m (£1.61m) in funding. Leading the Series A round is Alpine Meridian, a New York-based investment firm specialising in digital media, e-commerce and healthcare, along with entrepreneur Robert Neveu, who has joined OurPeople...
Bristol recruitment company ISL has been ranked second in a league table of the UK’s best small firms for women to work in. As part of the process to qualify for the Great Place to Work UK 2020 Best Workplaces for Women list, ISL was comprehensively audited on both employee experience and business practices and compared...
Business confidence has bounced back stronger in the South West than any other part of the UK, according to a new survey – but many firms remain gloomy and one in 10 expects to stay closed due to the coronavirus pandemic. The monthly Business Barometer from Lloyds Bank Commercial...
SETsquared Bristol, three times winner of the title of the world’s best university-backed incubator, has landed another top international accolade – this time as Europe’s ‘hottest accelerator’. Led by the University of Bristol and based at the city’s Engine Shed innovation hub, SETsquared Bristol supports the growth of technology-based...
The Bristol office of financial and professional services firm Smith & Williamson has advised Bright Network, the platform that connects employers with graduates, on its £3.5m fundraising. The investment from Maven Capital Partners will support smart matching technology capabilities and enhancing sales and marketing resources at London-based Bright Network....
Mike Beesley, the founding chief executive of Bristol-based Sanderson, one of the UK’s leading independent recruitment businesses, has stepped down after 41 years at the helm. Mike, who launched Sanderson in the late 70s with colleague Keith Dawe, will now concentrate on other business interests, including TIMESTWO Investments, the recruitment...
