An ambitious campaign to improve the life chances of 300 young people from inner-city Bristol by supporting them into work, further education or self-employment is to be launched next week. The #Change300Futures campaign is being coordinated by Babbasa, the award-winning Bristol-based youth social enterprise, through a unique development programme...
A commitment to apprenticeships at national law firm Bond Dickinson, which has an office in Bristol, has earned it official endorsement in a prestigious awards scheme. The firm won the Newcomer Employer of the Year category in the South West Apprenticeship Awards. The annual awards, now in their 13th...
Two directors from the Bristol area have been recognised for their inspiring leadership in a major national award scheme. Brady George, managing director of Keynsham-based facilities management company Almeda, and Jamie Rawsthorne, a graduate of UWE, were among the winners at the coveted Institute of Directors 2016 Director of the...
A couple who struggled to find interesting gifts for their young son have opened their own toyshop with help from Bristol business support organisation BRAVE Enterprise. Toyville in North Street, Bedminster, is run by Joel and Lindsay Meyer-Nicholas and specialises in selling quality wooden toys and games. The couple...
The challenges facing Bristol’s community sector came under the spotlight at a meeting attended by representatives of the city’s 20 top charities, social enterprises and community organisations. The event organised by Locality, the national network of community-led organisations, explored innovative ways they could continue to operate in the face...
An innovative chef has teamed up with a city centre speciality bar to offer diners with food intolerances an inclusive menu in an eight-week residency in the run-up to Christmas. James Lee Gordon of Filton-based The Chocolate Bear Kitchen is collaborating with the Strawberry Thief in Broad Street to...
Bristol mum-of-two Mel Bound, who set up a running network to help mums get access to exercise, was crowned Female Start-Up of the Year at last week’s Festival of Female Entrepreneurs. Judges of a live pitching session at the festival, which took place at At-Bristol, voted unanimously for Mel,...
Mergers and acquisitions among Bristol’s law firms could intensify next year, according to new legal sector research, with nearly half expecting to be involved in deals. The latest annual legal market survey from accountancy, investment management and tax group Smith & Williamson reveals that 43% of law firms in...
Innovative serviced office operator Desklodge has almost doubled its Bristol operation following the acquisition of further office space. The London-based firm has taken an additional 10,800 sq ft at 1 Temple Way just over a year after opening its original base in the building – a space already rated...
By Rob Vivian, CEO of South West telecoms firm Pure Comms. It’s not every day a small business like ours is quoted on page four of the Financial Times. But these days anything seems possible, as business owners do what business owners do and plough on despite nobody really knowing what...
A record 26 trainees achieved a total of 36 passes across regional accountancy firm Bishop Fleming’s seven offices, with 7 completing their professional level. Eight Bristol-based trainees passed 14 exams of the Institute of Chartered Accountants England and Wales at the September sitting, as well as three completing the...
Budget airline Ryanair has announced its biggest ever summer schedule from Bristol Airport, adding two new routes and increasing flights to Warsaw. The airline’s expansion means it is expecting to fly more than 1.7m passengers via Bristol next year – a 5% growth in traffic. The two new summer routes are...
South West law firm Foot Anstey has become one of the preferred legal suppliers to Bristol Media, the 500-plus, member-led industry organisation. The collaboration will help media businesses in and around Bristol obtain legal insight, support and training at all stages of their growth while ushering in new opportunities for...
