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The LAST WORD: Karen White, PR consultant and director, JBP Associates

September 9, 2016
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The LAST WORD: Karen White, PR consultant and director, JBP Associates

Each week Bristol Business News gives a prominent member of the city’s business community the last word on its weekly e-bulletin. This week Karen White, PR consultant and director at JBP Associates, answers our 10 questions. What was the LAST:  Film you watched? Sunset Song. The first part of...

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Engine Shed II innovation hub on track after Cabinet gives green light to Enterprise Zone expansion

September 9, 2016
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Engine Shed II innovation hub on track after Cabinet gives green light to Enterprise Zone expansion

Bristol’s Temple Quarter Enterprise Zone is to be increased in a landmark move that paves the way for the city’s highly successful Engine Shed innovation hub to expand into a much-needed second building. The approval this week by Bristol City Council’s cabinet will also trigger the redevelop of the...

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Bristol law firms outperform ‘magic circle’ rivals to claim top spots in new sector benchmark

September 9, 2016
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Bristol law firms outperform ‘magic circle’ rivals to claim top spots in new sector benchmark

Major law firms with offices in Bristol have outperformed their London ‘magic circle’ counterparts in a survey gauging standards of service delivery. International legal practice Osborne Clarke, which was founded in Bristol and has around 400 staff at its Temple Quay office, is number two in the national ranking...

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Pepper the ‘emotional’ robot to make his debut at Bristol tech showcase

September 9, 2016
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Pepper the ‘emotional’ robot to make his debut at Bristol tech showcase

A humanoid robot trained to ‘understand’ emotions is set to make what is believed to be his first public appearance in Bristol. Pepper, pictured, the latest member to join the Bristol-based GWS Robotics team, is a 4ft tall robot which can talk, laugh, dance and even ‘feel’. The public...

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UWE teams up with Gregg Latchams and Osborne Clarke to introduce business legal service

September 9, 2016
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UWE teams up with Gregg Latchams and Osborne Clarke to introduce business legal service

UWE Bristol is to launch a pro bono legal service for small businesses in collaboration with Bristol lawyers Gregg Latchams and the city office of international legal firm Osborne Clarke. The support will be provided within the university’s Future Space Centre, part of its new University Enterprise Zone (UEZ) on...

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Gem of a donation adds sparkle to NSPCC’s Diamonds and Pearls ball

September 9, 2016
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Gem of a donation adds sparkle to NSPCC’s Diamonds and Pearls ball

Bristol businesses are being urged to support a glamorous fundraising ball to mark the 30th anniversary of ChildLine – with all money raised going to the NSPCC. The event has been given an extra sparkle with the donation of a £1,500 necklace for auction by a renowned South West...

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R&D tax credits are keeping Bristol at the forefront of innovation, survey shows

September 9, 2016
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R&D tax credits are keeping Bristol at the forefront of innovation, survey shows

Take up of government research and development incentives is set to double in Bristol over the next three years as more businesses use them to boost innovation and stimulate growth. According to research by Bristol-based R&D tax credit consultancy ForrestBrown, the incentives have already had a positive impact on...

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Opportunities explored as East meets West in green tech and sustainable building sectors

September 9, 2016
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Opportunities explored as East meets West in green tech and sustainable building sectors

Sustainable building and environmental technologies will be in the spotlight at the next Bristol and West of England China Bureau ‘pow wow’, held in conjunction with Low Carbon South West. Pow wow’s are popular business networking events that allow directors from across the region to meet exporters who are...

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Coveted Google Premier Partner status recognises digital agency’s high standards

September 9, 2016
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Coveted Google Premier Partner status recognises digital agency’s high standards

Digital agency Fat Media, which has an office in Bristol, has received the prestigious Premier Partner badge by global search engine Google. Earlier this year Fat Media digital account director David O’Keefe was invited to Google’s Munich office to find out more about its Channel Partner programme.  Google announced...

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Recognition for firms that go the extra mile to get their staff to travel sustainably

September 9, 2016
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Recognition for firms that go the extra mile to get their staff to travel sustainably

Businesses around Bristol are being invited to share their efforts to encourage more of their staff to travel sustainably through an awards scheme. Now in their fifth year, the Travelwest Business Awards recognise travel success stories throughout the the West of England.  Designed to reward the work that businesses put into staff...

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Bristol Business Blog: Donna Kehoe, regional agent, Bank of England. Take note – our new ‘plastic’ fiver arrives next week

September 9, 2016
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Bristol Business Blog: Donna Kehoe, regional agent, Bank of England. Take note – our new ‘plastic’ fiver  arrives next week

By Donna Kehoe, the Bank of England’s agent for the South West of England. These days most of us are used to paying with ‘plastic’. And from next week that will be true even for some of the purchases we make with cash. On Tuesday a new £5 note...

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Major UK insurance sale latest deal to be handled by Bond Dickinson

September 9, 2016
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Major UK insurance sale latest deal to be handled by Bond Dickinson

The Bristol office of national law firm Bond Dickinson has advised Lloyd’s (re)insurer Sompo Canopius on the sale of the majority of its direct-to-consumer business to UK insurance broker A-Plan. The deal is the latest in a series of transactions handled by Bond Dickinson. The firm has a long...

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Sanderson Weatherall Bristol team get new London yoga studio in shape

September 9, 2016
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Sanderson Weatherall Bristol team get new London yoga studio in shape

Experts from the Bristol office of chartered surveyor and property consultancy Sanderson Weatherall have helped a new yoga centre overcome planning issues to open in London. A team led by Bristol-based associate partner Owen Pike provided a range of services to YogaWorks London, including town planning, agency and architecture,...

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