The West of England Local Enterprise Partnership has appointed three enterprise advisers for its Careers Enterprise Company, which offers strategic support to schools. The company aims to create powerful connections between local businesses and education providers. Joining as enterprise advisers are UWE associate dean, research, innovation & partnerships at Prof Jenny Ames,...
The cream of Bristol’s legal firms and individual lawyers will be recognised next month at the region’s most prestigious legal awards. Twelve categories will be hotly contested at the annual Bristol Law Society Awards, ranging from Law Student of the Year, to Team of the Year and Law Firm...
Thousands of businesses are still missing out Research & Development (R&D) tax credits and time is running out for them to claim for calendar year 2014, warns Smith & Williamson, the accountancy, investment management and tax group with a large office in Bristol. New figures from HMRC show that...
The state-of-the-art Future Space business workspace at UWE’s Frenchay Campus has been handed over to the management team at Oxford Innovation as its third business moves in. Future Space provides a unique destination for science and technology companies and includes shared and co-working offices, an equipped lab, upgradeable workshops and...
Innovative law firm Temple Bright, launched in Bristol in 2010, this week added three new partners – taking its total number of partners to 51 and passing the half-century mark for the first time. The new partners take up roles in real estate, pensions and financial services. Temple Bright’s...
Specialist IT group SCISYS, which has a base in Bristol, has bounced back into profit with trading figures for the half year to the end of June showing a complete recovery from its disastrous 2015. The Chippenham-based group, which sells complex software systems to the space, defence, media and government sectors,...
The Festival of Female Entrepreneurs returns to Bristol next month for its fifth year, with a jam-packed programme featuring amazing entrepreneurs and inspirational start-ups. Among those taking part will be Julie Deane of The Cambridge Satchel Company, tech entrepreneur Alex Depledge and Oliver Bonas founder Oliver Tress. Panels will...
The Bristol-based Festival of Female Entrepreneurs (FFE) is on the look-out for up-and-coming female business talent to enter its annual awards as it prepares to return to the city for a fifth year. The FFE, organised by small business support group Enterprise Nation, stages its high-profile annual event at...
Regional law firm Foot Anstey has appointed Paul Sankey as a partner in its clinical negligence group, further expanding its offering across the areas of clinical negligence, mental capacity and personal injury. Paul, pictured, joins Foot Anstey’s Bristol office from a leading London firm Slater and Gordon, where he led...
International law firm Osborne Clarke has retained 11 of its 12 autumn qualifiers – a 92% retention rate - with five qualifying into its Bristol office. Six other qualifiers will be based in its Thames Valley and London offices. Lara Flynn, 23, and a former Cardiff University student, qualifies into the...
The Bristol office of regional accountancy firm Bishop Fleming has recruited seven trainees as it – and the local economy – continue to grow. Over the past year the Bishop Fleming’s seven offices have increased organic turnover by nearly 14%. The firm has taken on 35 trainees in total...
Property consultancy Lambert Smith Hampton (LSH) has boosted its Bristol-based national telecoms team with a new assistant surveyor. Alice Odonkor, pictured, a Real Estate Management graduate of the University of Westminster, joins from the Freshwater Group, where she was assistant property manager. Alice said: “Being in the telecoms team...
Monday 19 September Interims: Gama Aviation, Instem, Judges Scientific, Maintel Holdings, SimiGon Finals: Finsbury Food, Petra Diamonds Trading statement: Dairy Crest EGMs: McColl’s Retail, Norman Broadbent, NQ Minerals, Pinewood Group Economics: Rightmove house prices Tuesday 20 September Interims: Augean, Bango, Crossrider, French Connection, Horizon Discovery, Kingfisher, Lighthouse Group, Personal Group, Regional Reit, Shield Therapeutics, Smart...
