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Growth hub taps into expertise to change the face of business support

February 5, 2016
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Growth hub taps into expertise to change the face of business support

Bristol firms can get instant access to an extensive network of business knowledge and skills partners through a new growth hub launched by Business West. The region’s largest business group – and the organisation behind Bristol Chamber of Commerce and the Bristol Initiative – wants the portal to be...

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Growth fund on the lookout for new opportunities after reaching £100m investment milestone

February 4, 2016
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Growth fund on the lookout for new opportunities after reaching £100m investment milestone

The latest deal by BGF, the independent fund that backs small and medium-sized firms with strong growth potential, has taken its total investment in the South West past the £100m mark. The £4.43m equity funding in marketing technology software and service firm Adestra means BGF’s Bristol office has now...

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Firms invited to celebrate the Year of the Monkey and strengthen business links with China

January 29, 2016
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Firms invited to celebrate the Year of the Monkey and strengthen business links with China

Bristol’s business community will welcome the Chinese New Year of the Monkey in style with a banquet at one of the city’s top restaurants. The gala banquet has been organised by the Bristol and West of England China Bureau, which works to connect businesses in the Bristol region with businesses...

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Bristol Business Blog: Matt Cross, Invest Bristol and Bath. The Range mega-warehouse deal paves way for further Enterprise Area successes

January 29, 2016
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Bristol Business Blog: Matt Cross, Invest Bristol and Bath. The Range mega-warehouse deal paves way for further Enterprise Area successes

By Matt Cross, head of inward investment, Invest Bristol and Bath. Last week’s announcement that The Range is investing in bringing 1,050 jobs through one of the largest warehousing and distribution schemes in the UK to Severnside, South Gloucestershire, shows that the West of England is most certainly open...

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Annual search starts to find the West of England’s best businesses

January 29, 2016
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Annual search starts to find the West of England’s best businesses

Bristol’s top firms are being urged to enter the region’s most prestigious business competition – accountants PwC’s annual West of England Business of the Year Awards. The widely-respected awards are now in their 28th year and previous winners represent the cream of the region’s top companies. The unrivalled awards,...

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Last chance to enter prestigious South West Fairtrade Business Awards 2016

January 29, 2016
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Last chance to enter prestigious South West Fairtrade Business Awards 2016

Applications for the coveted South West Fairtrade Business Awards close this weekend and Bristol firms that support fair and ethical business practices are being urged to enter before Sunday’s deadline. The unique awards – now in their fourth year – champion firms that put ethical responsibilities at the heart...

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Crisis at SciSys now in the past, say firm’s directors as its recovery takes hold

January 29, 2016
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Crisis at SciSys now in the past, say firm’s directors as its recovery takes hold

Directors at SciSys, the specialist IT firm with an office in Bristol, have insisted its recovery is now well established and last year’s problems are behind it. In a trading update to the London Stock Exchange this week, they said they were encouraged by the group’s performance in the...

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Infographic: Airbus unveils plans for state-of-the-art wing integration centre at Filton

January 28, 2016
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Infographic: Airbus unveils plans for state-of-the-art wing integration centre at Filton

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$27bn order for Airbus as Iran comes in from the diplomatic cold

January 28, 2016
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$27bn order for Airbus as Iran comes in from the diplomatic cold

Airbus has also landed a highly lucrative – and significant – order for 118 aircraft from Iran as the Middle East country rebuilds its post-sanctions economy. The order – worth $27bn (£18.7bn) at list prices – spans Airbus’s entire range from short-haul, single-aisle aircraft to the A380 superjumbo, the...

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Osborne unveils £38m boost for Airbus Filton plant and stresses Govt commitment to manufacturing

January 28, 2016
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Osborne unveils £38m boost for Airbus Filton plant and stresses Govt commitment to manufacturing

Aerospace group Airbus is to build an industry-leading £38m wing testing centre at its giant Filton, Bristol, plant, it said yesterday in an announcement timed to coincide with a visit by Chancellor George Osborne. Some £18.6m of the investment in the new wing integration centre at Filton will come...

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Tech and creative sectors to drive demand in Bristol office market

January 22, 2016
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Tech and creative sectors to drive demand in Bristol office market

Bristol’s tech and creative sectors will spark a revolution in the city’s commercial property market this year as their fast-growing firms look for a new generation of trendy offices, according to agents JLL. Demand from the technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) sector continues to dominate the market with around...

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Get set for a quantum leap in computing, Bristol University prof tells world leaders at Davos

January 22, 2016
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Get set for a quantum leap in computing, Bristol University prof tells world leaders at Davos

Quantum computing will fundamentally change our lives, society and the economy in less than a decade, according to a University of Bristol professor’s talk to the World Economic Forum in Davos this week. It has the capability to unlock answers to some of humanity’s most pressing questions that are...

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Innovation goes under the spotlight at UWE’s first TEDx session

January 22, 2016
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Innovation goes under the spotlight at UWE’s first TEDx session

The first TEDx talks at the University of the West of England (UWE) are being staged tomorrow by the Student Union with 10 guest speakers sharing their ideas on the topic of The Innovative Attitude. The speakers – who range from academics conducting ground-breaking research at UWE to those...

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