Areas with themes such as Egyptian gods, Merlin’s cave, a Tardis and a banqueting hall feature in Bristol’s latest co-working hub. DeskLodge, which already operates a flexible working location in the city, is close to completing phase one of its new site, pictured right, across three floors of Beacon...
Small and medium-sized firms in Bristol with growth potential can apply to a new £200m fund aimed at boosting innovation and prosperity across the South West. Launched in Bristol by the British Business Bank yesterday, the South West Investment Fund (SWIF) will increase the supply and diversity of early-stage...
Workforce issues, including pressure to increase wages, remain the biggest headache for business based in Bristol and across the West of England, with many raising their prices to fund pay awards. Combined with wider concerns over inflation, this has led to a slump in confidence – with levels now...
Bristol specialist software firm Deazy has appointed Laura Wall as its new head of marketing as it looks to continue an expansion trajectory that led to a staggering 2,615% hike in revenue over four years. Laural, pictured, has worked for organisations in New York, Los Angeles and London. She...
Business West, one of the UK’s largest chambers of commerce, celebrates its 200th anniversary this year. The Bristol Initiative, which sits at the heart of Business West, is a community of 160 business leaders who positively influence the way the area is shaped, managed and developed. From 1989 Dr John Savage CBE,...
A healthtech business revolutionising stroke rehabilitation has won the Best Elevator Pitch at incubator SETsquared Bristol’s Tech-Xpo 2023 showcase. SoleSense uses shoe sensors and a real-time biofeedback app to provide personalised digital physiotherapy to stroke patients. The firm, which fought off strong competition from nine other SETsquared-based businesses to claim...
Bristol’s pioneering tech sector was today being showcased to business leaders from India looking to build bilateral ties with the West of England. The 30-strong delegation includes CEOs, presidents and directors from businesses at the forefront of cutting-edge computer technologies, including Artificial Intelligence (AI), machine learning and zero trust...
When his rock musician son George died by suicide, business coach Nigel Linacre started to write poetry. His friend, contemporary jazz band leader Vladimir Miller, who lost a band member to suicide earlier in his career, then began composing using George’s bass rhythms. The result is the Grief Opera –...
Fast-growing Bristol digital transformation and software specialist Amdaris showed off its redesigned and enlarged head office to guests at am recent official launch party. Having achieved a 94% increase in revenue last year, the firm called in Bath-based workspace design company Interaction to re-shape its new headquarters in the flagship Aurora office...
The founder of Babbasa, the Bristol social enterprise transforming the lives of young people from ethnic minority and low-income backgrounds, has spoken of his immense pride at its success as it celebrates its 10th anniversary. Poku Osei launched the organisation in 2013 in response to the growing gap in...
Istoria Group, the Bristol-based collective of creative agencies, has presented its inaugural Tim Marsh Memorial Award to the founder of a city-based tech business. Angela Loveridge’s Better Together initiative supports parents to keep their children safe online by signposting them towards practical tools, techniques and resources. It also facilitates...
The convention bureau that promotes Bristol to the global meetings and events industry has been shortlisted in the sector’s most prestigious awards scheme. Meet Bristol & Bath, which is part of the regional Visit West destination marketing organisation, has been named as a finalist in the Best UK Convention...
The Stradling Collection, one of Bristol’s most important collections of 20th and 21st century design and applied arts, has appointed Karen White as chair to take it forward into its 10th anniversary next year. Containing more than 2,000 items ranging from pieces of ceramic and glass to furniture, toys and...
