Creative/Media

Top social enterprise award recognises ‘extraordinary’ founder of Bristol youth social enterprise

July 17, 2023
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Top social enterprise award recognises ‘extraordinary’ founder of Bristol youth social enterprise

Poku Osei, the founder and CEO of Babbasa, the Bristol social enterprise transforming the lives of young people from ethnic minority and low-income backgrounds, has won a unique social enterprise award. The Cambridge Social Innovation Prize, which was launched five years ago, celebrates five exceptional social entrepreneurs and recognises...

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Love is in the air as Bristol TV production firm brings new series of First Dates to the West

July 15, 2023
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Love is in the air as Bristol TV production firm brings new series of First Dates to the West

The Bristol base of a major TV production company has brought hit TV matchmaking show First Dates to the West of England. Twenty Twenty Productions has teamed up with Channel 4, which also has a creative hub in Bristol, on the new series, now being filmed in Bath.  The...

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South West firms receive £40m in six months from BGF as region proves fertile ground for investment

July 14, 2023
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South West firms receive £40m in six months from BGF as region proves fertile ground for investment

Growth capital investment group BGF’s Bristol team backed fast-growth businesses to the tune of £40m during the first half of this year as the region continued to provide fresh opportunities for funding. Capital investments were made across a diverse range of sectors including technology, healthcare, engineering and manufacturing. Among the...

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Latest kids’ TV series from Bristol animation studio will use favourite characters to make learning fun

July 13, 2023
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Latest kids’ TV series from Bristol animation studio will use favourite characters to make learning fun

Bristol animation studio A Productions has been selected to create a new spin-off of the hit kids’ TV show Pip and Posy. Pip and Posy Let’s Learn, based on the books written by Camilla Reid and illustrated by Axel Scheffler – best known for The Gruffalo – will teach concepts from...

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‘Unique and quirky’ co-working space opens in city centre as competition in sector heats up

July 8, 2023
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‘Unique and quirky’ co-working space opens in city centre as competition in sector heats up

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...

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£200m investment fund launched to empower Bristol and the South West’s innovative small businesses

July 7, 2023
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£200m investment fund launched to empower Bristol and the South West’s innovative small businesses

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...

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Firms in inflation spiral as they are forced to put up prices to fund higher wages for their staff

July 7, 2023
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Firms in inflation spiral as they are forced to put up prices to fund higher wages for their staff

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...

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New head of marketing brings international experience to rapid-growth Bristol software firm

July 7, 2023
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New head of marketing brings international experience to rapid-growth Bristol software firm

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...

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How the Bristol Initiative has supported business and the wider city since the 1980s

July 4, 2023
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How the Bristol Initiative has supported business and the wider city since the 1980s

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,...

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Top award for healthtech firm on a mission to improve the lives of stroke patients

June 30, 2023
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Top award for healthtech firm on a mission to improve the lives of stroke patients

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...

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Indian business delegation in Bristol to explore links with city’s tech sector

June 30, 2023
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Indian business delegation in Bristol to explore links with city’s tech sector

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...

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Event: The Grief Opera, an original work of love and loss in song and verse

June 30, 2023
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Event: The Grief Opera, an original work of love and loss in song and verse

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 –...

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Bristol Business News photo gallery: Amdaris new-look office official launch event

June 30, 2023
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Bristol Business News photo gallery: Amdaris new-look office official launch event

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...

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