Bristol firms are looking for Chancellor Philip Hammond to deliver a shot in the arm and lift confidence in next month’s Budget following this week’s rise in inflation, according to the region’s largest business group. The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) rose to 3% in September, according to today’s official...
Unemployed and disadvantaged young people from across the West of England are to benefit from £160,000 raised by business leaders at a dinner for The Prince’s Trust staged in Bristol last week. More than 460 business people and other high-profile guests from across the region attended the annual Red...
Regional accountancy firm Bishop Fleming, which has its largest office in Bristol, is celebrating leaping up the accounting industry’s most prestigious league table. The firm has broken into the top 30 of leading industry magazine Accountancy Age’s rankings for the first time. It achieved a 12% annual turnover increase...
The largest ever gathering of tech companies in the West of England takes place on Tuesday when more than 500 local, national and global delegates assemble for Venturefest Bristol and Bath 2017. The event will put the spotlight on innovative approaches to the way we will live, move around...
Bath’s small business owners will be hardest hit by new tax regulations on dividends, one of the region’s largest accountancy firm is warning. Bishop Fleming, which delivers accounting, tax, corporate restructuring and advisory services to businesses and private wealth advice to individuals, says a key change to the taxation...
Ideas have always flowed in and out of Bristol, taking on a new life here. Through our airports and harbour; through our world-class universities and businesses; and through our unique arts and cultural scene. Bristol is a place where ideas flourish. From Clifton Suspension Bridge and Banksy to Massive...
TEDxBristol – the UK’s largest event of its kind – has launched a Community Partnership Programme offering free tickets to groups and individuals who would otherwise be unable to attend. The programme aims to build bridges between the game-changing ideas of TEDxBristol and communities around the city who may...
Nine firms from the Bristol area are going head to head to win the title of the happiest workplace in the West of England. Triodos Bank, Signature Recruitment, Heat Recruitment, Ghyston, Signs & That, PES, Springfield Papers, ISL Recruitment and Shiner – 2015’s winner – are competing against five...
A major move into export markets has helped Bristol-based advanced engineering specialist Stirling Dynamics lift annual revenues past the £10m mark for the first time in its 30-year history. Overseas sales have grown to now account for more than 82% of turnover at the firm, a leading provider of...
Employment agency Juice Recruitment has launched a division to specialise in management positions across finance and accountancy, HR, commerce and business. The new division will be headed by Juice business manager Ali Watson, pictured, who has been with the agency for 13 years and managed its permanent division for...
Bristol businesses that care about their city are being urged to step up their philanthropy and offer support for organisations that prevent local people suffering mental health crises. The plea comes from the Quartet Community Foundation, the independent charity that works across the West of England to support local...
Firms in Bristol and across the West of England are continuing to miss out on millions of pounds of research and development (R&D) tax credits, according to regional accountancy firm Bishop Fleming. R&D tax specialists at the firm, which has its largest office in Bristol, say that even though...
Bristol-headquartered legal expenses insurer DAS UK has added to its marketing team with the appointment of experienced innovation specialist Matthew Vamplew. Matthew, pictured, joins from global management consultancy Sia Partners, where he was responsible for developing and implementing innovation propositions targeting the insurance sector. Based in DAS UK’s London...
