Finance

Record dividend at Andrews Property Group to fund charitable projects

March 24, 2016
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Record dividend at Andrews Property Group to fund charitable projects

Estate agency and property group Andrews has paid out a record £633,000 in dividends to the three charitable trusts that own it. The trusts will use the payments to fund a range of community projects, with a number aimed at young people. The Keynsham-based group, which has branches stretching...

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Fifth of West firms falling short on staff pensions auto enrolment

March 24, 2016
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Fifth of West firms falling short on staff pensions auto enrolment

More than 20% of West of England firms still have no plans in place for the auto enrolment of staff in workplace pension schemes, according to new research. This is despite the risk of being fined if they fail to provide a scheme. The latest position was revealed by...

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Smith & Williamson hits the right note with Bristol Jazz & Blues Festival launch party

March 23, 2016
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Smith & Williamson hits the right note with Bristol Jazz & Blues Festival launch party

The Bristol office of accountancy, investment management and tax group Smith & Williamson got into the swing of last weekend’s Bristol International Jazz and Blues Festival by hosting its launch party for VIPs and musicians. The party, held at the festival’s main Colston Hall venue, was attended by around...

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Bristol firms urged to get their skates on in contest to find South West’s happiest workplace

March 23, 2016
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Bristol firms urged to get their skates on in contest to find South West’s happiest workplace

Bristol’s go-ahead firms are being encouraged to follow in the tracks of Aztec West-based skateboard distributor Shiner and show the benefits of creating a great workplace culture. Shiner collected the top prize in last year’s inaugural Happiest Workplace competition, attributing its success to being “laid back with no egos”....

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Bristol firms among the winners in prestigious awards scheme that shows trade can be fair

March 18, 2016
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Bristol firms among the winners in prestigious awards scheme that shows trade can be fair

Bristol guest houses, cafes, printers and retailers were among the winners at this year’s South West Fairtrade Business Awards. Minuteman Press Bristol won the Best Fairtrade Office category, UWE’s Full of Beans cafe walked away with the title of Best Fairtrade Cafe or Restaurant and Sophie Luxton from Computershare...

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Growth on the cards for Bristol Labels after securing invoice finance deal

March 18, 2016
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Growth on the cards for Bristol Labels after securing invoice finance deal

Label producer Bristol Labels is on track to achieve double-digit year-on-year growth after increasing productivity by installing more efficient machinery. Supported by a working capital facility from RBS Invoice Finance, the company is on track to secure a 15% increase in turnover for the year ending March 2016, up...

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New director joins BDO’s Bristol office to lead transaction services team

March 18, 2016
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New director joins BDO’s Bristol office to lead transaction services team

Accountancy firm BDO has appointed Daniel Bond as a new transaction services director in its Bristol-based corporate finance team to focus on advising businesses in the South West. Daniel, pictured, has relocated from BDO’s Southampton office, where he spent 10 years working on a variety of private equity, corporate,...

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Majority of West firms fear risks of quitting EU, survey reveals

March 17, 2016
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More than twice as many West businesses want the UK to stay in the EU as leave, according to the hotly anticipated results of a major regional survey. Some 57% of business people said they will vote to remain part of the EU, compared to 26% who say they...

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Budget 2016: £1bn devolution deal for West of England

March 17, 2016
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The long-awaited devolution deal giving the West of England a £1bn boost for investment in infrastructure and skills has been announced by Chancellor George Osborne. The move would represent a major change, transferring decisions on transport, investment, funding, skills training, business support, housing and strategic planning from Westminster. But...

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Budget 2016 – a mixed bag for SMEs and larger businesses, says Smith & Williamson

March 16, 2016
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The Budget heralded a mix of changes for businesses: some good news for small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) but restrictions for larger businesses. Mike Lea, managing partner at the Bristol office of Smith & Williamson, the accountancy, investment management and tax group, looks at the key changes: More...

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Budget 2016: National business reaction

March 16, 2016
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National business leaders welcomed a number of moves in this afternoon’s Budget, particularly those aimed at helping small firms. But there was concern over how the Chancellor will meet his deficit reduction target. The CBI called it a “stable Budget” for business facing global stormy waters. Director-general Carolyn Fairbairn...

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Budget 2016: Bristol business reaction

March 16, 2016
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Measures to help small firms in Chancellor George Osborne’s Budget this afternoon were immediately welcomed by Bristol’s business community and business advisors. Phil Smith, pictured right, managing director of Business West – the organisation that runs the Bristol Chamber of Commerce and the Bristol Initiative – said the Chancellor...

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Budget 2016: As it happened

March 16, 2016
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Chancellor started speaking at 12:34 He opened by saying he will report on an economy growing faster than any other major economy and a deficit falling each year and on course for a budget surplus. Economy was strong because he did not support short-term fixes. But he warned world...

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