Entrepreneurial Spark, the nationwide accelerator programme for entrepreneurs, has officially launched its Bristol hub – with one resident firm gaining an instant £1,000 boost to their business at the opening ceremony. The Bristol Hatchery, which is backed by NatWest and based at the bank’s Trinity Quay office complex, is...
Chartered accountancy firm Milsted Langdon has appointed Ruth Gilbert as an insolvency manager in its Bristol office. Ruth, pictured, has specialised in insolvency work since 2000, when she joined boutique insolvency practice Byrne Associates in Bristol. She is experienced in managing both corporate and personal insolvency cases of all...
Three innovative Bristol tech start-ups will be showcasing their businesses at St James’s Palace in London as part of Pitch@Palace, an initiative founded by HRH The Duke of York, who was in the city this week to meet fledgling firms taking part in the challenge. Wriggle, YellowDog and Altitude...
Barclays has expanded its South West corporate banking team by appointing Lee Everson as its new head of large corporate banking. Lee, pictured, will lead the team of relationship directors responsible for Barclays Corporate clients who typically turn over more than £50m. He has been with Barclays for 11...
Global accountancy group KPMG has appointed Karen Witton to succeed its South regional chair Phil Cotton from October 1. Karen, pictured, has worked at KPMG for 10 years, most recently as indirect tax partner. The firm’s indirect tax outsourcing service has grown significantly throughout the South over recent years....
Small business network Enterprise Nation has announced the final line-up for its major event in Bristol next month aimed at helping female-founded businesses to grow. The Festival of Female Entrepreneurs (FFE) will hear from successful women in their field to inspire and advise those setting up on their own...
Deki, the Bristol-based international development charity and crowdfunding platform, has teamed up with Microsoft to stage a ground-breaking exhibition that uses interactive technology to highlight the devastating effects of poverty – and shows how individuals can help. The ‘Changing Lives Through Technology’ installation, which runs at the city’s Engine...
Small and medium-sized businesses across the West of England are being encouraged to apply to a £4m fund that aims to help them develop new products and services and create jobs. The UWE Innovation4Growth (I4G) programme part funds research and development projects with grants of between £25,000 and £150,000...
An extra £2bn a year could be generated for the West of England’s economy if the Government handed back control over areas such as skills, transport and housing to the region, according to the leaders of its four local authorities. They have submitted a proposal to the Treasury calling...
Corporate teams from the Bristol offices of accountants Grant Thornton and law firm TLT have advised shareholders of specialist buying group Vetswest on its multi-million pound sale to major US-based veterinary supplies wholesaler. Devon-based Vetswest, which supplies ancillary services to vets’ practices across the UK as well as acting...
Shares in SciSys, one of the region’s largest and longest-established specialist IT firms, rose today after it said it had resolved a potentially damaging funding crisis. In June the firm, which has a base in Brislington, warned it was at risk of breaching its banking covenants in August. Within...
Bristol businesses are helping the South West buck the national trend for exporting, with the value of overseas sales from the region rising while the national figure decreases. Data released today by HM Revenue and Customs shows that the value of UK exports decreased by 2.6% to £285bn in...
Lending by European ethical bank Triodos, which has its UK head office in Bristol, climbed by 9% to €791m (£579m) in the first six months of this year as the appetite for sustainable banking continues to grow. The Dutch-owned group also achieved a 4% increase in UK customer numbers...
