Green/sustainable business

Hope for the best but plan for the worst, Bristol businesses warned after May’s landmark Brexit speech

January 18, 2017
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Hope for the best but plan for the worst, Bristol businesses warned after May’s landmark Brexit speech

Bristol firms should hope for the best but plan for the worst, according to the region’s largest business organisation following Prime Minister Theresa May’s speech this week outlining her plans for Brexit. Business West, which runs Bristol Chamber of Commerce and the Bristol Initiative, said while the landmark speech gave some...

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£3m funding sought by innovative Bristol housing firm HAB to acquire sites for new schemes

January 13, 2017
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£3m funding sought by innovative Bristol housing firm HAB to acquire sites for new schemes

HAB, the pioneering Bristol housing business set up by designer, writer and TV presenter Kevin McCloud, is seeking to raise £3m through crowd funding to acquire land for more innovative sustainable housing schemes. The funding is being sought by HAB Land, part of the award-winning HAB family of companies which...

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Opportunity for businesses to plot a happier year ahead through wellbeing in the workplace

January 13, 2017
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Opportunity for businesses to plot a happier year ahead through wellbeing in the workplace

Wellbeing in the workplace will be the focus of an action-oriented event staged by Bristol’s Happy City initiative at the city’s Watershed film and digital media centre.  The session on January 26 – called Plotting a Happier Year Ahead – will allow people to explore their own key opportunities, challenges or questions...

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Growth at the double for Slide’s fleet of minivans as more commuters get on board

January 13, 2017
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Growth at the double for Slide’s fleet of minivans as more commuters get on board

Slide, the shared commuting service that launched in Bristol in July, is adding more vehicles to its fleet from Monday in a move that will double the number on the road. It is the third stage of growth for Slide, which is operated by RATP Dev UK, part of...

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HR director appointment bolsters Milestones Trust’s senior management team

January 13, 2017
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HR director appointment bolsters Milestones Trust’s senior management team

Bristol-based social care provider Milestones Trust has strengthened its senior management team with the appointment of Geralyn Meehan as director of HR. Having previously provided HR support for social and health care providers in the not-for-profit, private and public sectors, Geralyn brings with her a wealth of experience to...

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Trade links on the menu at Bristol’s Chinese New Year banquet

January 13, 2017
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Trade links on the menu at Bristol’s Chinese New Year banquet

Bristol firms with links to China – or those wishing to explore them – are being invited to welcome in the Year of the Rooster at a special Chinese New Year celebration banquet in the city next month. The gala banquet is being stage by the Bristol and West...

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Inspirational speakers lined up for second Royall Wealth Club meeting

January 13, 2017
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Inspirational speakers lined up for second Royall Wealth Club meeting

The Royall Wealth Club, the innovative Bristol-based community of forward-thinking individuals, stages its second meeting later this month with a platform of inspirational speakers. The club, which covers Bath and Bristol, was launched last October with the intention of bringing together successful people from all walks of life to meet,...

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Bristol’s ethical firms urged to enter South West Fairtrade Business Awards

January 9, 2017
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Bristol’s ethical firms urged to enter South West Fairtrade Business Awards

Bristol firms that put ethical responsibilities at the heart of their business are being urged to enter the South West Fairtrade Business Awards. Now in their fifth year, the coveted awards champion businesses that demonstrate commitment to using and promoting fairtrade and supporting fair and ethical business practices. Bristol...

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New year challenge for Bristol firms to encourage staff to have a dry January

January 6, 2017
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New year challenge for Bristol firms to encourage staff to have a dry January

Bristol firms are being encouraged by the city council’s public health team to help staff stay off the booze this month and support Alcohol Concern’s annual Dry January campaign. Support on offer for businesses from the public health team includes informative lunchtime talks as well as training to support...

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Event to expore how Bristol’s scale-up agenda can be truly inclusive

January 6, 2017
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Event to expore how Bristol’s scale-up agenda can be truly inclusive

Bristol innovation hub Engine Shed has teamed up with the RSA to host a briefing exploring the convergence of the scale-up and inclusive growth agendas. Called Scale Up Inclusively – Minding the Gap, the event on February 24 will hear from a panel of speakers including Mayor of Bristol...

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Workshop to help entrepreneurs take their businesses to the next level

January 6, 2017
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Workshop to help entrepreneurs take their businesses to the next level

Bristol business support organisation BRAVE Enterprise is launching a Planning for Business Growth event for local entrepreneurs who want to take their business to the next level. The half-day session – at the Coach House, 2 Upper York Street, Bristol, on January 24 – is for existing business owners...

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Increase in R&D tax relief claims – but many firms are still missing out on vital funding for innovation

December 29, 2016
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Increase in R&D tax relief claims – but many firms are still missing out on vital funding for innovation

More firms across the South West are unlocking growth funding by claiming research and development (R&D) tax relief, according to new figures. But the region still lags many other parts of the UK in accessing what is widely viewed as a key way of boosting innovation. Latest figures from HMRC...

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Bristol’s business outlook for 2017: The good, the bad and the uncertain

December 29, 2016
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Bristol’s business outlook for 2017: The good, the bad and the uncertain

By Phil Smith, managing director, Business West It’s always difficult making predictions about what the next 12 months will have in store for businesses, and for sure the forecasts for 2016 would have been way off beam! But if one thing’s for certain about 2017, it presages a new...

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