A pioneering event that connects young people in Bristol with the city’s professionals, entrepreneurs and business leaders so they can learn about diverse career options and gain help through mentoring takes place tomorrow. Ask About Me is staged by Babbasa, the Bristol-based social enterprise that is dedicated to empowering...
Bristol is a great place to grow a business but it needs to shout more about its successes, according to the Festival of Female Entrepreneurs (FFE) panel debate on the Great Western Powerhouse. The city has a great support network with its universities keen to help fledgling businesses. It...
With just two days to go, the Festival of Female Entrepreneurs is shaping up to be one of the biggest business events in the West this year. Hundreds of business owners – men and women – will descend on Bristol’ s Colston Hall this Thursday for the one-day entrepreneurial extravaganza. Tickets...
The Factory, a new digital manufacturing space run by arts charity Knowle West Media Centre (KWMC), has been recognised for its contribution to training and manufacturing in Bristol. The work of its young craftsmen and women was celebrated at a ceremony at the Lord Mayor’s Mansion House when the...
A unique business knowledge hub to help Bristol and the West of England’s small and medium-sized enterprises grow is to be launched next month. The West of England Growth Hub will offer users access to an extensive, connected network of business knowledge and skills partners. The platform, which is...
Blue Badge Company, the fast-growing Bristol business that makes stylish-but-practical living aids, has recruited its 21st member of staff – two years after it was launched with just one person. Yvonne Bowman has joined the firm as it continues to reap the rewards of founder Ellen Green’s appearance on...
Bristol is aiming to become the UK’s first Internet of Things (IoT) demonstrator city-region in a move that could generate an investment of nearly £17m and help tackle the city’s poor air quality. The project aims to show how the IoT can be implemented on a large scale by...
A new £5m social investment fund has launched in Bristol to promote investment in charities, community interest companies and community benefit societies. The first of its kind in the UK, it has been developed and run by social impact investment company Resonance and sponsored by UBS Wealth Management. It...
Bristol-based sustainable travel publisher Sawday’s has travelled the ‘green route’ itself and relocated its office to the city centre. The business, established by Alastair Sawday in 1994 and run by his son Toby since 2010, was working from award-winning offices on the outskirts of the city near Long Ashton....
Ethical investors will hear how they can make their money count at an event in Bristol next week hosted by a group of organisations based in the city. Rathbone Greenbank Investments has teamed up with Triodos Bank, the Bristol Fairtrade Network and Shared Interest to stage the session next...
The region covered by the West of England Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) has been rated as the best of the 39 LEP areas across the country for its record on business start-ups. Research by information agency BankSearch shows 5.7% more businesses were launched in West of England during the...
The Government is being urged to commit urgent funding to redevelop Bristol Temple Meads railway station to show its commitment to the West of England economy. The West of England Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) and Bristol City Council want ministers to recognise the importance of proper rail investment to...
Bristol-based independent café chain Boston Tea Party has beaten worldwide brands to win a major national design award for its newest venue. The sensitive restoration project earned it the coveted national award of Café Design of the Year at the Café Life Awards 2015 in London. The Plymouth outlet...
