Four individuals who are using technology to drive positive change and generate social impact have been chosen as the first cohort of ‘champions’ for Tech4Good South West, the not-for-profit organisation on a mission to strengthen links between society and technology. The four were selected by a panel of experts and...
Corporate finance experts in the Bristol office of professional services group Evelyn Partners have worked on a key deal in the fast-developing UK edtech market. The team acted as lead advisor to the shareholders of the takeover or Scholarcy, a streamlined and user-friendly study tool that helps students and...
Neighbourly, the pioneering Bristol-based community engagement platform, has secured funding to support its growth and accelerate its embedded AI capabilities. Launched in in 2014, Neighbourly helps businesses deliver employee volunteering programmes, provide financial support and donate surplus products to thousands of vetted local charities and good causes across the UK...
Private equity funder LDC’s Bristol office has invested in a fintech to help it scale its presence in the UK’s rapidly expanding decisioning software and data market. LDC said the investment in credit risk technology firm LendingMetrics would help it accelerate new product development in its core financial services...
Bristol communications agency Ambitious has launched a podcast series shedding light on thought leadership – with one of the city’s most successful entrepreneurs of recent years as its first guest. Dr Zara Nanu co-founded Gapsquare, where she combined her passion for human rights with the power of data analytics...
Three Bristol deep tech spin-out businesses will be vying for investment of up to £2m at a high-profile event aimed at shaping the tech investment landscape. The innovative firms will line up against 17 other businesses at Investment Futures in London, which will also feature panel and roundtable discussions on...
Employers have been heavily impacted by this Budget. Employers’ National Insurance Contributions (NICs) will increase by 1.2% to 15% from April 2025. And the threshold at which it becomes payable has decreased from £9,100 to £5,000. That double whammy of tax rises is partly offset by the Employment Allowance increasing...
As widely expected, the Chancellor has increased the rate of Capital Gains Tax (CGT) from Budget Day itself, so any transactions occurring on or after today are affected. That means that any potential window that could have arisen, had the increase been delayed until April 2025, has been closed. ...
Tax rises in the Budget aimed at companies could slow much-needed economic growth and undermine investment decisions, the region’s largest business organisation fears. Business West, the organisation behind Bristol Chamber of Commerce, said it recognised that the Chancellor faced a tight fiscal position and so had to make hard decisions....
Chancellor Rachel Reeves started her Budget speech by saying the country voted for change on 4 July. As a result, the Labour government could now “fix the foundations”. The way to ensure growth was to “invest, invest, invest”, she added. In total, the Budget will raise taxes by £40bn. Business...
Each week Bristol Business News gives a prominent member of the city’s business community the last word on its weekly e-bulletin. This week Tech4Good South West co-founder Annie Legge answers our 10 questions. What was the LAST Film you watched? The Outrun. I loved the emphasis on healing through nature – cold water swimming...
The University of Bristol’s catalyst for innovation has appointed Rosie Bennett as its new innovation lead to grow its programmes for business members. Bristol Innovations was created two years ago to offer innovation-led businesses access to cutting-edge research, technology and talent, creating breakthrough solutions and scalable commercial opportunities that...
A Bristol-based start-up has secured £860,000 to help get its groundbreaking eye imaging chip technology onto the market in a move that could help address the UK’s most common cause of sight loss. Siloton will use the funds to further develop its Akepa optical coherence tomography (OCT) chip technology...
