A business support programme showing how small and medium-sized Bristol firms can benefit from sustainable innovation has been launched by world-leading business incubator SETsquared and the University of Bath. The three-year programme, which has been funded by the European Regional Development and available for firms based in the West...
A new partnership that includes national law firm TLT and ethical bank Triodos’s UK business – both based Bristol – is seeking to support growth of employee ownership. Backed by the Employee Ownership Association, the partnership will share its members’ collective insight and expertise on the benefits of staff...
The opportunities for business growth and expansion through trade are huge. If you’re thinking about trading with the EU and other markets, or want to continue trading, there are rules you need to follow for importing and exporting. It can be overwhelming, but the West of England Combined Authority’s...
Businesses based at SETsquared, the acclaimed incubator backed by the University of Bristol, raised record levels of investment last year despite the coronavirus pandemic’s huge impact on financial markets. Funding from private and public sources totalled £616m, up 40% on 2019. Private investment accounted for 90% of the total...
Bristol market-disrupting specialist software firm Terrafirma has been bought by a leading international business in the sector for £12m. Terrafirma, which is based at Aztec West, specialises in identifying ground hazards which may have been hidden for years. Its team of geologists, soil scientists and mining engineers have developed...
Bristol businesses are being urged to join hundreds of employers from across the UK by taking part in the country’s largest survey of race in the workplace. City-based DAS Group, Loungers, Osborne Clarke, OVO Energy and Unite Students are already signed up to complete the survey, which is being...
Fintech will be the theme of the next Bristol and West of England China Bureau webinar. The Zoom session, The West of England FinTech Ecosystem – Technology-Driven Innovation, takes place on Thursday, May 13, from 9am-10.30am. Bureau director of business initiatives Richard Lowe, who will be chairing the event,...
A family tourist attraction on Bristol’s doorstep has become the first in the South West to allow visitors to pay for their tickets using cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin. Avon Valley Adventure and Wildlife Park at Keynsham now accepts Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum, Dai, Litecoin and USD coin having recently...
Fast-growing Bristol specialist recruitment firm Paratus People has expanded into the US by opening an office in one of its tech hotspots. The base in Santa Clara, California, the firm’s fourth office opening since it launched just five years ago. It also has bases in Germany, Belgium and The Netherlands. ...
Xledger, the global cloud-based finance software provider with its UK headquarters in Bristol, has been named as the country’s third best small company to work for. The firm, which has more than 10,000 mid-market customers in 60-plus countries, appears in the 2021 edition of the UK’s Best Workplaces publication. It is...
A unique research project to explore what publishing means in the 21st century has been launched in the West of England, a region with a long history and reputation for innovation in the industry. The Amplified Publishing project will look at areas as diverse as children’s animation, gaming, social inclusion,...
Small business confidence has staged a dramatic recovery in the South West, according to the results of a new survey, as firms look head to life after lockdown. The latest quarterly survey by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), conducted among its members last month, reveals levels of optimism...
Being tied down with day-to-day administration can be frustrating, particularly when you would rather be developing your business. Whether you are a busy finance director or an entrepreneur growing a business, keeping your accounting and compliance requirements on track is essential to your success. Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) can...
