Innovative businesses are missing out on millions of pounds of potentially valuable tax breaks by failing to take advantage of government-backed schemes to boost research and development, an event in Bristol was told. Hosted by the city office of financial and professional services firm Smith & Williamson, the seminar...
A business set up by two University of Bristol graduates which uses artificial intelligence to create automated handwritten letters has beaten off competition from more than 2,000 others to win £25,000 worth of seed funding. Scribeless, founded by Robert Van Den Bergh and Alex Robinson, both 23, scooped one...
The University of Bristol’s ambitious plans to create a new enterprise campus centred on world-class innovation next to Temple Meads railway station received a double boost this week. The planned flagship Quantum Technologies Innovation Centre (QTIC), pictured – a key element of the £300m campus at Temple Quarter –...
The government’s proposals for ending freedom of movement after Brexit would put Bristol’s economy at risk, with three-quarters of EU migrants in the city not eligible to work here, according the region’s largest business organisation. A new report produced by Business West with the IPPR (Institute for Public Policy...
ADLIB, the Bristol recruiter in the technology, data, marketing and creative sector, has become the latest firm in the city to be certified as a B Corporation The prestigious accreditation recognises ADLIB’s long-standing belief in business for good, its people, supporting the community, driving diversity and inclusion and working...
Bristol digital agency Digirank has marked 10 years in business by rebranding to Loom, a name it says better reflects how it integrates digital channels to help companies succeed online. Founded in Bristol in 2009 and still independent and owner-managed, the agency works with high-growth, entrepreneurial South West clients across...
Bristol-based specialist tech consultancy Techmodal’s support for Armed Forces Reservists and veterans has earned it a top award. The firm works with defence, industry and public sector clients to transform their operations in areas as diverse as staff training, vehicle fleet operations and supply chain efficiency by using their...
Bristol-based specialist tech firm Geollect has secured a deal with an American cruise line that is projected to be worth £5.5m within five years. Under the contract, Geollect – which specialises in innovative geospatial intelligence – will provide its bespoke global maritime operations portal as part of an initial...
The woman who ran a female-only software business in the 1960s and strived to change the gender makeup of the technology sector is set to inspire a new generation of women in business as the annual Festival of Female Entrepreneurs returns to Bristol next week. Dame Stephanie Shirley, now...
Ambitious plans have been unveiled for a unique tourist attraction on Bristol’s Harbourside featuring a glass cabin hoisted 69m above the city to give visitors panoramic views. The city-based company behind Arc Bristol, pictured, believe it will attract 250,000 visitors a year. The glass cabin will be suspended between...
The way that blockchain and digital currencies are already revolutionising industries as diverse as recycling, energy, financial services and the law was explained at Bristol’s first Crypto Curry Club. Hosted by the Bristol office of law firm Thrings, the event brought together some of the leading minds in the...
Bristol firms are lining up to take to the tables for the return of the city’s Ping Pong Fight Club next month. Bristol Airport, Unite Students and Sustain IT Solutions are among the local businesses to have already signed up for the tournament and party on November 7, while...
Specialist IT group SCISYS’s £78.9m acquisition by Canadian tech giant CGI has been given the go-ahead by UK competition watchdogs. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said it had decided not to refer the deal to a phase 2 investigation based on the information available to it. The CMA...
