More than 650 entrepreneurs have been helped and 80-plus jobs created under the Enterprising West of England programme launched 18 months ago to assist with start-ups and scale-ups in Bristol and across the region. The figure includes 440 aspiring entrepreneurs who were assisted at the pre start-up stage, while...
Bristol-headquartered national law firm TLT has boosted its position in the Scottish legal market with the takeover of a specialist commercial real estate firm. TLT’s acquisition of Glasgow-based Leslie Wolfson & Co will also bolster its 200-plus real estate team as it has experience of advising clients in England...
Accountancy group Grant Thornton has appointed Paul Wood as director of corporate finance advisory for its South West region. Paul, pictured, brings more than 25 years’ experience in the sector to his new role, joining from Lloyds Bank, where he was director of strategic debt finance for nearly two-and-a-half...
Monday October 15 Interims: Schroders, Bank of America Tuesday October 16 Final: Bellway Interims: Rio Tinto, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Netflix, Johnson & Johnson, IBM Trading updates: Pearson, Hornby, Merlin Entertainments Economic announcements: Unemployment data (August), average earnings (August), claimant count (September) Wednesday October 17 Final: ASOS Interims: BHP...
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 Helena Norberg-Hodge, founder and director of Local Futures, answers our 10 questions. What was the LAST: Film you watched? Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse Book you...
Construction work is to start on two much-needed speculative Bristol city centre office schemes as demand for prime space continues to outstrip supply. Royal London is beginning work at The Distillery – part of the Glassfields scheme on Temple Way – which will provide 92,000 sq ft of flexible space....
Bristol Old Vic’s Seeds of Change week comes to its conclusion this evening with 50 Voices for Change – a celebration in partnership with Ujima Radio. Inspired by the declaration of 2018 as the Year of Change by Ujima and the Old Vic, it brings together local, national and...
Bristol Airport has strengthened its senior team with the appointment of three new directors. Jason Clark, pictured top, has joined as chief financial officer (CFO), bringing strong board level experience in finance positions, most recently as CFO for Condor Ferries, the main ferry operator between the UK, France and...
Welsh business advisory firm Greenaway Scott has opened an office in Bristol city centre as its sets its sights on expanding its offering across the South West. The specialist law firm, which is focused on fast-growth clients and mergers and acquisitions, has launched the office at Temple Quay –...
