The Chancellor’s Summer Statement introduced measures aimed at supercharging the ailing UK economy and soon all eyes will be on Rishi Sunak’s Autumn Budget. Considering certain areas before taxes start to rise could bring real benefits to business owners in the long term. Zoe Thomas, tax partner at professional...
Firms in the South West are among the most pessimistic in the UK about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, with many expecting to shed jobs when the government’s furlough scheme ends, according to a new survey. The Lloyds Bank Business Barometer, which takes the pulse of 1,200 firms...
Business West, the region’s largest business organisation, has welcomed the launch today of the government’s Kickstart scheme, which offers subsidised job placements to out-of-work young people. Under the £2bn programme, 16 to 24 year olds claiming Universal Credit and at risk of long-term unemployment, will be able to gain...
Bristol tech and creative businesses seeking equity investment of between £100,000 and £2m are being invited to take part in the next Silicon Gorge showcase. Taking place on November 12 as part of Bristol Technology Festival, the event will give up to 12 start-ups or scale-ups the chance to...
The coronavirus pandemic has hit profits at more than 60% of firms in the West of England – with nearly one-in-seven fearing they will never return to pre-Covid levels of activity, according to the largest business survey in the region. Just under a quarter of firms have, or plan...
Bristol-based specialist tech consultancy Techmodal, which was launched 15 years ago by two students, has been acquired by defence giant BAE Systems. Techmodal employs around 150 market experts, data scientists, consultants and systems analysts at its offices in Queen Square and London and work on contracts with defence, industry and...
A scheme aiming to make city leadership in Bristol more diverse by unlocking talent and helping people reach their potential is to be extended. Stepping Up, an innovative talent programme specifically for black and minority ethnic people, disabled people and women, was launched two-and-a-half years ago by Baroness McGregor-Smith,...
A steep rise in corporate insolvencies linked to the coronavirus pandemic is being predicted for this winter – and could start as early as October. New research from insolvency and restructuring trade body R3 indicates that lack of funds to pay their rent is likely to be the biggest...
Researchers at Bristol’s yet-to-open £70m ‘car of the future’ centre are to work with engineers from luxury automotive firm Bentley Motors on a three-year study that promises to transform electric vehicles. The project, which will be among the first to be undertaken in the centre of excellence for ultra-low...
Development projects around Bristol ranging from a long-awaited new railway station and an upgrade of one of the city’s busiest roads to pioneering academic and industrial research have received financial support from a government scheme aimed at getting Britain building in the post-Covid era. The seven-strong list of projects...
More than 100 business leaders took part in the first of a series of ‘Bristol Bounce Back’ events staged by city-headquartered law firm Gregg Latchams and regional chartered accountants Milsted Langdon. The inaugural interactive online event heard from industry experts on plans for recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic. With...
Businesses will struggle to survive if they are not flexible enough to adapt to continual change in the Covid-19 landscape we are now living in. Those businesses that develop the right tools, flexible structures and forward plans will not only survive in the long term but will get ahead...
Bristol-based specialist tech consultancy Techmodal is to receive a Defence Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award in recognition of its support to Armed Forces Reservists and veterans. The firm, which works with defence, industry and public sector clients, including the MoD, also supports the wider Armed Forces community, particularly within the general...
