More than 30 of Bristol’s cultural venues have received vital funding under a £1.57bn government scheme to help them survive the effects of the coronavirus pandemic and secure their future. Among the diverse list, which spans music, visual art, theatre and film, are cinema and media centre Watershed, which...
Buy-and-build opportunities for tech firms in the post-Covid world are to be explored at a webinar jointly staged by Bristol-based tech-focused investment bank ICON Corporate Finance and city-headquartered national law firm TLT. A panel of leading international acquirers will look at tactics and best practices, as well-capitalised private equity...
New support for firms forced to close by law because of coronavirus restrictions announced this afternoon by Chancellor Rishi Sunak has been welcomed by Business West, the organisation behind Bristol Chamber of Commerce. The scheme, under which the government will pay two-thirds of the wages of staff working for...
Bristol-based customer experience services firm Anana has been sold to a fast-growing group aiming to be the leading player in the industry across the European market in a deal secured by Momentum Corporate Finance. Anana, which was founded in 2001 and now employs more than 100 people at its...
A pair of Bristol-based event industry businesses have joined forces to stage virtual corporate events as Covid-19 continues to put paid to physical gatherings. Technical event supplier SLX Hire & Events and event management company Alastair Currie Events have already received bookings for the service, which they say keeps...
Bristol-based Ultraleap has launched a new tool that harnesses its pioneering touchless technology to eliminate the need for people to touch interactive screens to buy tickets and other products in places such as railway stations, hotels and airports. With the majority of people anxious about touching screens due to...
Business West, the region’s largest business organisation, has launched a directory service to help signpost firms to vital advice, opportunities and support services. Back to Business is an evolution of Business West’s highly successful Trading Through Coronavirus platform, which has been visited by more than 100,000 businesses across the...
Bristol’s Engine Shed innovation hub and the city’s SETsquared tech incubator are teaming up to bring together a panel of women to talk about their entrepreneurial tech careers followed by a coding workshop. The virtual ‘Inspiring women and girls in STEAM’ panel event takes place from 4pm next Tuesday, October 13, to celebrate Ada...
Opportunities for Bristol firms in the world’s largest economic zone – China’s Greater Bay Area – have been highlighted at an online gathering led by West of England experts. Invest Bristol & Bath (IBB), the inward investment arm of the West of England Combined Authority (WECA) teamed up with...
Regional accountancy firm Milsted Langdon, which has an office in Bristol, is encouraging businesses to take advantage of up to £1m in tax relief before it runs out. The Annual Investment Allowance (AIA) for capital allowances was increased to £1m a year for expenditure from January 1, 2019. However, from...
Restaurant chain D&D London today officially opening its £2m Klosterhaus restaurant in central Bristol – a move its directors view as a timely vote of confidence in the city’s ever-expanding food scene. Despite bars, cafés and restaurants having to adapt to changing Covid-linked restrictions – and some closing down completely...
Bristol creative education provider boomsatsuma has raised its offering to a higher level with the launch of a raft of new courses developed in conjunction with the city’s creative industry leaders. Its new (BA Hons) degrees in Documentary Photography & Print, Filmmaking Production & Post-Production, Games Art and Games...
Bristol’s pioneering Watershed cinema and media centre has received funding to build on the creativity and compassion of communities during the Covid-19 pandemic through stories, narratives and public imagination projects. The National Lottery Community Fund has given £49,500 to the Towards Equitable Futures programme, enabling Watershed to work with a design team that includes Zahra Ash-Harper (its independent creative director of inclusion), Bill Sharpe (independent...
