Bristol’s Temple Quarter Enterprise Zone is to be made bigger to help pay for the much-needed upgrade of Temple Meads station. The extension of the 70-hectare (173-acre) zone, which has already attracted around 2,000 jobs to the area, was included in the announcement of 26 new enterprise zones by...
Chancellor George Osborne has delivered his Autumn Statement and Spending Review. These are the main points: Chancellor says five years ago UK economy was in crisis. Debt will fall this year. £12bn of welfare savings will be delivered in full. Britain has grown faster than any other G7 countries...
Bristol-based gourmet pie company Pieminister’s appetite for growth outside its West of England heartland continues with the announcement of its 10th outlet – this time in Nottingham. The firm, launched in Stokes Croft in 2003, has ambitious plans to triple its number of restaurants to 30 by 2020. Other...
Nick Sturge, director of Bristol’s Engine Shed enterprise hub and the Bristol SETsquared Business Acceleration Centre, has been named as the new South West chairman of the Institute of Directors (IoD). A former Bristol IoD committee chairman and member for more than 10 years, Nick, pictured, will officially take...
An innovative crowdfunding project to raise more than £1m for projects and businesses with positive social and environmental impacts will be launched in Bristol next week. The Better Bristol fund is being set up by Bristol Green Capital Partnership (BGCP), the organisation that helped Bristol win its European Green...
Businesses are being encouraged to support Bristol’s unique Regional Youth Music Awards (RYMA), which take place next week. The awards, to be presented at an ‘Oscars’-style celebration next Friday, showcase the rich vein of musical talent among Bristol’s young people. They are staged by Bristol’s own soul diva – singer,...
World-class music and performance venue St George’s Bristol has received the go-ahead to build its stunning new extension. Bristol City Council planners approved plans this week drawn up by award-winning London-based architecture practice Patel Taylor. The £5.5m project will create a glass pavilion, making St George’s Bristol fit for...
Bristol-based creative agency Workbrands has developed a new brand identity for Mosaic Island, an IT design and delivery consultancy with offices in Bristol and London. Over the years, Mosaic Island has built up a strong track record of transforming businesses including EE, Which? and Telefonica O2. But to cement...
Chancellor George Osborne will deliver his much-anticipated Autumn Statement next Wednesday – and once again Bristol Business News will be the number one media outlet for authoritative live news, analysis and comment. Our team of experienced business journalists will highlight the key measures that are likely to impact on...
Love the Future of Fashion, staged in The Lantern, Colston Hall, challenged the idea of consuming for consuming’s sake. Offering gorgeous alternatives to fashion as we know it it also served as a after party for TEDxBristol, which took place earlier in the day in the main auditorium. It...
Devolving power over transport, housing and taxes from Westminster to the West of England would boost the economy and help Bristol firms thrive, according to survey results released today. Some 69% of the region’s business leaders backed the idea of giving responsibility for these services to local authorities. Fifty-three...
OVO, the Bristol-based energy supplier, is to boost its community links by becoming the latest business to join the social platform run from the city by pioneering firm Neighbourly. The highly innovative platform links community projects with companies that want to make a difference. Neighbourly will now help OVO...
Blue Badge Company, the Bristol firm that designs and makes a range of stylish living aids, has been shortlisted for its first national awards. Director Ellen Green has been selected in two categories of the Great British Entrepreneur Awards in recognition of the firm’s products, which are transforming the...
