The founder of IMDb, the Bristol-based website that has become the world’s most online popular source of movie information, has joined the speaker line-up for this summer’s Venturefest innovation event in the city. Col Needham, pictured, will be joined by Scott Wilcox, the director of technology of SXSW Eco...
Anticipation is building ahead of next month’s Business Showcase South West 2015 and firms are being warned not to miss out on unparalleled sponsorship, exhibition stands and free delegate passes for what will be the region’s biggest business show this year. The two-day staged at Bristol’s Colston Hall on May...
A pioneering project celebrating Bristol’s rich cultural diversity through the food of its various communities is to be launched this summer. Called ‘91 Ways to Build a Global City’ – referring to the number of languages spoken in Bristol – it will encourage people across the city to share...
Thatchers, the West-based cider maker, is heading east to target the massive Chinese drinks market. The firm, which already exports to Europe, Russia, Australia and the US, is to send representatives to seven major Chinese cities to explore potential trade opportunities – including the country’s beer capital of Qingdao,...
Firms from across the Bristol area were this week celebrating gaining the prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise in recognition of their growth in international trade. The firms included Research, design and innovation specialist Kinneir Dufort, specialist web ink and varnish manufacturer Pulse Roll Label Product, and Vistair, the airline...
The graduate entrepreneurs behind Bristol-based specialist travel company Much Better Adventures are celebrating becoming inaugural winners at the 2015 Making Business Happen Awards. Much Better Adventures, based in Stokes Croft, beat competition from businesses from across the UK to claim the £12,500 first prize in the SME Business Growth...
Bristol executive Search firm Moon Consulting and Bristol Business News have teamed up again to seek the opinions of business leaders across the South West and find out more about the diverse attitudes and leadership abilities of the region’s boardrooms. The South West Board Effectiveness Survey 2015 enables board directors...
The smiles on the faces of staff at skateboard distribution firm Shiner are even wider today after the business scooped the title of Bristol’s happiest workplace. The family-owned firm, based at Aztec West, won the inaugural contest staged by Bristol workplace and interior design consultancy Wylde IA, beating strong...
The second in a series of free half-day workshops showing businesses how they can save money, attract and keep quality staff and boost their brand by adopting corporate social responsibility takes place next week. Sustain-Live, a sustainability development consultancy, is running the training sessions for Blue Orchid as part...
Architecture, urban design, planning and regeneration practice Nash Partnership is to expand its presence in Bristol to service a growing portfolio of work in the city. The firm, which has had its headquarters in Bath for 27 years, opened a small serviced office in Bristol’s Wine Street four years...
Bristol creative agency Studio Diva has been nominated as a finalist in the games industry’s main annual awards for the second year running. The firm will battle it out with eight other specialist agencies from across the UK in the creative agency team of the year category at the MCV...
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 Suzanne Rolt, chief executive, St George’s Bristol – currently fundraising £5.5m for its ‘Building a Sound Future’ extension appeal – answers our 10 questions. What was...
Bristol’s best workplace will be named next week – with three of the city’s happiest and most inspirational firms vying for the coveted title. Judges for the inaugural Happiest Workplace Award visited the three firms this week and Mayor of Bristol George Ferguson – who was on the judging...
