Three innovative small firms from Bristol have been included among 100 from across the country selected to attend intensive business boot camps and compete for support worth thousands of pounds. Wriggle, Grow Bristol and Talking Men’s Shoes were chosen by a panel of expert judges in The Pitch 2014,...
Further evidence of an impending skills shortage among West firms that could threaten to derail the economic recovery has emerged from a report predicting the strongest jobs growth since 1998. The national survey by accountants BDO shows businesses’ hiring intentions rose sharply last month to surpass their pre-recession figure...
Bristol firms are facing a looming skills crisis – yet there are thousands of young people desperate to work, new research warned this week The study by the Prince’s Trust and HSBC reveals that 69% of businesses across the South West believe a significant skills crisis will hit their...
Transport operator FirstGroup and accountants KPMG have signed multi-million pound agreements to support Bristol’s year as European Green Capital in what was today described as among the largest private-sector sponsorships in the city’s history. The deals, a mixture of financial and value-in-kind support, make up the strongest private-sector commitment...
West-based accountancy firm Bishop Fleming, which has a major office in Bristol, has achieved another year of expansion with fee income up by more than 3% to almost £17m. The increase follows two years in which Accountancy Age magazine ranked Bishop Fleming as Britain’s fastest-growing accountants. As a result...
Accountancy firm Smith & Williamson’s Bristol-based corporate finance team has completed three significant national and international deals worth a combined £100m-plus as market activity continues to recover. The firm said the trio of transactions reflected a growing appetite from trade and private equity buyers for high-quality businesses. Smith &...
A garden centre business owned by the same family since opening in 1884 is future-proofing itself against spiraling energy costs and enhancing its green credentials after securing £400,000 funding from Barclays. Whitehall Garden Centre at Lacock near Chippenham, which also owns and operates Bristol’s Whitchurch Garden Centre, is installing...
Pioneering Bristol firm Yourwealth has showcased its innovation to a large group of senior business and technology directors at Barclays’ global headquarters in London. The firm, recently acquired by the UK arm of South African-based financial services group Momentum, was among six chosen by SETsquared – the business hub...
Neighbourly.com, an innovative new social network aimed at connecting community projects with companies, was launched in Bristol last night with the ambition to revolutionise corporate social responsibility. The business has been developed by local entrepreneur Nick Davies and is the first digital platform to be created for the largely...
Bristol animation studio Aardman and city-based pioneering charity Deki have teamed up to produce a special 70-second film to illustrate how a loan of just £10 can change the lives of an entire family in the developing world. Using animation, Brigitte, Bruno and Ben, tells the story of Ben...
Bristol’s Society of Merchant Venturers is inviting local good causes to apply to its charity committee for grants. The call coincides with the Merchants’ quarterly announcement of its recent awards which total £35,000 in new grants. The awards are used to support organisations that work with the vulnerable and...
Bristol may be sweltering in the hottest temperatures of the year so far, but city-based field marketing business eXPD8 is turning its attention to Christmas by embarking on a festive season recruitment drive for 600 retail support professionals across the UK. The jobs, most of which will be temporary,...
UWE Bristol has unveiled ambitious plans for a new £50m building for its Faculty of Business and Law – the latest in a series of major investments at the university. UWE said the state-of-the-art building on its Frenchay Campus will fulfil the aspirations of students and the business community...
