SWIG Finance, the non-profit company that supports viable South West businesses that cannot secure sufficient funding from their bank, has become the new regional business support partner for Start Up Loans. SWIG will work with the programme to deliver funding and support to help unlock the potential of small...
Pioneering Bristol-based breastfeeding and parenting support app Anya has been selected for a prestigious NHS innovation scheme which could make it a mainstay of campaigns to improve the UK’s low breastfeeding rates. Anya founder Dr Chen Mao Davies will become one of fewer than 100 NIA Fellows selected since...
Work has started on a hydrogen innovation centre on the outskirts of Bristol which will help put the West of England in the fast lane for research into alternative low carbon fuels. The centre, which will be housed in the £70m Institute for Advanced Automotive Propulsion Systems (IAAPS) building...
An industry-leading car parking systems manufacturer based in Bristol has been acquired by a tech business specialising in automatic number plate recognition. St Anne’s-headquartered Newpark Solutions has more than 15 years’ experience in supplying bespoke parking software and is the UK’s only manufacturer of ticketless parking systems. Its equipment...
Two Bristol company directors have been named in a list of the UK’s most influential, fastest-growing and highest-performing female-led businesses. Katherine McQueen, joint managing director of animation production studio A Productions, and Nicola Ray, CEO of digital consultancy Modern Media, have been included in the E2E Female 100 list,...
Ambitious small to medium-sized businesses in Bristol and across the West of England are being offered support to buy new products and equipment to increase production and help them grow. The funding is from a new round of Business Growth and Adaptations Grants launched by West of England Combined...
ICON Corporate Finance, the Bristol-headquartered tech-focused investment bank, has appointed Will Cave as its new associate director. With experience in buy-side, sell-side and fundraising due diligence, Will began his career with London-based accountants SRLV before qualifying as a chartered accountant in BDO’s international team. Having worked across deals in...
Major projects in Bristol aimed at growing the city’s economy by harnessing its strengths in key sectors such as net zero, creativity and advanced manufacturing re to be fast-tracked after receiving a multi-million boost. The city will get the lion’s share of government funding worth around £18m earmarked for...
The Bristol office of international legal practice Osborne Clarke has helped a pioneering medical device company focusing on the emerging field of surgical endoscopy raise more than £33m to fill a funding gap and speed up its expansion. Creo Medical Group develops and commercialises minimally invasive electrosurgical devices from...
Rob Chedzoy, tax partner at regional accountancy firm Milsted Langdon, believes the Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s drive for growth has created interesting tax planning opportunities for businesses and their owners. Rob, pictured, said prior to the Budget, many businesses were concerned about the upcoming increase to Corporation Tax in April, when...
West of England Metro Mayor Dan Norris said the Spring Budget contained some measures that would benefit the region but overall would do nothing to unleash the potential of its businesses. “The hit to living standards over the past two years is the largest since records began,” the Labour...
Business West, the organisation behind Bristol Chamber of Commerce, welcomed what it called the return of a Budget that addressed immediate threats while including measures aimed at future prosperity. But it said the government must commit to providing the stability and confidence needed by businesses to invest and grow...
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has delivered his Spring Budget. The key points are: The economy is expected to contract by 0.2% this year but should avoid a technical recession. Growth next year is forecast to be 1.8%, followed by 2.5% in 2025; 2.1% in 2026; and 1.9% in 2027. Inflation is...
