Bristol transport technology specialist Esoterix Systems has launched an innovative tool with the potential to save local authorities hundreds of thousands of pounds by helping them streamline their home-to-school transport services. Esoterix has unveiled JourneyBatcher after several months of development and testing. The tool enables councils to cut out...
More than 200 advanced engineering firms and digitally-innovation small and medium-sized enterprises from across the West of England are to gain access to expert support and advice through two new ‘business acceleration hubs’ The University of Bath.has been awarded £1.5m from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) to deliver...
Bristol’s visitor economy was given a major boost today with the opening of the £7.2m Being Brunel museum – complete with a giant head of the famous engineer which visitors can walk inside to ‘see’ the workings of his mind. The museum, alongside Brunel’s ground-breaking SS Great Britain on...
Would-be participants in a pioneering programme to tackle the lack of diversity in Bristol’s tech cluster have just over a week to get their applications in. Called SHIFT, the project aims to address the imbalance in the sector by amplifying its underrepresented voices. The free course will give 12...
Three of Bristol’s top emerging tech firms have been showcased by the city office of transatlantic law firm Womble Bond Dickinson as part of its International Innovation Week. The office staged a number of events to discuss the initiatives happening across the region and what Bristol – as the...
The UK Business Angels Association has launched an angel investment hub in Bristol, closing another gap in the city’s funding infrastructure for start-ups and scale-ups. The hub has been opened by the UK Business Angels Association (UKBAA) in partnership with Bristol’s Engine Shed, the innovation centre at Temple Meads that...
Bristol-based ForrestBrown, the rapid-growth R&D tax credit consultancy, has been acquired by a leading US tax incentive group. Established in 2013 by entrepreneur Simon Brown, ForrestBrown has grown exponentially and today employs 63 staff in its Whiteladies Road HQ and an office in London. Since its launch it has...
Bristol will be at the forefront of next generation wireless technology this weekend when, for the first time anywhere in the world, 5G will be demonstrated in a public urban setting. Millennium Square will become a unique public test-bed as the ground-breaking tech will come out of the laboratory,...
Bristol small firms can find out about the cloud and how best to protect themselves from cyber threats by taking part in webinar next week staged by accountancy group Smith & Williamson. Around 75% of small businesses and entrepreneurs are looking to use cloud solutions to increase their business...
A mentoring and recruitment app designed to help bridge the gender gap in the tech sector has been launched by Bristol-based tech entrepreneur Rav Bumbra. Rav, pictured, the founder of recruitment business Structur3dpeople, become convinced of the need for the service as a result of her own experiences as...
Bristol digital businesses are to get access to leading-edge advice and industry trends following the announcement that Google is to headline an analytics and conversion conference this summer. Google will supply the keynote speaker and provide expert services at the event in Bath. Organised by Bath-based SearchStar – one...
Bristol has been named as the world’s smartest city at the international mobile industry’s largest gathering – beating global centres of excellence Dubai, New York, Singapore to the coveted title. Judges said Bristol boasted “an ambitious programme that has resulted so far in a strong IoT (internet of things)...
Bristol innovation hub Engine Shed has launched its first ‘scale-up month’ as part of its drive to deliver inclusive economic growth. The programme includes three key events: Scale Up Briefing, Scale Up Breakfast and the launch of Quarterly Investment Briefing sessions. There will also be a series of blogs designed...
