The stated priority of the chancellor’s Spring Budget last week was to grow the economy.
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The stated priority of the chancellor’s Spring Budget last week was to grow the economy.
Data published today by the Insolvency Service shows that the number of registered company insolvencies in February 2023 was 1,783. This was 17 per cent higher than in the same month in the previous year.
Tech West England Advocates (TWEA) is inviting tech founders and investors from across the West of England and the UK to join them to explore Hong Kong’s exciting tech ecosystem during a trade mission later this year.
“Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement sought to restore the UK’s financial credibility, tackle the cost of living crisis and reduce inflation. It was a pretty bleak affair by anyone’s standards and the outlook for UK business in the short term looked grim.
Law firm Clarke Willmott LLP has advised Cardiff-based Principality Commercial (part of Principality Building Society) on a £50 million loan agreement to Pobl Group to provide 10,000 energy-efficient homes in Wales.
Lawyers at international law firm Osborne Clarke in Bristol have acted for global infrastructure investment firm, Morrison & Co., on its joint venture with Swiss Life Asset Managers and AXA Investment Management to acquire lyntia Networks.
Inflationary pressures, rising energy prices and labour shortages mean demand for turnaround expertise among distressed businesses will continue to grow in 2023, according to the Institute for Turnaround (IFT).
Lawyers at Osborne Clarke in Bristol have advised Foresight Group on the first close at more than £60 million of its new Foresight Scotland Fund.
Bristol’s long established PR company Empica has started 2023 with a clutch of new clients, including three owner-managed and family-run businesses with ambitious growth plans.
A Bristol finance firm is urging struggling pensioners to talk to relatives before using cash tied up in their homes to cover rising bills as record numbers turn to equity release amid the cost-of-living crisis.
Established and budding entrepreneurs gathered at the Belmont Estate near Bristol for the launch of the Prince’s Trust Enterprise Network in the South West, supported by Evelyn Partners, the leading integrated wealth management and professional services group.
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Independent accountancy practice Corrigan has moved across the city centre into new offices in Bristol’s King Street.
Hundreds of barbers across the UK could soon be cutting their overheads by closing their shops and switching to a mobile service.
Experienced commercial property lawyer Robert Hill has joined national law firm Clarke Willmott LLP as a partner in its Southampton office.
Leading wealth management and professional services firm Evelyn Partners has welcomed Paul Morris to its financial services team in Bristol.
A cut to stamp duty in England and Northern Ireland will benefit “the vast majority of homebuyers” to the tune of £2,500, according to a leading property agency.
Bristol Hoteliers have welcomed what industry leaders have described as an ‘unprecedented intervention’ by the Government to help them cope with soaring energy costs.
Leading wealth management and professional services firm Evelyn Partners has welcomed an 11-strong cohort of new apprentices and graduates to its fast-growing Assurance and Business Services (ABS) team in Bristol.