We’re getting older. Today in the UK there are more people over 60 than under the age of 18 and within twenty years, around a third of our population will be over 60 years ...

Women represent only 15% of the property and construction industry workforce, a balance still to be redressed. The Association of Women in Property aims to do just this. We...

From social enterprises to high-tech startups, Basecamp is open to University of Bristol students and recent graduates who want to get their ideas going. Basecamp provides ...

For clients, suppliers, consultants, agency and academia. A chance to meet, make new contacts, exchange ideas, to find help and to offer services. Includes FREE monthly...

Bath and North East Somerset Council provides a range of information, advice and support to anyone running or starting a business across the area or interested in relocatin...

We are a networking forum for Bath’s thriving digital community. Made up of a number of existing networks including BathSPARK, Creative Bath, Bathcamp, Bath-on-C and Ope...

BathCamp is a monthly meetup for interesting people. We meet to talk about web, mobile, design, hacking, startups…or anything else that we think might be interesting.

BathSPARK aims to create opportunity, encourage diversity and spark new ventures. Coder meet Creative. Creative meet entrepreneur. Entrepreneur meet talented graduate. ...

BCS, formerly the British Computing Society, champions the global IT profession and the interests of individuals engaged in that profession for the benefit of all. Exchang...

The Bath & Bristol Enterprise Network (BEN) is the network for the technology business community. We run events that connect, inform and inspire. We involve not just sma...

The Biomedical iNet helps ideas generated by businesses, NHS and researchers to reach markets in the form of new products or processes. It makes connections between individ...

BRAVE provides advice, training and consultancy services to individuals thinking about starting a business, to new-start business and to small businesses looking to grow. ...

Bristol City Council's Economy Enterprise and Inclusion Team offers access to advice, information and support for businesses.

If you are looking for business loan finance to start or expand your enterprise in the Bristol area you can apply to Bristol Enterprise Development Fund for a loan. If you ...

The Bristol Green Capital Partnership is a free membership organisation whose aim is to make Bristol “a low carbon city with a high quality of life for all”. Our immedia...

Formed in 2005, Bristol Media is a Community Interest Company (CIC) with members covering a huge range of creative industries - TV & Film, Radio, Advertising, PR & Marketin...

We are a business-led charity focused on promoting responsible business practice. We have a growing membership of over 850 companies and a further 10,700 companies engag...

The helpline provides a quick response service if you have simple questions about starting or running a business. It also provides a more in-depth service if you have more ...

Bristol Chamber of Commerce & Initiative The Chamber of Commerce provides a wide range of business benefits that include advice, information, networking events, as well as...

Specialist advice: How to start and run a co-operative; Supporting the existing co-operative sector; Promoting the co-operative enterprise option

The Country Land and Business Association (CLA) is the membership organisation for owners of land, property and businesses in rural England and Wales. We speak for every...

As the name suggests, we’re all about bringing Bath’s creative types together. Creative Bath aims to promote and support the creative industries in Bath and the surround...

Creative England opened for business on 1 October 2011, with the core purpose of supporting the sustainable growth of independent creative businesses, and the talent that f...

The CI iNet takes a bird’s-eye view over the complete journey a business takes converting an idea for a new product into full-blown commercial success. It maps each critica...

key events run by other organisations - this event calendar is maintained by Martin Coulthard

EEF is dedicated to the future of manufacturing. Everything we do is designed to help manufacturing businesses evolve, innovate and compete in a fast-changing world. With o...

The Enterprise Europe Network are European business experts and can help you trade effectively in Europe.

The Environmental Technologies iNet provides free and impartial support to the most promising environmental goods and services companies and entrepreneurs in the South West...

Member Services are committed to delivering a wide range of high quality, good value business services and benefits to members of the FSB. Formed in 1974, we now have ov...

GrowthAccelerator is a service provided by the country’s leading business growth specialists, known for delivering uniquely tailored advice to high-flying businesses – advi...

- The ICAEW Business Advice Service offers businesses a free advice session with a qualified ICAEW Chartered Accountant. - Businesses can use the BAS website businessadvic...

The IET is one of the worlds leading professional societies for the engineering and technology community, with more than 150,000 members in 127 countries and offices in Eur...

Delivering the best of everything for developers and investors If you’re a developer or investor looking to move forward, Bristol and Bath can offer you everything you c...

As an international membership organisation, the Institute of Directors (IoD) provides a professional network and support for Directors and entrepreneurs. The IoD has 4...

Knowle West Media Centre (KWMC) is a charity and arts organization based in South Bristol. For over 15 years they’ve been supporting communities to access digital technolog...

Low Carbon South West is a membership organisation and sector partnership between businesses, academia, investors, local authorities, regional and national agencies promoti...

We provide a national service delivered locally by experienced advisors, who will help your business grow. Your MAS advisor can work with you at a strategic level to create...

The free site offers businesses access to a list of quality-assured business mentoring organisations across Britain. An easy-to-use search engine allows businesses to refin...

We provide advice and resources to support small to medium sized microelectronics companies across the South West and help turn business ideas into real products and servic...

Mowgli invests in mentors and entrepreneurs who will make a difference. We run training and matching workshops to train voluntary business mentors and match them with gr...

North Somerset Council (and its Economic Development Team) provides a range of information, advice and support for business including: 1. Advice and assistance for new bus...

NSEA's aim is to stimulate, encourage and support local enterprise helping to create a healthy local economy. We do this by providing business information; business advice,...

OpenMIC is an un-conference for discussion, debate and development new mobile applications and mobile web services. Who should join? Mobilists, DIY developers, ideas pe...

Outset Bristol provides free training and support to people who are considering starting their own business in Bristol. You don’t need a business idea – just be open to fin...

The Pervasive Media Studio is a creative technologies collaboration between Watershed, University of West of England and University of Bristol. We are a multi-disciplina...

The Prince’s Initiative for Mature Enterprise is the only national organisation dedicated to providing everyone over 50, who is unemployed or under threat of redundancy, wi...

Science City Bristol works to make the Bristol region a great place in which to start and grow science and technology businesses by: introducing new and stimulating ideas; ...

The SETsquared Partnership consists of five leading UK research universities - Bath, Bristol, Exeter, Southampton and Surrey. Between them, the 7,400 academics working at t...

Welcome to the Silicon South West network – the organisation that provides regular networking events, news and national and international promotion for the region’s microel...

We are here to provide a focus for small businesses to work together to represent local small business interests effectively. Membership is open to all organisations hav...

We offer expert guidance, support and training to help your social enterprise grow, develop and succeed. Social Enterprise Works has been providing guidance and practica...

We provide a wide range of services to make sure that the trading environment is fair, safe and sensitive to local needs and, with our regional partners, promote South Glou...

South West Founders is a monthly meet-up for people based in the South-West who have been, are, or want to be tech start-up founders. We welcome entrepreneurs and tech inve...

SWAIN connects private investors, or 'Business Angels', with companies looking for investment. SWAIN specializes in helping small and medium sized companies to find equity ...

Are you making apps for mobile devices? Thinking about making them or just interested in mobile technology or design? The aim of this group is to link people involved in or...

Temple Quarter Enterprise Network is a local organisation with the goal of connecting businesses and professionals who work or live in the Temple Quarter region. Members...

The Design Programme transforms businesses through the effective use of design. Our independent, experienced design advisers provide tailored advice, information and suppor...

The B&NES Entrepreneurs Club exists to nurture, support and promote the entrepreneurial spirit of existing and future small / micro businesses and start-ups within the busi...

UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) South West is a government organisation that supports UK companies to trade internationally by providing a range of services, advice and suppor...

What is an Innovation Voucher? An Innovation Voucher provides funding for your business to access external expertise from a University, College or Public Sector Research E...

The University of Bath ranks highly in the league tables of UK universities published by a number of national newspapers, including the Times, Independent and Guardian. It...

The University of Bath Innovation Centre (UBIC) is a membership organisation for high-growth potential businesses and the entrepreneurs, innovators and researchers that cre...

A world-renowned university with an outstanding academic reputation

U+WE Better Together At UWE we believe in the power of partnerships. We are at the hub of some truly dynamic and engaging collaborations that have a real impact on the wor...

UWE Innoventers is a student led society with the aim of inspiring, educating and empowering students to be more enterprising and entrepreneurial. Our society is open and a...

WEAF is a membership trade association that champions and supports the interests of the aerospace, defence and advanced manufacturing industries in the South West of Englan...

The West of England Design Forum was formed in 2006 by a small bunch of passionate designers and design industry people who wanted to create a place for designers, and thos...

The West of England Local Enterprise Partnership supports business growth and is working to attract new jobs to Bristol, Bath and Weston-super-Mare – and the surrounding co...