What we do

We are the voice of business for the Bristol. Working alongside local councils and key stakeholders, the Initiative provides an effective link between the private, public and third sectors; ensuring that business can channel its voice and help shape and influence policies.

Working in partnership with members, over the next year we will continue focusing on our mission to bring leaders together to create a prosperous city region. The overarching themes of our work in the coming year are:

  • Promoting clean inclusive growth
  • Transforming transport and mobility
  • Tackling deprivation
  • Improving education and skills

We work with business and community leaders with a passion for creating meaningful, long lasting change for our city. 

News & updates from the Initiative

GDP growth picks up in Q3

UK GDP growth expanded by 0.4 percent in Q3 2017.
Posted on: 25.10.17
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Tackling modern slavery in the future city

The below is a summary of my talk at the Festival of the Future City on 18th October 2017. I don’t know how many of you know this, but today is Anti-Slavery Day in the UK. Just to put things in...
Andrew Wallis OBE
Andrew Wallis OBE
Posted on: 18.10.17
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Bristol and Bath - two cities that share more than a cycle path

Bristol and Bath are to jointly hold the Festival of the Future City 2017.
Jamie Eastman
Jamie Eastman
University of Bath
Posted on: 18.10.17
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Celebrating Bristol Festival of Ideas

As a founder member of the Bristol Cultural Development Partnership, we helped to establish the Bristol Festival of Ideas to provide a year-round forum for ideas to flow in, flow out and develop in...
Posted on: 09.10.17
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Q&A with Rob Law MBE - CEO and inventor of Trunki

UWE , in partnership with Business West, runs an annual lecture series that brings top business leaders to Bristol. We caught up with Rob Law, CEO and inventor of Trunki (Magmatic Ltd), before he...
Lynn Barlow
Lynn Barlow
UWE
Posted on: 04.10.17
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There is Black in the Union Jack documentary screening & debate at Festival of the Future City

What does it mean to be black and British in a post-Brexit UK? This is the guiding question that Black Southwest Network (BSWN) will tackle at the #ThereISBlackInTheUnionJack series of events taking...
Sado Jirde
Sado Jirde
Black South West Network
Posted on: 02.10.17
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