Better Bristol: Showcasing business opportunities, celebrating success
Join fellow Bristol employers for an inspiring networking event designed to spark collaboration and unlock growth opportunities. Discover how Bristol City Council can support your business through:
• Recruitment & Volunteering Initiatives
• Tailored Business Support
• Access to Funding & Grants
Hear real success stories from local initiatives like Bristol Living Wage City, the Youth Guarantee, and our free business support services. Enjoy delicious refreshments from Kate’s Kitchen while building valuable connections with like-minded businesses across the city.
Please join us for our next Women’s Networking Event in November, aimed at bringing professional women across Bristol together to make connections and build business relationships. This session we are delighted to host guest speaker Jessica Redman who is a mother, advocate, and storyteller who uses her lived experience of addiction, domestic abuse, and the family court system to inspire hope and change. We hope you can join us for an evening of networking and refreshments.
Guest speaker: Jessica Redman
After becoming a first-time mum in 2020, Jessica found herself navigating unimaginable personal challenges, including her ex-partner’s addiction, domestic abuse, and the long, isolating process of rebuilding life through the family court system. Drawing on her journey of survival and recovery, she now speaks openly to help others feel seen, supported, and less alone. She is the creator and host of the Not ‘Aving It podcast, which shares real stories and practical advice for those facing similar experiences. Her forthcoming book expands on this mission, offering guidance and empowerment for parents navigating the family court process. You can find Jessica’s podcast on Spotify here: https://open.spotify.com/show/5YKWpo70jgS6n0nMVEjtOF
Please RSVP by Friday 31st October to [email protected] or [email protected]
Weston College warmly invites creative businesses across the region to join our Creative Advisory Board — an opportunity to connect, collaborate, and help shape the future of our local creative industries.
If your organisation supports or works within art, design, fashion, textiles, or performance, we’d love to welcome you for pastries, coffee and creative conversations.
This event offers a unique chance to:
– Meet Weston College’s creative curriculum teams
– Explore further education pathways and learner skill development
– Discuss talent pipelines and collaboration opportunities
– Strengthen links between education and the regional creative economy
We would be delighted if you (or a nominated colleague) could join us.
Please RSVP by Thursday 23rd October!
Marketing Spice Live is an online panel discussion, hosted by Pimento, a community of some of the UK’s leading Independent marketing agencies and consultants.
Join us for an online panel discussion on the future of luxury marketing. Hear from senior voices across the sector as they explore how shifting demographics, digital-first shoppers and rising expectations around sustainability and personalisation are reshaping the UK luxury market.
Step into the shadows this autumn as The Square Club transforms for a very special Halloween soirée.
On Thursday 30th October, we invite you to join us for an evening of eerie elegance and seasonal indulgence at our Square of Shadows Halloween Party.
At The Square Club, we know how to throw a party. Expect a bountiful feast of autumn’s finest flavours, devilishly good drinks, and an incredible line-up of entertainment to keep the night alive until the witching hour.
As Bristol’s private members’ club for the creative industries, our gatherings always bring together a vibrant mix of creators, innovators, and storytellers. You never know who you might meet… It’s the perfect opportunity to meet others in our community, and discover all that the club has to offer.
Tickets for members and non-members
Members can enjoy heavily discounted tickets at just £5. Members are also welcome to purchase up to two extra tickets for non-member guests. All include free food, arrival drinks, entertainment and more. Click below to purchase your tickets.
What do others see that you don’t? In this free 45-minute webinar, we will discuss the Johari window model, identify one personal blindspot that you may have overlooked and share practical exercises to explore blindspots with friends or colleagues.
TWO hands on, practical, half day sessions, a week apart on 23 and 30 October, that will build your management skills, boost your confidence,and help you lead and manage your team more effectively, regardless of the level you manage at.
The programme covers how to give constructive and useful feedback, delegate effectively, have the difficult converations to tackle small issues before they become big problems and mange your team so they feel engaged, involved and empowered.
Its all based on the bumps, bruises and experiences I acquired through over 30 years in Bristol and Devon Advertising Agencies.
And its fun.
You won’t be bored.
It’s all aboard the iconic SS Great Britain for the next Inspire: Bristol & Bath event. We’ve got top culture and creative speakers, a great audience (that’s you!), and not an iceberg in sight.
Join us on the morning of Tuesday, 11th November – for a morning full of creativity, insight, and community.
You’ll hear from two incredible speakers who know how to create the magic that makes people love their work – by fostering belonging and connection:
Your ticket also includes:
Secure your spot today – we’d love to see you there!
Whether you use it as an opportunity to catch up with old friends or a chance to meet some new faces, we’d love to see you. It will allow you to widen networks, make new connections, and discover potential opportunities for collaboration going forward. You’ll be sure to head home with a new contact. Most importantly, you can catch up about all the BTF+ events you’ve attended throughout the week!
The bar will be run by Lost & Grounded, offering a selection of alcoholic and soft drinks. This is event is very kindly sponsored by Aer Studios and Noble.
Taking place 6-11 October, BTF+ is the Bristol Festival of Tech, Creativity + Culture, a six-day citywide festival brought to you by TechSPARK, Bristol Creative Industries and MyWorld.
BCI House, powered by not-for-profit membership organisation Bristol Creative Industries, is a dedicated hub at BTF+ where creative, media and tech come together for four days of events – from workshops and talks to panel discussions and networking – all designed to spark collaboration and amplify the festival experience.
The venue is Unit 11, TCN Temple Studios, Temple Campus, Lower Approach Road, Bristol, BS1 6QA
This event is free – to register for this event, you first need to register for the festival here.
Once registered, go to the confirmation email you’ve received, click the link and log in to the attendee portal using your email address and the password provided. Go to ‘schedule selection’ in the left hand side menu and sign up for the events you’d like to attend.
Almost everything on the Community, Live and Showcase track is free. All BCI House events are free.
The Summit track is one of the few paid elements at BTF+ but BCI members can take advantage of a 25% discount on Summit track tickets – email [email protected] for your exclusive code.
If as an artist or creative entrepreneur you’re focusing right now on making ‘what sells,’ you’re fighting a losing battle with AI.
Within the next 24 months, AI will be as ordinary and unavoidable as cars, smartphones, or the internet. When that happens, entire categories of creative work will lose their value. Anything generic or commercialised (read: “mid”) will simply be replaced. Stock illustrations sold for repeat licenses, pop music written for TikTok virality, and romantasy novels written for popular demand.
In other words, things that are currently on demand and sells well. Because humans won’t pay for what machines can do faster, cheaper, and at scale.
When this kind of disruption happens throughout history, there’s always one consistent outcome: what human beings value shifts.
In this masterclass, I’m going to talk about:
If you’re not already having these conversations in your circles right now, you need to start. Join the masterclass.
If you’re already have these conversations, you need to continue and start taking action. Join the masterclass
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