Startups in Bristol
Bristol has strengths in aerospace, creative media and green tech. The West of England Growth Hub can help with local grants and advice, and our funding page explains how we help you get ready for a loan, a grant or investment.
What do Bristol's green-tech and creative businesses need to plan for?
Bristol's aerospace, green-tech and creative-media businesses follow two different patterns. Engineering and clean-tech companies are often doing genuine R&D, resolving technical uncertainty as they build a product, and often raise early money through SEIS or EIS. Investors usually expect HMRC advance assurance, and the share class has to be agreed before anyone invests. Production and post-production freelancers have short bookings, several clients at once, equipment bought out of taxed income and long gaps between invoicing and payment. They need books that show how much of the money in the bank is theirs to spend, and a tax forecast through the year.
