Bristol · entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs do better with friends.

A community of Bristol entrepreneurs helping each other out: free tools, a monthly coffee, and people who've been there.

Who it's for: anyone starting something in Bristol — a startup, a small business, a creative practice, freelance work or a social enterprise. Idea stage counts.

Come for coffee — Fri 2 Oct ☕Or get involved another way →

First Friday is just coffee — no sign-up, no pitch, find a friendly face. Rather start with an email? Get the Spring Pulse →

Started in Bristol's churches · open to everyone ↓
The Bristol PulseBristol's entrepreneur calendar: everything on, in one place.
18
Sep
Lunchtime Talk: Folktales, VR, Oops!
Watershed · community
22
Sep
Setting up as a Sole Trader or Limited Company: 1-to-1 Information Clinic
Bristol Central Library · training
free
22
Sep
Start-up Business and IP Information Clinic @ Bristol Central Library
Bristol Central Library · training
free
22
Sep
West of England Growth Hub 1-to-1 - Follow Link in Description to Book
Junction 3 Library · training
free
23
Sep
Founders Open Mic Night
The Bristol Loaf Bedminster · community
23
Sep
Ida XR Workshop: Authentic Marketing to Grow Your Reach
Watershed · training
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Live in Bristol right now · updated 6am daily

19grants for entrepreneurs
13fundraising opportunities
21startup events this month
For the whole city

Tools for everyone building something in Bristol.

A small team with the right tools can now build things that used to need a whole company. So we're building useful tools and giving them to the city.

The anchor tool · live now

The Bristol Pulse

Every talk, meetup, angel night and fundraiser in Bristol's startup scene, in one feed — with the week ahead in a single email each Monday morning.

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Apply for a grantFunding a Bristol entrepreneur could actually win, with real deadlines.19 grants open nowRaising investment for your startup?The local angel networks, SEIS/EIS funds and accelerators, mapped.13 ways to raise, open nowLooking for an office or desk?Desks and studios that won't sink a young company.Real desks, real prices

A new tool for the city, roughly every month — see the whole toolkit.

In person, every month

The community runs on real life.

No programme, no curriculum. Just entrepreneurs who have been in the arena helping others step into it. Friends who notice when you go quiet.

Monthly · first Friday

First Friday

Coffee and an honest hour — bring the win, the worry, or just the need for a friendly face.

Boston Tea Party, Whiteladies Road · next: Fri 2 Oct

Small groups · monthly

Springboards

Five or six entrepreneurs; half an hour of undivided attention each.

Evenings, every so often

Burger & Pint Night

Real stories of the build — the parts nobody puts on LinkedIn.

The Gloucester Old Spot — the pub where Burger & Pint Night happensThe Gloucester Old Spot

Between gatherings, entrepreneurs ask each other for an intro, an hour, a tester. See what's being asked →

More about the community →
Where we began

Started in a few churches. Open to everyone.

Bristol Spring started with a few of us linked to a few Bristol churches. It turned out the city was full of Christian entrepreneurs, and the community grew from there. Our faith shapes how we run things: generously, and with no agenda. It's never a condition of belonging. All entrepreneurs are welcome.

The full story is on the About page →Meet the team →

Entrepreneurs at a First Friday coffee morning, Boston Tea Party, Bristol

Entrepreneurs from across Bristol — a normal First Friday morning.

Photos from First Friday

The door is open. Just come.

There is no membership and nothing to sign. Both ways in are easy to leave again.

The open door

Come to a First Friday

8:30–11am, Boston Tea Party, Whiteladies Road. No sign-up, no pitch. Find a friendly face and say you saw the website.

Boston Tea Party

Next one: Fri 2 Oct, 8:30–11am →
The quiet way in

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The week ahead for Bristol entrepreneurs, in one short email each Monday morning. Useful, and easy to unsubscribe from.

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