The business, which has a specially-designed incubation hub on the outskirts of Bristol, supports entrepreneurs who have identified a market and are ready strike out on their own.

In its initial phase the firm will focus on entrepreneurs from the South-West before opening up nationally in the coming 12 months.

Along with financial investment, TIMESTWO also offers entrepreneurs support with brand development, marketing, IT, finance and legal services.

Over the past 40 plus years, Beesley and Dawe have created a group of independent companies that are some of the fastest growing in the UK and Ireland, including Sanderson and Resource Management, which sit under parent group Resource Solutions Group (RSG).

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