VISIT: Krishan Mistry, managing director of Bolton-based AVM AN audio-visual firm boss from Bolton has set out to promote diversity on a key trade mission to the United States. Fifteen firms from across Greater Manchester and London have gone Stateside as part of the Race, Ethnicity and Cultural Heritage (REACH) expedition. Supported by Greater Manchester's Growth Company and the capital's Mayor's International Business programme, the aim is to introduce black, Asian and mixed background tech entrepreneurs to like-minded outfits in the US. And among the delegates were Krishan Mistry, of Farnworth-based AVM Solutions, a former start-up business of the year winner at the Bolton Business Awards.