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Staffordshire Chambers of Commerce react to the budget 2016…

March 18, 2016 – 6:00 am |

Jane Gratton, Head of Policy at Staffordshire Chambers of Commerce said: “Small firms will find lots to cheer about in this Budget.
“Changes to business rates and lower corporation tax is welcome news and will help …

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Trevor Francis, Glynn Purnell, Jasper Carrot … photographic exhibition puts famous sons of Birmingham centre stage…

June 1, 2015 – 7:30 am | Comments Off on Trevor Francis, Glynn Purnell, Jasper Carrot … photographic exhibition puts famous sons of Birmingham centre stage…
Glynn Purnell, Michelin starred owner of Birmingham restaurant Purnell's

Celebrity chef and restauranteur Glynn Purnell will join a host of well-known Birmingham names next month when he is highlighted as part of a photography exhibition hosted by Birmingham City University.
Photographed and curated by Birmingham …

IoD to provide Chartered Director training in West Midlands…

April 22, 2015 – 7:30 am | Comments Off on IoD to provide Chartered Director training in West Midlands…
IoD to provide Chartered Director training in West Midlands…

The Institute of Directors (IoD) has announced it will commence running its internationally-renowned Chartered Director training and development courses in Birmingham this summer.  The decision by one of the UK’s foremost business organisations is which …

Movie magic comes to Birmingham Conservatoire…

April 22, 2015 – 6:20 am | Comments Off on Movie magic comes to Birmingham Conservatoire…
Chris Houlding, Conductor of Birmingham Conservatoire’s Pops Orchestra

Students and graduates from Birmingham Conservatoire are to transport music fans from Hogwarts to a galaxy far away next week, as they bring film scores to life with a live symphony orchestra.

Glide Utilities Rapid Expansion – Local Firm set to Inspire Britain…

April 20, 2015 – 6:30 am | Comments Off on Glide Utilities Rapid Expansion – Local Firm set to Inspire Britain…
Glide team at 2014 awayday

Birmingham based company Glide Utilities, which specialises in providing bill sharing solutions, has been listed in the London Stock Exchange’s ‘1,000 companies to inspire Britain’ and not just for its ability to remove the stress …

Electrical firm powers ahead with £800,000 from Finance Birmingham…

April 17, 2015 – 7:30 am | Comments Off on Electrical firm powers ahead with £800,000 from Finance Birmingham…
(l-r) Tony Round (Chairman, On-Power), Ian Fairclough (Investment Director, Finance Birmingham), Jonathan Billingham (Managing Director, On-Power)

ON-POWER Electrical Services – which has offices in Wolverhampton and Birmingham – has secured £800,000 of working capital from Finance Birmingham, a national provider of funding to SMEs.
The finance will be used to fund ON-POWER’s …

New Fabrick for Birmingham’s Digbeth as images of first residential square are unveiled…

April 17, 2015 – 7:20 am | Comments Off on New Fabrick for Birmingham’s Digbeth as images of first residential square are unveiled…
Fabrick - exterior, final draft

City property investors Seven Capital today unveil the name and CGI images of what will be the first ever residential square in Birmingham’s creative quarter.
The city’s historic Harrison Drape building on Bradford Street in Digbeth …

Compliance company the 200th to go through leadership scheme…

April 17, 2015 – 7:15 am | Comments Off on Compliance company the 200th to go through leadership scheme…
Martyn Jupp, Chief executive of Veriserv

A Burntwood firm has become the 200th company to go through an innovative coaching and mentoring programme.
Veriserv, based on Burntwood Business Park, will benefit from great200leaders – a programme delivered by Birmingham City Council and …

Cameron’s fetish for housing numbers pays little attention to community needs, argues town planning expert…

April 17, 2015 – 6:40 am | Comments Off on Cameron’s fetish for housing numbers pays little attention to community needs, argues town planning expert…
Alister Scott, Professor of Environmental and Spatial Planning

The current housing crisis cannot be resolved by simply building more homes, a Birmingham City University expert warns the Conservative Party as they launch their manifesto.
The focus needs to be on the future communities we …

Six month countdown to new John Lewis flagship in Birmingham begins…

April 17, 2015 – 6:30 am | Comments Off on Six month countdown to new John Lewis flagship in Birmingham begins…
John Lewis - Birmingham New Street

John Lewis has started its six month countdown to the launch of its flagship Birmingham shop, which will open its doors in September.
The 250,000 sq ft department store will be the anchor tenant of the …

Groundhog Day: Millions of workers have the same lunch every day…

April 17, 2015 – 6:00 am | Comments Off on Groundhog Day: Millions of workers have the same lunch every day…
Lurpak logo

In a country that spends £7.5bn on sandwiches each year, the humble cheese sarnie emerged as the most popular workday lunch in Britain.
A new study commissioned by Lurpak into the lunchtime eating habits of 2,000 …

Local lady’s London Marathon charity challenge…

April 15, 2015 – 6:20 am | Comments Off on Local lady’s London Marathon charity challenge…
Stephanie O’Reilly, MD of Everywhere Travel

A Solihull businesswoman is putting her best foot forward for charity after being inspired by its sport and mobility work for disabled children.
Stephanie O’Reilly, MD of online agency Everywhere Travel (based at Trinity Park near …

ITS celebrates its 50 year anniversary in the IT industry…

April 13, 2015 – 7:30 am | Comments Off on ITS celebrates its 50 year anniversary in the IT industry…
Terry Hanvy and Matt Simpson

ITS, a leader in IT services and solutions for UK SME businesses, celebrated the company’s 50th year anniversary in the IT industry.
Founded in 1896, ITS started as a printing business in Northfield, Birmingham; under the …

Free parking spaces temporarily reduced at Selly Oak train station…

April 13, 2015 – 6:20 am | Comments Off on Free parking spaces temporarily reduced at Selly Oak train station…
Centro logo

Commuters using Selly Oak train station in Birmingham will have fewer free Park and Ride spaces over the next six weeks while essential resurfacing work is carried out.
Public transport co-ordinator Centro will systematically close a …

Rimilia launch new website to support release of cutting edge financial technology products…

April 10, 2015 – 7:30 am | Comments Off on Rimilia launch new website to support release of cutting edge financial technology products…
Jason Church (Traffic Design Director), Steve Richardson (Rimilia Commercial Director), Phil Elwell (Traffic Marketing Director).

Award winning financial software company Rimilia has announced the launch of its new website to support the future release of a new ground-breaking integrated product suite that will transform the way businesses manage financial transaction …

Retail Birmingham launches 2015 Awards…

April 10, 2015 – 7:10 am | Comments Off on Retail Birmingham launches 2015 Awards…
Retail Birmingham Awards 2015

Retail Birmingham, the Business Improvement District (BID) that represents over 1,000 city centre businesses, is calling on retailers to nominate their rising stars, talented teams and customer service gurus for the prestigious Retail Awards 2015. …

Startup Direct grows Birmingham team…

April 10, 2015 – 7:00 am | Comments Off on Startup Direct grows Birmingham team…
Anna Elyasova

Anna Elyasova has been appointed to head up operations at Startup Direct’s Birmingham base, which launched at Innovation Birmingham last summer. The startup funder is looking to support around 200 new businesses in the region …

Baker Tilly promotes new Partners in Birmingham…

April 10, 2015 – 6:30 am | Comments Off on Baker Tilly promotes new Partners in Birmingham…
Baker Tilly promotes new Partners in Birmingham…

Baker Tilly has appointed two new Partners to its office in Birmingham.
Diana Frangou and Richard Eccles have passed the firm’s internal selection process, and will take on their new roles from today.
Diana Frangou joined Baker …

Boost for Birmingham as Bar course receives validation…

April 10, 2015 – 6:15 am | Comments Off on Boost for Birmingham as Bar course receives validation…
BPP - Birmingham office

BPP Law School in Birmingham has received a huge boost after being granted permission to offer the Bar Professional Training Course places for intending barristers.

Alexander Daniels stages pre-election business seminar in Birmingham…

April 8, 2015 – 7:00 am | Comments Off on Alexander Daniels stages pre-election business seminar in Birmingham…
Nick Pearce

The outlook for businesses both pre-and post-election will come under the microscope at a seminar being held by Birmingham-based recruitment company Alexander Daniels this month.
Leading economist Dr. Ceri Davies will be the guest speaker at …

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