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HSBC and successful business founders launch Entrepreneurs Exchange…

April 4, 2016 – 6:00 am |

HSBC, in partnership with over 40 of the UK’s most successful business founders, has launched Entrepreneurs Exchange, an opportunity for entrepreneurs who want to grow their business, to be inspired, gain practical advice and build …

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Stourbridge dentist retires after 39 years of putting the smile back on the town’s face…

April 8, 2016 – 6:50 am |
Iain Dale

One of the town’s longest-serving dentists has decided to take a break from the chair after nearly four decades looking after the teeth of local people.
Iain Dale officially retired from Worcester Street Dental Centre and …

Shakespeare-inspired products to reach global market in 400th anniversary year…

April 8, 2016 – 6:40 am |
Shakespeare hand care duo

Shakespeare-inspired home furnishings and toiletries could soon be exported globally as part of the celebrations to mark the Bard’s 400th anniversary.
The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust is working with UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) West Midlands to …

British Nuclear Medicine Society Celebrates 50 years with an anniversary book release…

April 8, 2016 – 6:30 am |
50 years of the BNMS

The British Nuclear Medicine Society will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of the foundation of the Society during its Annual Spring Meeting in Birmingham. To mark the occasion BNMS have published a book “A History of the …

Serious crime rises as police numbers fall in the West Midlands, warns UNISON…

April 8, 2016 – 6:20 am |
Serious crime rises as police numbers fall in the West Midlands, warns UNISON…

Serious crime is on the rise again after years of steady falls in offending, and UNISON believes government cutbacks to policing in the West Midlands are to blame.
Keen to encourage people to vote in the …

Keele Alumni Create Prescription Ordering App…

April 8, 2016 – 6:20 am |
Keele Alumni Create Prescription Ordering App…

An online pharmacy company founded by two Keele University graduates has released a mobile phone app that changes the way that people can order, track and obtain their NHS repeat prescriptions.
DIMEC Pharmacy, based at Keele …

Expansion and growth for the pensions team at PKF Cooper Parry…

April 6, 2016 – 7:10 am |
Paul Rowley, Partner.

A stream of new client wins, coupled with its recent merger with West Midlands accountants Clement Keys, has made it an exciting first quarter of 2016 for the pensions audit team at PKF Cooper Parry.
After …

Growth Hub advisors signpost businesses in the right direction…

April 6, 2016 – 7:00 am |
Growth Hub advisors signpost businesses in the right direction…

Over 50 business advisors from a wide variety of organisations were brought together by the Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire Growth Hub at the Growth Hub Advisor event, to learn how they can work together to help …

College group celebrates National Apprenticeship Week…

April 6, 2016 – 6:50 am |
Chris White and WCC apprentices.

Warwickshire College Group took part in an action-packed National Apprenticeship Week with a range of activities to promote apprentices and apprenticeships.
Three MPs visited their local colleges to meet with apprentices and employers. Chris White, MP …

A hat-trick for Leamington venue…

April 6, 2016 – 6:40 am |
The Woodland Grange team is seen here stepping out with pride after the Leamington Spa venue has attracted another three awards based on customer feedback. From left to right: Ronnell White, Receptionist; Luke Brady, Receptionist; Katherine Cross, Senior Conference and Events Co-Ordinator, and Cameron Griffin, Junior Front of House Manager.

Woodland Grange conference centre in Leamington Spa has won three awards, underlining the quality of the venue and its team. For the fourth consecutive year the venue has received a TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence Award. …

Barkley Plastics rides on the crest of the automotive wave with £1m contract haul…

April 6, 2016 – 6:30 am |
(l-r) Matt Harwood, Peter Tedd and Mark Harwood (all Barkley Plastics)

A Birmingham plastic injection moulding specialist is benefitting from the UK automotive boom after landing more than £1m of new contracts.
Barkley Plastics – a member of the Midlands Assembly Network – has announced new work …

Stratford-upon-Avon new homes development launches with great interest…

April 6, 2016 – 6:20 am |
Stephen Rose

Interest is already being registered in the first homes released for sale at a new Bellway development in Stratford-Upon-Avon.
Hathaway Gardens is being built on former paddock land to the east of Birmingham Road, and will …

Landmark ruling could see businesses prosecuted for employees behaving badly…

April 6, 2016 – 6:10 am |
James Barker

15 March, 2016 – Businesses could be liable if an employee commits a negligent act while at work, the Supreme Court has ruled.
The landmark judgement, which was confirmed this week, will have considerable consequences on …

World University Rankings table declares ten subjects at Warwick to be in World top 50…

April 6, 2016 – 6:10 am |
World University Rankings table declares ten subjects at Warwick to be in World top 50…

22 March, 2016 – The QS World University Rankings by Subject published today, Tuesday 22nd March 2016, has declared 10 subjects at Warwick to be in the world’s top 50 and a total of 20 …

National Petition to Review Local Planning Policy Interpretation Launched by Midlands Firm…

April 4, 2016 – 7:30 am |
Oakland International Co-founder and Chief Executive, Dean Attwell.

A successful Midlands company continually blocked by Bromsgrove District Council’s planning department and their negative interpretation of planning policy has launched a national petition aimed at highlighting the disparity between what Central Government is saying …

Stamp Duty changes will help some and cost others…

April 4, 2016 – 7:20 am |
Andrew Campbell

Owners of buy-to-let properties and those wishing to develop small-scale commercial property could find themselves hit hard by changes announced to Stamp Duty Land Tax in the budget, warns Bristol solicitor Andrew Campbell of Clarke …

RSM’s Weekly Tax Brief – 30 March 2016…

April 4, 2016 – 7:10 am |
RSM’s Weekly Tax Brief – 30 March 2016…

In this edition of RSM’s weekly round-up of the most important tax news, we cover the latest developments…

Will multinationals’ country-by-country tax reporting soon be made public?

George Bull
It’s beginning to look as though making public …

Futura boss named as head of Sandwell Business Ambassadors programme…

April 4, 2016 – 7:00 am |
Paul Cadman, Managing Director for Futura Group

A leading automotive specialist has been named as the Chairman of a new programme aimed at boosting the fortunes of the Black Country.
Paul Cadman, Managing Director for design, technical recruitment and prototyping experts Futura Group, …

RICS UK Residential Market Survey, February 2016…

April 4, 2016 – 6:50 am |
RICS UK Residential Market Survey, February 2016…

West Midlands needs more properties, across all housing tenures, to satisfy demand and avoid further price increases, according to RICS Residential Market Survey, February 2016.
The West Midlands had one of the strongest net balances for …

CAU opens its doors in Birmingham…

April 4, 2016 – 6:40 am |
CAU Birmingham

21st March 2016: CAU, the restaurant group offering contemporary cuisine inspired by the vibrancy, colour and cultural diversity of Buenos Aires has officially opened their latest site to the people of Birmingham.
Located in the highly …

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