Hundreds of West Midlands entrepreneurs are set to benefit from a comprehensive support package after a new £500k project was announced by the government. Birmingham City University has secured £531,627 from Research England’s Development Fund... Read full article
UK businesses benefitting from Horizon 2020 research funding are urged to register their details with the Government so they can continue to receive funding if the UK leaves the EU with no deal, Science Minister Chris Skidmore said today.... Read full article
Engineers at a Birmingham development engineering consultancy are now able to get a bird’s eye view of their projects following significant investment in the firm’s geomatics division, M-EC Geomatics. M-EC, one of the UK’s leading consulting... Read full article
The NEC Group Arenas are continuing their work in nurturing young industry talent, having taken on the first electrical apprentices in UK arenas. The two apprentices – Liam Dyde, 21 and Mohammed Waseem, 28- will be mentored through a three-year place... Read full article
Last Thursday, GRG Executive Search and Alantra hosted a panel event and forum, attended by many of the region’s leading finance professionals. The event celebrated entrepreneurship in the Midlands by taking a deep-dive into Management Buy-Outs... Read full article
Strong convenience store sales helped Central England Co-operative enjoy a positive performance over the 2017 Christmas and New Year period.The Society saw like-for-like sales growth of 2.4% for the three weeks ending 6th January 2017, with sales... Read full article
Financial distress amongst businesses in Birmingham shot up sharply in the final three months of 2017 compared to the same quarter of the previous year, new figures have shown. 7,320 businesses in the city have faced some level of financial distress... Read full article
A new food and drink manufacturing training academy has been established by BMet, with industry backing. With help from the Greater Birmingham and Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership (GBSLEP) and Tulip Limited, the college has developed... Read full article
A free new online service to help Birmingham businesses and individuals save time when searching for an accountant has launched. The service allows anyone to search for a handpicked accountant in their local area, based on their accountancy needs.... Read full article
BMet has pledged to meet the HS2 skills challenge with support from leading rail bodies. The College came together with the National College for High-Speed Rail, the National Skills Academy for Rail and HS2 Limited to encourage businesses to explore ... Read full article