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
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
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
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
Apprentices at a Brierley Hill insurance broker were at the forefront of celebrations for the opening of their new premises. Insurance Protector officially launched their new office space in Quay House on the Waterfront where plans are now in place ... Read full article
With growing uncertainty surrounding the UK's future trade links with Europe - combined with rising inflation - businesses across Birmingham saw an increase in financial distress across the majority of sectors in the first three months of 2017, new f... Read full article