Shakur Investment Group focuses its investments on existing and profitable SMEs in real estate, healthcare and acquisition-driven businesses, and its network includes over 150 property developers across the UK. Launched in 2017, it has a 25-strong team of professionals including brokers, architects, accountants and estate agents. In addition to managing the investment portfolios of its clients, the group also provides a range of property and investment-based consultancy.

Abdul Shakur (pictured), who founded the company, comes from a background of poverty and homelessness – circumstances that inspired him to establish a business aimed at enabling individuals and families to secure a brighter more prosperous future for themselves. Highly involved with community educational projects, Abdul is a coach at the Birmingham Youth Sports Academy, which brings young people from the inner city into football.

Birmingham Press Club chairman Llewela Bailey said: “We are delighted to establish a connection with Abdul and the Shakur Investment Group, which, in just six years, has emerged as one of our region’s business success stories.”