The strongest small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in the wider Birmingham region are exporting to generate growth – with most of those companies specialising in advanced manufacturing or engineering, according to research
The pupils of Uffculme School in south Birmingham had something to celebrate this week – a juicy £530 cheque donated by Waitrose.
Expansion into global markets, streamlining of supply chains and a growing desire from customers to source from the UK will all be key factors in helping a Cheslyn Hay manufacturer more than double its turnover in the next three years.
A movie filmed in Birmingham for just £5,000 is now hitting the cinema screens and receiving rave reviews from audiences.
Originally launched at Manchester Piccadilly station earlier this year, this is the second scheme to feature ten Brompton bikes in Virgin Trains livery.
A series of summer and autumn events – including a run-past by the Olympic Torch – will showcase and celebrate co-operative enterprises in the West Midlands during the 2012 International Year of Co-operatives.
Companies in the West Midlands are being urged to show that ‘Business is Good for Britain’ by taking part in one of the nation’s leading Awards.
Leading Coventry business recovery specialist, Cranfield, is inspiring other local companies to come together to support the regions involvement in the London 2012 Olympic Games.
One of the UK’s leading industrialists helped a Birmingham precision component manufacturer mark its largest ever investment yesterday.
The Greater Birmingham & Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership is to take part in a groundbreaking project looking at the support available for mid-sized businesses.
Birmingham’s Nick Holzherr didn’t win The Apprentice – but he’s whisking up the business Lord Sugar rejected anyway. Ros Dodd talked to him.
Contracts have been signed on an exciting new development of high quality, contemporary canal side homes in Selly Oak, Birmingham.
With Brits set to spend a substantial amount of hard earned cash on celebratory snacks, the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee has provided a splendid opportunity for FMCG brands to roll up their sleeves and make a unique contribution to the nationwide affair.
“Why go to Venice…when you can go to Birmingham?” wins VisitEngland’s Travel Article of the Year
The Head of the Foreign office will visit the Midlands this week to talk to people and organisations in the region who work closely with the department and its partners to further UK interests and values overseas.
St John’s Hotel in Solihull inspired blushing brides-to-be and their grooms when it held its first wedding showcase.
Birmingham will play host to the International Working Conference on Applied Industrial Symbiosis (IWCAIS), which takes place for the first time next month.
City TV CEO Debra Davis has announced four new members joining its Interim Development Board.
The Government remains half-hearted over jobs and growth – we need action not repetition of the same old promises, according to Institute of Directors West Midlands chairman John Rider.
“…our findings indicate that the local business community could be looking more confidently to the future”
New bags and accessories store for Solihull’s Mell Square
Two West Midlands companies are playing a key role in delivering a new “smart” transport scheme
A wide range of West Midlands professionals gathered in Birmingham last week
City TV has attracted several business luminaries to its Interim Development Board in support of its application for Birmingham’s Local-Digital Television Programme Service.
Neil Rami, Chief Executive, Marketing Birmingham reflects on the impact of this week’s Budget on Birmingham’s potential to attract further inward investment.
The general manager of a top Solihull hotel is urging the borough against “NEC complacency” and to do more to attract visitors in the run-up to the Olympics.
Air Malta have announced the launch of charter flights from Birmingham Airport this summer.
The inaugural Warwick Cookie Party has been declared an ‘enormous success’ having attracted a diverse group of attendees
Flatpack Festival joins up with Colmore Business District for a mini film festival, Film Bug
West Midlands business people, interested in finding out more about the co-operative enterprise model, are being invited to a networking lunch