A Midland businessman has devised a way to help remote African villages generate energy for schools by harnessing the power of children playing see-saw.
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Regional development agency Advantage West Midlands has announced £6.5 million will be made available for small businesses in the region next year.
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Entrepreneurs are proving to be resilient as firms of all sizes struggle in uncertain economics times, says Dr Gideon Maas, co-director of the Institute of Applied Entrepreneurship at Coventry University.
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Birmingham already has initiatives to promote entrepreneurship, the city council has said in response to a call for more support for budding start-ups.
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Birmingham must embrace the spirit of entrepreneurialism the city was built upon or face “Detroitification,” the founder of the Custard Factory has warned.
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Bennie Gray, entrepreneur champion and founder of the organisation which runs the Custard Factory in Birmingham, outlines his manifesto for saving the city's economy.
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Drawing out the hidden entrepreneurial talents of Birmingham’s diverse population lies at the heart of Bennie Gray’s strategy to get the city moving again. Anna Blackaby looks at his background.
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A former plumber has been shortlisted for a Lord Stafford Award for innovation after developing a groundbreaking device to help smokers kick the habit.
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Two Black Country engineers who ploughed their life savings and 20,000 man hours into their business have seen their hard work pay off with a 100 per cent increase in sales in two years.
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Small businesses are to receive prompt payment for services provided to central government, regional agencies and health trusts to help them cope with the economic downturn, Treasury Minister Ian Pearson has pledged.
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A Staffordshire widow who took over her late husband’s business after he died in a skiing accident is the latest winner if the Birmingham Post Enterprise Award.
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A £350 million government package to help small and medium-sized companies weather the downturn won a warm welcome from West Midlands business leaders.
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