Aston University is teaming up with global investment firm Goldman Sachs for an entrepreneurial initiative aimed at boosting the Midlands economy through job creation.Read
A series of manufacturing best practice workshops are heading to the West Midlands this week with the aim of helping companies overcome rising raw material costs and fluctuating exchange rates.Read
A Birmingham woman is on a mission to unleash a new generation of entrepreneurs while at the same time breathing life into the city’s empty buildings.Read
SMALL West Midland firms devastated by the recent riots are eligible for grants of more than £12,000 thanks to a newly-created High Street Fund – but not one single regional business has applied as yet.Read
A “fat-burning” product created by a husband and wife team in the West Midlands has been exported to more than 100 countries – including Iraq and Iran.
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Many small to medium-sized firms in the Midlands are failing to recognise the full implications of the new Bribery Act – leaving a “ticking timebomb” across the region – experts have warned.Read
Two West Midlands entrepreneurs are on a mission to convert the world to Indian wine - and are even sending it over The Channel to beat the French at their own game.Read
Small firms are spending £16.8 billion per year on complying with red tape despite initiatives to cut back on regulation, according to new research.Read
A restaurateur has blamed Government tax rates for crippling the hospitality sector in Birmingham as it emerged the city’s oldest independent cafe has been forced to close.Read
A sudden cataclysmic event on the ocean floor more than 500 million years ago has led to one of the most interesting artefacts to end up in the hands of a Birmingham store.Read
