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Growing SMEs create more than 50,000 jobs in Birmingham, claims report

New research shows that just nine per cent of Birmingham’s small firms have created 53,691 jobs in the last three years.Read

Budget 2011 preview: Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)

Enda Mullen talks to the sectors driving the West Midlands economy about their hopes for the forthcoming BudgetRead

College contract for Solihull software business

A Solihull software company has agreed a deal to roll out its systems in Birmingham Metropolitan College – which will ultimately see them used by 25,000 learners.Read

Budget 2011: Work Foundation calls for help for smaller firms

The Government has been urged to use next week’s Budget to help smaller firms and entrepreneurs as well as “significantly” reforming the financial system.Read

Rising fuel prices could be final straw for struggling businesses

Petrol rises could be the last straw for under pressures SMEs, threatening to send some under, a corporate recovery expert has warned.Read

Japanese deal boost for Malvern fashion designer

A Malvern fashion designer has won a deal to export scarves, hats, jackets, capes and gloves to a premier Japanese department store.Read

Enterprise Zones not the key to creating jobs, claims Centre For Cities

Major concerns about the cost of creating jobs through Enterprise Zones have been raised as the Government was urged to revise past schemes if it plans to announce a new programme in next month’s Budget.Read

Regional Growth Fund boss explains how to get a slice of the £2.5bn

As a £2.5 billion equity investment fund prepares to open its doors in Birmingham, Anna Blackaby speaks to the man at the helm about how West Midlands firms can get a share.Read

Antiques expert sets up firm

An antiques expert has returned to the West Midlands from the United States to set up an online business.Read

Company bosses plan to turn back on Royal nuptials

Bosses in the Midlands are less likely to give their staff a day off for the Royal wedding than their Northern counterparts, new research has revealed.Read

FSB calls for help in job creation ahead of latest unemployment figures

The Government is being urged to announce measures aimed at helping firms create jobs, ahead of new unemployment figures expected to show another increase in the jobless total.Read

Expansion for Kidderminster solar energy firm

A solar energy firm has moved into larger new offices after a year of growth created 12 new jobs.Read

Business support programme helps 80 Walsall firms

A programme dedicated to making Walsall businesses more competitive has helped more than 80 firms in its first year.Read

Birmingham Science Park appoints manager for new business

Katherine Preston has been appointed as a new business incubation manager to support the increasing number of entrepreneurs launching ventures at Birmingham Science Park Aston.Read

Appointment is major deal for forces business

A new business which helps armed services personnel back into civvy street has scored its first success by landing a former army electronics engineer a job with a West Midlands automotive firm.Read

Soaring numbers of female entrepreneurs predicted

The UK is set to see an “explosion” of female entrepreneurs, led by a new generation of spirited young women, a new report predicts.Read

Mini cinema installed at Telford pub

Visitors to a Shropshire pub can enjoy a brush with fame alongside their pint after one of the world’s smallest cinemas was installed.Read

Worcestershire firm to install UK's largest solar power plant

A Worcestershire firm has clinched a £1.2 million deal to install the UK’s largest solar power plant, which is set to eclipse the Glastonbury Festival founder’s claim to the title.Read

West Midlands businesses sign up for new online loan auctions

Entrepreneurs from the West Midlands have thrown their weight behind a new online loan network – dubbed the eBay for business loans.Read

IT firm First Class moves to aid growth plans

An IT company has moved to a new state-of-the-art headquarters as part of a £40,000 project to boost growth plans.Read