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How fuel inefficiency eats a hole in company profits

Businesses in the West Midlands are haemorrhaging more than £550,000 a day because of poor fuel efficiency, according to the Carbon Trust. Read

ART helps Digbeth firm find its feet

A Birmingham firm helping businesses to cut down on utility bills is on track to triple its order book. Read

Develop a business idea and win £500

A Birmingham City Council-run group is offering a £500 prize for enterprising Brummies to develop a business idea. Read

International Aid efforts offer business opportunities

Birmingham Chamber of Commerce and Industry is urging West Midland companies to find out how they can access a global market of approximately £30 billion supplying the International Aid and Development effort worldwide. Read

Bournville students land Birmingham Airport award

Year 10 students at Dame Elizabeth Cadbury Technology College have won this year's ‘Birmingham International Airport Communication Award’. Read

Lord Stafford Awards held at Worcester for first time

The region’s biggest innovation awards are heading to Worcester for the first time in its history, it has been revealed. Read

SmartWater helps police track a modern day Fagin

Scientists at a West Midlands firm have created new technology that has helped the police track down the leader of a gang of child criminals. Read

Lord Dale fights recession talk as he spends £10m on property

A Black Country property entrepreneur has gone on a multi-million pound shopping spree, saying the credit crunch has created opportunities for businessmen willing to be bold. Read

Uttoxeter woman sets up funeral consultancy

A Staffordshire woman is setting herself up as the country’s first “funeral consultant”, offering tailored final days for people looking to go out in style. Read

Coventry University is Europe's best for business spin-offs

Coventry University has been named the best in Europe for creating new businesses from students’ work. Read

Big boys bullying the small businesses out of cash

There are ways and means of ensuring sustainability, without resorting to unethical practices. Read

Business owners suffering similar fears

Managing overheads and employment issues are two of the biggest issues keeping business owners in the West Midlands awake at night. Read

Hepworth is clear choice for Post Business award

A Redditch firm that supplies many of the world’s luxury liners and high speed trains with windscreen wiper systems is the winner of this year’s Birmingham Post Business Award. Read

Big firms put the squeeze on SMEs

Large firms were today accused of “exploiting” smaller companies by delaying invoice payments and imposing new fees on businesses. Read

Matt's Wonderwall of the future

Matt Nichols left school at the age of 16. Today he handles sales for a company with a £3 billion turnover as Ross Reyburn discovers. Read

Social enterprise Jericho could be model for ethical business

A new landscaping company says its business model can be an example for contractors looking to put something back into the community. Read

Pearson tells West Midland firms to target health and defence

Innovative firms in the West Midlands should be targeting lucrative health and defence budgets, according to a visiting Minister. Read

West Midland small firms are stockpiling cash

More than three quarters of SMEs in the West Midlands are stockpiling their cash as they are too nervous to invest in the current economic climate, according to new research. Read

Micro-businesses need more attention from Government, says FPB

Ministers need to speak out to reassure micro-businesses, the Forum of Private Business (FPB) has said. Read

Small business must cut water consumption

Businesses need to cut down on their water consumption to avoid a crisis, an environmental business organisation has said. Read