With hopes for an enterprise-led recovery resting on businesspeople of all ages and backgrounds, Anna Blackaby meets two Birmingham entrepreneurs who believe you are never too young or old to start your own venture.
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A pioneering invention developed in the West Midlands is set to become commonplace in the medical industry after receiving backing from an investment network.Read
Birmingham Science Park Aston has launched the third phase of its Entrepreneurs for the Future programme, boosting the number of start-up businesses that it can accommodate to 50 per year.Read
The University of Warwick is part of a consortium that has been awarded £1.4 million to develop solar panels so flexible they can be rolled up to the size of a pen.Read
Eco-business experts in the West Midlands gave a tepid response to news that the Government’s green investment bank will have an extra £2 billion – although it won’t be able to borrow until 2015.Read
Birmingham Post Business Award winner eg solutions (EGS) revealed a a 400 per cent rise in profits and a 21 per cent jump in revenues and last year.Read
Staffordshire-based Instem Life Science Systems, which listed on AIM last year, has reported an increase in operating profit of two per cent for 2010.Read
Two West Midland research centres have been named as part of the Government’s £200 million scheme to create an elite network of Technology and Innovation Centres (TICs).Read
More than 200 members of the Midland business and academic community attended an event showcasing 36 new companies at Birmingham Science Park Aston.Read
