West Midlands Bucks the Trend as Jobless Rate Falls

Birmingham business leaders have called the latest drop further evidence of the region’s strengthening economy. Paul Faulkner, chief executive of the Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce, said the reduction in the unemployment rate in the West Midlands contrasted with nearly...

Five Businesses Close in Two Years in Grand Central

In the two years since Grand Central opened, five businesses have already shut up shop for good, putting a firm dent in the idea of Birmingham’s new cosmopolitan train/shopping centre. Numerous independent retailors based in Grand Central revealed that they...

Midlands Companies Feature in ‘Times’ Listing

The annual Sunday Times HSBC Top Track 100 league table ranks the top 100 British companies with the biggest sales. Regular name include Virgin Atlantic, Dyson and Clarks. A total of 16 Midlands Companies have appeared on the list, the...

Non-Essential Sales Tumble after Easter Disappears

Barclaycard and the British Retail Consortium have both warned that the apparent uptake of high street shopping should not be trusted. Last month, spending at the high street increased, but the warning states that this was only due to...

Birmingham entrepreneurs generate over £20 million turnover

Entrepreneurial Spark launches impressive 2017 Impact Report 3,152 jobs created by its entrepreneurs 85% of businesses still trading compared to 40% nationally New programme underway to reach even more entrepreneurs Entrepreneurial Spark Powered by NatWest launched its annual report today, with an even...

Birmingham to launch Commonwealth Chamber

An initiative to drive trade between Greater Birmingham and the Commonwealth has been given lift-off with the launch of the Greater Birmingham Commonwealth Chamber of Commerce (GBCCC). The Commonwealth Chamber becomes the tenth division of the Greater Birmingham Chambers of...

£2bn Birmingham-Chinese Housing Agreement

City council leader John Clancy has agreed a deal with Country Garden, a Chinese housing developer, to invest and build in Birmingham in a move that could be worth £2bn to Birmingham’s economy. Country Garden, based in Guangdong, is to...

Award-Winning Birmingham Coffee Shop Launches New Mobile Service

Temple Row’s Six Eight Kafé, recently named the city’s best café in the Birmingham Mail’s Brummies’ Choices Awards for the second time, has gone mobile with its new ‘Business Class’ venture. Businesses can hire the full Six Eight barista experience...

New Chapter for JM Security Systems

The Leading Security Company Has Unveiled New Plans for Growth and Investment JM Security Systems, one of the Midlands’ leading security companies, has unveiled ambitious plans for growth and investment as it celebrates its seventh year in business. Since its launch...

New Prezzo Restaurant Opens up in Moseley

A new Prezzo restaurant has opened in Moseley Village on Alcester Road. The casual dining chain is the second one to open in Birmingham, the first having been opened in Harbourne. Prezzo now has more than 220 restaurants in the UK....