LEP Members Elected
IAB President and S&CC Principal Joins Board
Two new faces have been welcomed at the Greater Birmingham & Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership (GBSLEP) which include President of the Institute of Asian Businesses, Saqib Bhatti.
Saqib, an associate at Younis...
Kiran Singh Wins Stars Award
Claims Eight Accolade
Kiran Singh, a Single Mum and Business Woman from Croxley, Watford won her 8th Award; the Star Award at The Extraordinary Lady Speaks Conference which took place at Fairfield Halls on Saturday the 16th of May was hosted by 'Lift...
Tory Conference
Chamber Spearheads Drive To Empower Cities
The growing demands to give more power to the regions will be driven by Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce (GBCC) during the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham on Monday.
The Empowering Cities event will...
NA Consulting launch their Business Basics First ® Program
NA Consulting Ltd (NAC), a niche Management Consultancy based in Birmingham announced public launch of their Business Basics First ® program (BBF). The tools were originally developed for specific businesses and industry sectors but have been proven to work...
Praise for Ethnic Enterprise Bursts onto Literary Scene
Global Enterprise Development Services Limited have published the first ever book on South Asian contributions to the British economy. ‘The Anatomy of British South Asian Enterprise’ is written by Dr Christopher A. Johnson, an award winning publisher and business...
MFDH Awards Goes Off with a Bang!
What a magnificent night! Last evening saw the Midlands Food Drink & Hospitality Awards take place at the Edgbaston Cricket Ground.
The Midlands Food Drink & Hospitality industry was out in full force and saw over 450 people in attendance,...
Chief Executive Ranjit Boparan Steps Down From 2 Sisters Group
The chief executive of 2 Sisters Food Group Ranjit Boparan is stepping down from his day-to-day role in running the company.
Co-founded 25 years ago, the company employs hundreds of staff across the West Midlands, will move to a new...
NHS Drug Scandal
Bhiku and Vijay Patel, who began with a solitary Essex pharmacy and are now worth £675million, have supposedly misused a NHS pricing loophole, amongst other businesses.
Four companies, including two with past and present links to the siblings, have allegedly...
Birmingham Commonwealth Association
By Keith Stokes-Smith
Let’s go back to 1951; admittedly most of us were neither born or in employment then. Export of goods from the UK to our 53 Commonwealth partners accounted for 42% of total exports. Sixty years later, by...
BCC – GDP shows recovery is bedding in
UK economy grew by 0.7% in the fourth quarter of 2013
Business leaders in Birmingham welcomed today’s GDP figures, which showed that the UK economy grew by 0.7% in the fourth quarter of 2013, bringing the annual growth rate to...
