Neelam Afzal of Wildings Solicitors highly commended at the British Muslim Awards 2020
Neelam Afzal, Solicitor and Head of the Employment Law Department at Wildings Solicitors was recognised and highly commended in the category for Achievements in Law, at the 8th British Muslim Awards ceremony which took place at the Mercure Piccadilly...
What is under the ‘Magic Money Tree?’
We have had several politicians talk about the 'magic money tree' as if it is a fantasy and believing in it means you are living in fantasyland.
And yet it is there, in plain sight: except we don't want to...
Meet Paul Cadman Our Business Columnist
Paul considers himself a ‘son of Birmingham’, spending his early years in the inner city areas of Bordesley Green and taking on his first job as working in the Birmingham markets.
Paul’s early school days were made more challenging due...
How Hospitality Businesses Can Drive Footfall And Increase Loyalty
Creating loyal customers is a challenge that many businesses face. This week the Midland Retail & Hospitality Forum (MRF) started their 2020 event campaign with a deep dive into how hospitality businesses can drive footfall and increase loyalty. A...
How have Customer Demands and Technology trends transformed the Restaurant Industry?
Naeem Arif is a highly experienced customer-orientated leader, with over 15 years experience as director of multiple successful Private Limited Companies in the Retail and Management Consulting world. He the founder of NA Consulting, a retail and management consultancy,...
How your recruitment strategy might be destroying your competitive advantage
I have heard from many of my friends how difficult they are finding it to engage with companies with job vacancies. Many organisations (particularly in the public sector) don't even acknowledge applications and fail to provide feedback.
Obviously, I support...
The 7 Trends taking over the High Street – by Naeem Arif
Naeem Arif is a highly experienced customer-orientated leader, with over 15 years experience as director of multiple successful Private Limited Companies in the Retail and Management Consulting world. He the founder of NA Consulting, a retail and management consultancy,...
SME News Award and more charitable endeavours cap off a great year for Birmingham’s...
Bootcamp Media has been recognised as “Birmingham’s Best Marketing & Web Design Agency” in the 2018 SME News UK Enterprise Awards.
Based in Birmingham’s beautiful Jewellery Quarter, Bootcamp Media is a team of creative, driven individuals who excel at web...
‘With all this uncertainty around Brexit, businesses need to remain positive’
This week the MRF ran their Brexit seminar, hosted by Natwest in Birmingham. An impressive range of panellists were lined up and a number of subjects were discussed on the evening but the main theme coming out of the...
Carillion Placed into Liquidation
Wolverhampton based Carillion one of the UK’s largest construction companies was placed into liquidation on Monday 15 January after struggling with debts of £900 million and a pension deficit of £590 million.
The company has over hundreds of public sector...
