Partnership aims to drive start-up success
Innovation Birmingham Campus has struck up a new partnership with not-for-profit innovation and research centre RE-Rise UK and its virtual incubator and accelerator service.
Phase one of the alliance between the two companies is set to run until September 2018,...
UK Retail Sales Grow
Compared with the previous month, retail sales grew in August by 1% with sales of clothing and non-essential items reported as major contributors.
Sales volumes were 2.4% higher when compared to last August, according to the figures released by the...
£5.6 Billion Worth of Deals Signed in China
Deal Set to be Create 1,500 JobsTrade and investment deals totaling over £5.6 billion and creating over 1,500 UK jobs have been signed between UK and Chinese firms during the largest ever trade mission led by a Prime Minister...
Octavian Security Continues Expansion
Opens New South Africa office
Octavian Security, the leading UK security provider, has kicked off its ambitious 2015 growth plans by launching a new South African office. The move now sees Octavian hold a presence in three continents across...
The Future is Now: Local Asian Recognised As IT ChannelChanger
Raj was the only UK professional to be recognised as one of world's top five
Five future leaders from the information technology (IT) industry channel have been recognised as ChannelChangers by CompTIA, the IT Industry Trade Association, whose members include...
Birmingham’s Private Sector Strong
Business leaders urge new Council chief to recognise strength of private sector
Business leaders today urged new Birmingham City Council leader John Clancy to recognise the “great strength” of the private sector in the city and work with it to...
Pay rises forecast to stay weak, survey predicts
According to the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), pay will rise just 1% over the next year, meaning further pressure on incomes.
The CIPD say that despite falling unemployment numbers, an increasing supply of labour is the reason...
Networking – A Path to Change
Written by: Safaraz Ali 'Pathway2Grow'
Here's the scenario - You meet someone at a networking event and they seem a very 'interesting individual'. You're feeling a vibrant and real connection with them and you believe there may be business opportunities...
Inter Faith Enterprise Catalyst
Programme Aimed at Young People in Regions Community
Near Neighbours has announced that the Catalyst Interfaith Leadership Training will be running in Smethwick. The course is for people of faith aged 18-30 who live, work or worship in...
Piers Linney Pledges Support for Ethnic Minority Businesses
Working in Conjunction With MSDUK
Dragons’ Den star and Co-CEO of leading cloud services provider Outsourcery, Piers Linney, is joining Minority Supplier Development UK (MSDUK) in a bid to raise the profile of black and ethnic minority entrepreneurs and drive...
