Minister Calls for More Entrepreneurs from Ethnic Minorities
'Help Them to Become Their Own Boss'Budding entrepreneurs from all ethnic backgrounds are being encouraged to take advantage of a scheme to help them to become their own boss, as new figures show that so far it has helped...
Samsung is India’s Most Trusted Brand
Sony ranks 2nd whilst Tata is 3rd
India's much anticipated and most rigorous brand evaluation, The Brand Trust Report, India Study, a comparison of the trust held in brands, has been released for 2014. Samsung has emerged as India's Most...
GDP Gives Reason for Optimism
Birmingham Chambers of Commerce Welcomes Decision
Business leaders welcomed today’s announcement that the GDP figure for the first quarter of 2014 has risen by 0.8 per cent, to its highest level in nearly four years, which indicates a move...
British Businesses Advised to Innovate and Invest
By Ninder JohalThe year 2014 represents the 100th anniversary of the first world war but we find the world in greater conflict that ever. We have the atrocities in Syria and in the Middle East in particular the...
Supporting Entrepreneurial Spark
NatWest Opens First Birmingham HubNatWest and Entrepreneurial Spark have opened the first of eight new business accelerator hubs in the heart of Birmingham as part of a multi-million pound support package for entrepreneurs across the UK.
The hub is housed...
Chamber backs trade mission to fast-growing Canada
Andy Street fulfils his pledge to lead a West Midlands trade mission to a fast-growing market when he visits Toronto next week – accompanied by Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce (GBCC).
Paul Faulkner, chief executive of the GBCC, will join...
Rising unemployment figures scupper downward
Birmingham Chamber Expressed Concern
West Midlands business leaders expressed concern following today’s announcement that unemployment in the West Midlands has risen to 8.2 per cent in the quarter from December to February, up from 8.1 per cent in the previous...
Leading from the Front
Key Industry Award for Thriving Midlands Retailer
A leading Midlands independent tile retail chain is celebrating a successful business year after winning a prestigious industry award.
Tile Choice, whose head quarters are based in Wolverhampton and now have sixteen stores throughout...
IAB Launches Business Awards
Nominations Close on September 29, 2014
The Institute of Asian Businesses has launched its annual awards which will culminate in the announcement of the winners at the annual dinner on Saturday 29 November. President of the IAB, Saqib Bhatti said: “We would...
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...
