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Bank funding helps create new jobs at Jewellery Quarter venue
Economic Development
Vertu Bar opens roof top bar and patio using £300,000 from Lloyds Commercial Banking
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Concerns remain over access to finance as more firms seek funding
Economic Development
Nearly one in five Midland companies say cash-flow is crippling their businesses as the lending squeeze continues to cause headaches for some firms.
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Reshoring really is happening - but not as much as first thought
Opinion
Around one in six firms are bringing production back home, driven by concerns over costs, quality and turnaround times
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£30,000 grants on offer for region's manufacturing SMEs
Economic Development
A grant award of between £10,000 and £30,000 is available to eligible businesses which have been trading for six months or more
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Sports events in sights as Midland firms look to boost exports
Economic Development
Around 1,250 West Midlands firms attended º£½ÇÊÓƵ Trade and Investment’s regional exports programme last week.
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Solihull cloud specialist wins place on two groundbreaking Government schemes
Economic Development
Jumar Solutions, based on Coleshill Road, has become part of the Government’s ‘G-Cloud’ and ‘Digital Services’ frameworks
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Hundreds of SMEs attend º£½ÇÊÓƵTI's Export Week in the West Midlands
Economic Development
Regional firms given advice on how to capitalise on global events, such as the World Cup and the Olympics.
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Region's businesses confident about future but reluctant to invest in growth, says research
Banking & Finance
Findings were revealed in the Baker Tilly Your Business Outlook 2014 which surveyed 750 SMEs across the º£½ÇÊÓƵ about their expectations, opinions and priorities for the coming year
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SMEs missing out on export growth, according to new report
Economic Development
Financial contraints and lack of funding holding back Midland firms, says Trade & Export Finance Ltd survey
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PMI data reveals rise in West Midlands activity
Economic Development
More growth in the private sector economy at the start of the fourth quarter
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Export week aims to get firms trading globally
Economic Development
Series of events in a bid to get SMEs to expand their export activity
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ONS data analysis: The value of West Midlands business and how it compares to other regions
Employment
According to latest commercial data from the Office for National Statistics, annual turnover in the region tops £232 billion
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Birmingham film director seeks crowdfunding to finance Fun With Caravans movie
Retail & Consumer
Actor and director team up for Rear Window of the digital age.
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Plans for new £36m training centre in Coventry
Economic Development
More than £36 million is being invested to create an elite training centre to help bridge the engineering skills gap.
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MAS seminar to advise manufacturers against spiralling energy bills
Manufacturing
A seminar in the region will examine the future of energy procurement, management and generation methods
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£2.2m funding to help West Midlands manufacturers expand
Manufacturing
Additional money to assist a further 390 manufacturers across the region
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Extension to pension enrolment
Opinion
The Government has extended the period that new employees have to auto-enrol in a pension scheme from four to six weeks is certainly welcome for small and medium-sized enterprises.
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Push to boost business growth online
Economic Development
Support to help small firms to increase trade in growth markets like China, India and the UAE
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Importing organic Vietnamese black rice... there’s a lesson for us all
Opinion
With a trade seminar hosted by the Vietnamese Government in Birmingham next week, the opportunities are becoming more apparent and tangible.
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West Midlands firms offered web masterclass to boost exports
Economic Development
New support network to help SMEs target high-growth markets including China, India and the UAE
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Business leaders back call for new bonfire of red tape
Economic Development
Birmingham Chamber of Commerce said that the proposals 'could make a very real and tangible difference to companies'
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Allied Irish Bank launches £50m fund in Midlands
Banking & Finance
Aimed at owner-managed businesses seeking capital finance for growth
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PAYE changes welcomed by expert
Banking & Finance
U-turn welcomed after businesses met with barrage of red tape
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Scrutinising shares for rights issue
Opinion
The introduction of controversial laws which enable workers to give up basic employee rights in exchange for shares in their company were introduced at the start of September.
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