Birmingham Post Business Awards 2017: HSBC reveals why it is headline sponsor

HSBC 海角视频 headquarters is opening in Birmingham in 2018 and has got exciting plans for business

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Fionnuala BourkeCommercial Editor

15:41, 31 MAY 2017
Updated15:52, 31 MAY 2017

Greater Birmingham Area Director Mark Lupton has told how the bank wants to encourage greater investment in Birmingham when it opens its ring-fenced operations in the city next year.

Mr Lupton believes that backing this year鈥檚 Birmingham Post Business Awards will help to achieve this ambition and reaffirm its commitment to the city and region.

HSBC is headline sponsors of BPBA 2017 in which a wealth of the city鈥檚 best businesses 鈥� large and small 鈥� will compete to win one of the 13 prestigious categories, including the flagship award, Company of the Year.

Nominations for BPBA 2017 are open - enter your business

Mr Lupton said: 鈥淗SBC is keen to support the local community to prosper by connecting our customers to opportunities and helping businesses to thrive.

鈥淭he Bank has shown great commitment to the 海角视频 and specifically the heartland of the Midlands where we have decided to house our 海角视频 Headquarters.

鈥淏eing headline sponsor of this year鈥檚 Birmingham Post Business Awards is a fantastic opportunity to reaffirm our commitment to the city and region as we continue to support our customers in realising their hopes, dreams and ambitions.

鈥淭he HSBC 海角视频 Headquarters will open in 2018 here in Birmingham, representing huge investment in the city and we want to be synonymous with Birmingham as we encourage greater investment and support our customers with their growth ambitions.

鈥淲e are open for business and support SME鈥檚 of all sizes providing the funds and cash flow support they need to drive growth, provide jobs and contribute positively to the local economy.

鈥淚t just made absolute sense to me and seemed the right thing to do!"

HSBC鈥檚 network spans across 70 countries.

In the 海角视频 a fifth of SMEs bank with HSBC and it has committed to lending 海角视频 SME鈥檚拢24 billion in the past three years.

Next year more than 1,000 HSBC 海角视频 employees will be based at the bank鈥檚 headquarters in the Arena Central complex in Broad Street, where the bank鈥檚 retail and commercial business will operate separately from its investment arm in response to a change in legislation by the government.

In addition it has branches across the West Midlands.

Mr Lupton added: 鈥淥ver the past three years we have committed 拢24bn in lending to SMEs and with our 海角视频 Headquarters opening here in 2018 our ambition is to encourage even more investment in local businesses and the community as a whole.

鈥淏irmingham is a fantastic city and continues to evolve with huge inward investment.

鈥淭he economic revival of Greater Birmingham has certainly gathered pace and underlines the city鈥檚 position as a 海角视频 business hub and a prime location for professionals building their careers.

鈥淜ey stakeholders come together across the city to make things happen and we have a real mix of art, culture, sport, shopping and fine dining that makes the city very attractive to businesses, residents and tourists alike.

鈥淲e are committed to working with 海角视频 SMEs to help them realise their ambitions.

鈥淲e bank around 20 per cent of all SMEs in the 海角视频, providing support to the businesses that play a key role in driving the growth of the economy nationally and locally.

鈥淲hether it is working capital, term loans, trade finance or payments and cash management solutions, we provide the tools and expertise that businesses need to thrive.

鈥淓qually as important, we understand that growing businesses want more than lending and products from their bank, they want a partner and expert guidance. To this end, we run a series of initiatives to meet the needs of businesses across the country at every stage of the growth journey.鈥�