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New Government scheme to help small firms adopt digital technologies
The Help to Grow: Digital scheme will pay up to £5,000 towards software costs for businesses buying them for the first time, helping SMEs to adopt digital technologies to boost their growth.
Read More Birmingham City Council publishes new draft financial plan for 2022
A new draft financial plan for Birmingham City Council, designed to maximise the potential of a golden decade for the city, has been published.
Read More New support grant for businesses amid Omicron concerns
Following the Government’s latest announcement, businesses impacted by Omicron in Birmingham can now apply for the funding from a new grant scheme.
Read More Free ‘Getting Games Ready’ training programme opens to help businesses deliver a warm welcome
A new training programme with 7,000 free places will prepare tourism businesses across the West Midlands to deliver an unrivalled visitor experience at every touch point during the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.
Read More Olympic runner among University’s sports stars boosted by scholarship scheme
From an Olympic track athlete to a budding basketball star and an ambitious football player-coach, University College Birmingham's newest sports scholars are a crop well worth watching out for.
Read More Plans to build sustainable construction skills centre in the Jewellery Quarter
Plans have been revealed for a sustainable construction complex in a former Jewellery Quarter print works.
Read More The BATF Platinum Jubilee Competition 2022
The British Allied Trades Federation (BATF) is commissioning a piece of silverware, to add to its collection, to commemorate Her Majesty the Queen's Platinum Jubilee in June 2022.
Read More Ex-student Dan dubbed ‘star in the making’ after scooping MasterChef: The Professionals title
He's been crowned the latest MasterChef champion and been described as a 'star in the making' – and it all began at University College Birmingham for Dan Lee.Â
Read More Green Room presents the launch of Kia’s game-changing new electric car
The electric revolution is here. Plug-in car sales have accelerated by a huge 160% across the globe in 2021, as the EV market offering continues to ramp up, appealing to eco-conscious travellers keen to reduce their carbon footprint.
Read More Cordia Blackswan showcases growth with bolstering of team
Birmingham-based property developer, Cordia Blackswan has reported a year-on-year growth of the business by 143%.
Read More Remediation experts to lead project at former Hartley’s jam factory
Fox Cooper will deliver the remediation of the Jam Factory, a gated residential development at the site of the former Hartley’s jam factory in Bermondsey, near Tower Bridge.
Read More Creative food and sensory design artist opens doors on new Birmingham Jewellery Quarter studio space
Artist Kaye Winwood, who mixes culinary creations and conceptual art for groups wanting to take in new tastes and sensory encounters, has launched Gulp in Grade II-listed premises in Spencer Street.
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