BCRS Small Business Loans has welcomed four new members to its Board
BCRS Small Business Loans has welcomed four new members to its Board, who share the same strong belief in supporting business and enterprise within the region. BCRS Small Business Loans has welcomed...
View ArticleMidlands financial advisors snapped up by Sanlam UK
Bristol-based investment group, Sanlam UK, has acquired financial planning business English Mutual. The acquisition is part of Sanlam UK’s aim to bring leading UK financial brands under one name....
View ArticleLeonard Curtis Business Solutions Group appoint Conrad Beighton as Director
Leonard Curtis Business Solutions Group are delighted to announce the appointment of Conrad Beighton as a Director in their Birmingham Office. Conrad, a member of the Insolvency Practitioners...
View ArticleElectrical Testing Company Secures Six-figure Sum For Software Development
Martyn Jupp, Director of Staffordshire based company Electrotest Services Limited is ‘over the moon’ after securing a six figure sum enabling the company to invest in new software development. Martyn...
View ArticleDudley Council working with BCRS to provide access to loan fund for Dudley...
A £1m business loan fund to boost the economy and create jobs has been launched by Dudley Council. Local authority bosses have put pen to paper to launch the Dudley Business Loan Fund over the next two...
View ArticleBDO and PKF agree to merge
Accountancy firms BDO and PKF have agreed to merge to create a practice with revenues of almost £400m. The deal was first revealed in August and the enlarged firm, which will operate under the BDO...
View ArticleGreater Birmingham LEP chair Andy Street hails 'critical' role of Solihull
Andy Street, the head of the Greater Birmingham and Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership, told business leaders in the borough that it forms “a critical part” of the LEP’s work.
View ArticleProfessor Dame Julia King, vice-chancellor of Aston University joins Greater...
Professor Dame Julia King, vice-chancellor of Aston University, has been made a director of the business group and will be the representative of the higher education sector, acting as a conduit between...
View ArticleShaylor Group builds on Finance Birmingham investment with further £0.5m
West Midlands based construction company Shaylor Group, has received a further half a million pounds of funding from Finance Birmingham, following the continued growth of the company since an initial...
View ArticleAlternative Business Finance coming to the Black Country to support local firms
Central Finance, a firm of Alternative Business Finance experts, is expanding its services into the Black Country in a bid to support local enterprises.
View ArticleWLEP launches new Access to Finance Portal
Worcestershire Local Enterprise Partnership is pleased to announce the launch of a new ‘Access to Finance’ portal, accessible via http:\accesstofinance.wlep.co.uk. The site is a one-stop shop for...
View ArticleConnect WM creates a funding sponsorship option for local businesses
Connect WM reckons that there is now a strong case for local businesses to come together and build a sponsorship funding community in order to help local business to have viable chance of gaining...
View ArticleBlack Country residents being encouraged to explore their entrepreneurial spirit
The Supporting Employment and Enterprise Development project (SEED) is supported by £249,500 from the European Regional Development Fund, which is managed by the Department for Communities and Local...
View ArticleNew Appointment at Midlands based Central Finance
Central Finance the independent Midlands based Business Finance consultancy, has expanded its team by appointing new consultant Richard Chaplin to cover the South of the Midlands region.
View ArticleBusiness Cash Advance gives retail businesses access to finance
Business Cash Advance is a new finance product which can be accessed through Finance WM, by retail businesses looking to gain access to finance within the West Midlands.
View ArticleManagement buyout at Ludgate Finance
Business funding provider and peer-to-peer lender Ludgate Finance has been bought out by its management team. The firm, which operates from offices from Ludgate Hill in Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter...
View ArticleBusiness lender (ART) sees increase in business loan applications
Business lender, ART (Aston Reinvestment Trust), has seen the volume of loan applications logged by West Midlands based businesses reach record levels in the first quarter of 2014/15. Further good news...
View ArticleAmbitious property firm moves into Black Country
An ambitious property maintenance business has moved into the Black Country, creating dozens of employment opportunities and safeguarding jobs across the company following a funding boost from UK Steel...
View ArticlePolicy chiefs urged to make financial education compulsory in primary schools
Primary school children should receive age-appropriate lessons in financial education to encourage positive attitudes towards budgeting and savings, according to new research published today.
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