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- Blog
20 September 2024
Supporting manufacturers to enter new markets with the Supply Chain Transition programme
Learn how this new opportunity will help businesses involved in more traditional sectors of the region’s economy to adapt to new technologies and take their transferrable skills into new and growing sectors
- Marketing
- Tips
19 September 2024
Top tips for advertising your business on social media
Practical strategies for getting started and optimising your social media advertising.
- Funding
- Case study
18 September 2024
Mayor meets young restaurant staff at Birmingham’s latest eating venue
Sixteen young people have started exciting new careers in Birmingham’s booming food scene with the opening of the city’s latest eating destination, Cow & Sow.
- Sales
- Tips
05 September 2024
Champagne sales on a lemonade budget
Practical strategies for optimising your sales efforts.
- Sustainability
- Tips
21 August 2024
5 ways going green can improve your bottom line
Whatever your sector, sustainable practices can significantly reduce costs.
- SEO
- Tips
19 August 2024
How search engines crawl and index websites: A beginner's guide
Essential reading for any business owner who is striving to ensure their website ranks well in search engines and brings in the right customers
- News
05 August 2024
Business Support for Black Entrepreneurs
Black entrepreneurs face more barriers to growth than their white counterparts. Part of our commitment to supporting minority-owned businesses is our annual sponsorship of the Birmingham Black Business Show.
- News
02 August 2024
Community led business support to drive economic growth in diverse neighbourhoods
Entrepreneurs in some of the region’s most ethnically diverse communities are to get better access to support and advice to help grow their businesses through a new network of community led business hubs.
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