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Help to Grow

Help to Grow

Take your business to the next level with two new support programmes launched by the UK Government. Learn new skills, reach more customers and boost your profits with Help to Grow.

Find out more today!
Net Zero Support

Net Zero Support

We have recently put together a hub of resources and information on the race to net zero, especially for Black Country businesses

Read more here
Coronavirus Support

Coronavirus Support

We are updating our Coronavirus Support Hub with resources, useful information and opportunities for businesses which could help them recover after feeling the effects of the pandemic.

Business recovery after COVID-19
Find new opportunities

Find new opportunities

Our free to use tender portal is home to over 20,000 opportunities from across the UK - register now and start searching for new public and private sector contracts!

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EU Exit Information

EU Exit Information

There are new rules for businesses. Make sure you're ready, businesses like yours will be affected. Click the link for the most up to date information and to use the online Brexit checker tool to get a personalised a list of actions.

Click here for Resources & Information
The Department of International Trade

The Department of International Trade

The Department of International Trade have a dedicated team based in Wolverhampton who provide advice and practical support to businesses who want to export on an international level. They offer a variety of services, no matter the level your business is at.

Interested in exporting?
Health and Social Care in the Black Country

Health and Social Care in the Black Country

Social care is a major, and growing economic sector. It contributed £4.2 billion (3.5%) to the West Midlands economy in 2015/16. The Black Country LEP is committed to supporting residential and domiciliary care providers to drive improvements in quality and meet requirements.

Visit the Social Care page

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Essential Business Learning: Financial Forecasting (Walsall)

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Meet The Contractor Event - Birmingham 2022

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Exciting virtual reality networking experience coming to Birmingham

An exciting virtual reality experience in Birmingham will be part of a networking event pairing aspiring interns with engineering and manufacturing fi...

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Meet the Contractors Delivering Birmingham 2022

On Thursday 3rd February 2022, the West Midlands Growth Hubs are excited to announce that five of the contractors appointed to deliver the Games,...

Win a celebrity mentoring session with Google and Enterprise Nation

Win a 1-to-1 Google Mentoring session with a special celebrity guest Jamal Edwards! Through collective efforts to support UK Small Businesses in gr...

Stop Late Payment Culture from Preventing Your Growth

According to the Federation of Small Business (FSB) latest survey, one in ten small businesses are adversely impacted by late payments. When your...

Government backs UK entrepreneurs with tech support and software to help them grow

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Made Smarter generates more than £10m in GVA for signed-up companies

A project to help West Midlands manufacturing and engineering firms embrace the latest technology has seen more than £10 million in value genera...

Halesowen infrared heating manufacturer secures £250,000 to create 20 new jobs

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City Ideas Fund boxing clever as it awards first grants

The fund offers a one-off grant of between £500 and £10,000, for city employers, partners, voluntary organisations, community groups and i...

Free ‘Getting Games Ready’ training programme opens to help businesses deliver a warm welcome

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UK Finance warns SMEs of increased risk of targeted scams

UK Finance’s Take Five to Stop Fraud campaign is warning UK small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) to be alert for scams targeting their comp...

£500,000 advanced skills boost for West Midlands manufacturers (Business Works)

(Article by Business Works) Hundreds of workers across the West Midlands are being given the opportunity to upskill thanks to a new initiative by the...

Opportunity for region’s entrepreneurs and innovators to grow their business through Venturefest WM 2022

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Omicron Hospitality and Leisure business grant applications now open

Black Country businesses can now apply for the Omicon Hospitality and Leisure business grants. Click here for: Sandwell: https://bit.ly/...

New opportunity for retailers in the Black Country

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Learn about the BEIS Industrial Energy Efficiency Accelerator (IEEA)

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The new UKCA marking - webinars available

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£1 billion in support for businesses most impacted by Omicron across the UK

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