Black Country Growth Hub

Coronavirus Support

We are updating our Coronavirus support page regularly with the latest information and support measures as they are announced.

Find various links and resources here

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

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

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?

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Case Studies

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Latest News

Relight Business Programme helps over 80 businesses

More than 80 City of Wolverhampton micro and small businesses have now completed the Council’s new Relight Business Programme thanks to over &po...

Invitation to Quote - Experts in Residence Programme

The Black Country LEP Growth Hub invites your company to offer a quotation for the provision of sector specialist advisors, to support businesses in t...

New Working Safely guidance has now been published

To support businesses and the self-employed to continue to work safely during the pandemic as we move to Step 4, the UK Government have published...

Are your employees vaccinated? A message from NHS England

Black Country businesses are urged to encourage their employees to protect themselves from COVID-19 by getting vaccinated. 92.17% of people testi...

5 great business support programmes #BlackCountryDay

To celebrate Black Country Day, we've put together a list of 5 great business support programmes available to businesses and entrepreneurs based&n...

Commonwealth Games 2022: one year to go, week of free online events

With one year to go until the Commonwealth Games 2022 join the Department for International Trade for a week of free virtual events to learn abou...

Walsall Council launches Litter Charter for businesses in the borough

Walsall businesses are being invited to sign up to a new charter designed by Walsall Council to help create and maintain a cleaner, greener Walsall.&n...

Find out how your business can get involved in the Kickstart scheme

The Kickstart Scheme provides funding to create new 6-month jobs for 16 to 24 year olds on Universal Credit who are at risk of long term unemployment....

New subsidy system to support UK jobs and businesses, boost the economy and strengthen the union

Businesses across the UK will be able to benefit from financial support thanks to a new subsidy control system following our departure from the EU....

Young entrepreneurs invited to kickstart their business thanks to a free opportunity in the city

Young business brains can share their promising products with hundreds of shoppers thanks to a free opportunity organised by City of Wolverhampton Cou...

Join the #HelpToGrow programme

The government’s new Help to Grow: Management programme offers the chance to take your business to the next level. Join other senior business...

£134m West Midlands Boost for Ultrafast Full Fibre Broadband

Around 334,000 more West Midlands homes and businesses are set to benefit from a broadband boost in the region of £134m thanks to Openreach...

WMCA event being staged to help small and medium-sized companies bounce back from the pandemic

Help is at hand for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the West Midlands needing support to bounce back from the economic impact of the Covi...

Black Country businesses can find strength in numbers at upcoming event

Excitement ahead of a high-profile online networking event is building after the complete line-up was announced, giving business owners the chance to...

Made Smarter in the Black Country

The possibilities are endless with digital tech. Whatever problem you’re facing, or whatever goal you’re working towards, Made Smarter can...

Introducing the AMTECAA programme

If you're looking to explore how advanced manufacturing technologies can help you be more productive or provide a competitive edge then why not se...

Free asymptomatic workplace testing extended

Following the Prime Minister's announcement that step 4 will be delayed, free asymptomatic workplace testing has been extended for a month until t...

Successful product innovation for business (webinar)

An Impacting by Design Webinar Join experts from Impacting Business by Design’s industrial design community for a lively discussion on the cr...

10 benefits of the UK - Australia Free Trade Agreement

Over the coming months, the Department for International Trade will be running a series of events and webinars about trading with Australia so that bu...

Co-op Fortnight 2021

Every year hundreds of co-ops and organisations across the UK work together to promote co-ops during Co-op Fortnight. This year, 21 June to 4 July,...

Is experience-based tourism a post-covid recovery opportunity?

A research team at the University of Surrey is launching an online survey to study experience-based tourism as a covid-19 recovery opportunity. Thi...

Wolverhampton businesses urged to act fast ahead of grants deadline

The Council is urging City of Wolverhampton businesses to act fast as the applications window for a number of existing Government grant schemes closes...

£1.9m project helps SMEs in advanced, manufacturing and engineering improve digital skills

A £1.9 million project has been launched in the West Midlands to help SMEs in advanced, manufacturing and engineering to improve their digital s...

Should you borrow to grow your business?

The Black Country LEP Growth Hub and the Finpoint team have collaborated on a useful new Business Finance Finder tool for local businesses, to he...

New range of grants for city businesses and organisations

City of Wolverhampton Council will tomorrow (Wednesday) launch a new range of discretionary grants to support city businesses and organisations. Th...

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