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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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Inma Martinez, headline speaker at The Supply Chain Digital Transformation event

A global pioneer in digital technology and artificial intelligence is the headline speaker at an event which will highlight the importance of boo...

Retrofit skills bootcamps launched to help develop energy saving technologies and skills in the West Midlands

Hundreds of people are to undergo free specialist training so they have the skills needed to retrofit the latest energy saving technologies to upgrade...

Wolverhampton top for British Business Bank Start Up Loans in West Midlands

The British Business Bank has named Wolverhampton as the top local authority in the West Midlands for its Start Up Loans programme.The city has seen s...

First phase of Wolverhampton’s Brewers Yard redevelopment to get more than £5m of WMCA investment

An investment of more than £5m was today (Thursday Nov 3) announced by the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) to help kickstart the first phase o...

Local businesses and communities to get £88m of support to help drive economic growth and improve quality of life

Local businesses and communities across the region are to get more than £88m of targeted support to help drive economic growth and improve people’s op...

WMCA agrees investment deal to support £30m expansion of Black Country Living Museum

An exciting £30m tourism project that will whisk people back in time to the Black Country’s post-war heydays has been given a £711,000 investment boos...

Grant funding available to help SMEs in the Black Country to unlock their innovation potential

The Aerospace Unlocking Potential (Aerospace UP) is a £20 million three-year project (2020 to 2023) delivered by the University of Nottingham and the...

Servitization push set to deliver £800k sales boost for Alucast

One of the Black Country’s leading aluminium foundries is reaping the benefits of a move to ‘servitization’ and forecasts that it will add nearly 10 p...

WMCA celebrates businesses within the logistic industry this Black Country Day

The West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) hosted a panel event (Thursday 14th July), sponsored by Amazon, to celebrate how the West Midlands lo...

Council in new push to help Walsall small businesses sell online

Walsall Council has begun a new push to get small businesses online to sell their goods and services. Throughout the period of lockdown and over th...

Secure your Low Carbon SME Grant Today

Low Carbon SMEs are helping businesses to access capital grants to purchase, for example, energy saving equipment or to make process improvements that...

Government to make it simpler for businesses to apply new product safety markings

The government has today (Monday 20 June) announced a range of changes to make it simpler for businesses to apply new product conformity markings for...

100,000 free copies of BS ISO 50005

BSI is delighted to be working with BEIS and the Race to Zero campaign to supply 100,000 free copies of BS ISO 50005, ensuring that no matter what siz...

i54 Business Park extended by 60 acres with 1,000 new jobs on the way

The i54 business park has been extended by 60 acres and new tenants are due to be announced this summer. The scheme, delivered by the City of Wolve...

Alloy Wire returns to international exhibition

Alloy Wire International, from Brierley Hill, is returning to Dusseldorf for the first time since Covid-19 and is expecting to target spring, semicond...

GivePenny secures £1.25m in MEIF capital

A West Midlands company which has developed a charity fundraising platform has secured £1.25 million in new investment to help further enhance i...

Plans in for £24m Black Country transport hub

A new £24 million transport interchange in the Black Country has moved a step closer after plans were lodged with council chiefs. Set to be b...

BCRS delivers £12 Million to West Midlands SMEs through MEIF

BCRS Business Loans has now delivered over £12 million to businesses in the West Midlands through the MEIF’s Small Business Loan Fund....

Employers join city’s push to reduce youth unemployment

Employers across Wolverhampton are helping to reduce youth unemployment by pledging their support to the city’s Wolves At Work 18-24 initiative....

Essential Business Learning: Financial Forecasting (Walsall)

Join Walsall Council for our 'Essential Business Learning: Financial Forecasting' workshop on Wednesday 9th March at West...

Will your credit score affect your ability to access business loans?

Will your credit score affect your ability to access business loans? As a small business, access to finance is important for your continuing growth...

Alternative Omicron grant available for Wolverhampton businesses

City of Wolverhampton Council has launched a new discretionary grant to support city businesses. The Omicron ARG (Additional Restrictions) Scheme i...

Meet The Contractor Event - Birmingham 2022

Businesses across the West Midlands will have the chance to discover from some of the contractors contributing to the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Gam...

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...

Aston University opens applications for Midlands’ Pitch Up investment competition

Applications to Minerva Birmingham’s Pitch Up 2022 competition have opened. Formerly known as ‘Pitchfest WM’ and now in its 7th year...

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