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New discretionary lockdown business grants now available

City of Wolverhampton businesses not eligible for the Government’s national Local Restrictions Support Grant (Closed) under the current lockdown...

Black Country businesses benefit from peer-to-peer networking

Working with sector specific delivery partners, the Black Country LEP Growth Hub has created four Peer Networking groups to support business. Fun...

Information about the GOVUK Kickstart scheme

[Updated: 29.01.2021] The government will make it even simpler for employers of all sizes to benefit from joining the scheme by removing the limit...

Accelerator funding delivering improvements across city

A host of improvements are being made to the city centre, Bilston and Wednesfield thanks to a £1million Towns Fund Accelerator Grant secured by...

Story Comms helping businesses confident of growth in 2021

Story launches free advice series to support region’s businesses as two thirds say they are confident of growth in 2021 More than two-thirds...

Sustainability health checks: help for Black Country businesses

More and more customers want to buy from suppliers with sustainability at the heart of their organisation. Research has shown that sustainability has...

Black Country entrepreneur raises £250k for platform to transform car dealerships

News article sourced from Midlands Engine. A Wolverhampton-based entrepreneur, who aims to transform the way car dealerships operate, has raised &p...

Government launches consultations to crack down on company fraud and improve corporate transparency

Plans to combat fraud and give businesses confidence in who they are working with have been announced by the Government today, with the launch of thre...

Making Finance More Social - Access to Finance

As part of the FSE Group's Festival of Funding, we will be hosting an event in co-ordination with Big Society Capital on the 23rd February, click...

West Midlands company is first of its kind to use 5G to transform manufacturing

A West Midlands manufacturer is to become the first smaller sized business to use a 5G private network to boost productivity. AE Aerospace, a leadi...

More financial support for Dudley borough businesses

Grants of up to £14,000 are available as part of the latest raft of financial support for businesses across Dudley borough. Finance bosses ar...

Wolverhampton businesses can now apply for new lockdown grants

Eligible City of Wolverhampton businesses in the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors can now apply for an additional one-off national lockdown gra...

Common Questions Surrounding the EU Exit

The UK has left the EU and new rules for business with the EU came into force on 1 January 2021. Even though we have secured a deal, doing business wi...

How The Simple Press Release Can Help Your Organisation

This blog post has been kindly written for us by one of our talented Experts in Residence, Stella Broster. The Experts in Residence programme was...

Businesses to get expert local advice on navigating new EU trade deal

Thousands of West Midlands businesses are being offered local, tailored support to help capitalise on the benefits of the new European Union (EU) trad...

What does Lockdown 3 mean for Black Country businesses?

Yesterday, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced there would be another national lockdown which could last until mid-February 2021. This new lockdown...

£4.6 billion in new lockdown grants to support businesses and protect jobs

Chancellor announces one-off top up grants for retail, hospitality and leisure businesses worth up to £9,000 per property to help businesses...

Black Country takes another step toward leading a clean growth revolution

The Black Country awarded funding from UK Research and Innovation to take another step toward supporting clean industrial growth across the area....

A message from the Business Secretary | EU Exit

I am delighted that we have agreed a deal with the European Union and I am confident that the United Kingdom will thrive outside the EU and cement its...

More than 900 Wolverhampton businesses receive vital grants

More than £1.4 million in small business grants has already been paid to over 900 eligible City of Wolverhampton businesses within a month of th...

Be on your guard against pandemic scammers

City residents are being warned to be on their guard against scammers who are exploiting the ongoing coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.  Of...