Business News

The shortlist for the second ‘Women Entrepreneurs Pitch Competition’, highlighting the West Midlands’ best women-led SMEs and start-ups and help plug the gender funding gap, has been revealed.

During this Black History Month, Tesco is shining a spotlight on some of its amazing Black-owned suppliers, helping its customers celebrate the culture and heritage of the Black community throughout October.

EBC Financial Group (EBC) have announced its continued collaboration with the University of Oxford’s Department of Economics for the 2024-2025 edition of the acclaimed “What Economists Really Do” (WERD) webinar series.

Sonata Software, a leading Modernization Engineering company, today announced that it has been selected as a strategic managed services partner for a Fortune 500 manufacturer of consumer goods and industrial products.

Following the news that the FCA is cracking down on finance influencers aka 'finfluencers', Lily Megson, Policy Director at My Pension Expert responded on being wary of social media as a source for financial guidance.

Bridgnorth Aluminium has kickstarted a £2m investment drive in new technology at its 66-acre Midlands site as part of a long-term growth plan targeting new markets.

The report from the Dublin City Taskforce just published contains some key findings that will greatly improve city life, but only if they are fully implemented.

Nick Higginson, CEO of Phoenix Health & Safety has been recognised as one of The LDC Top 50 Most Ambitious Business Leaders for 2024, in partnership with The Times.

The percentage of UK small business predicting growth for the final three-months of 2024 remains at the two-year high of last quarter (35%) - with significant upturns in growth forecasts across the North, the Midlands and among younger businesses - according to new research from Novuna Business Finance.

Baseload Capital, a leader in sustainable energy solutions, have announced the appointment of Kristín Vala Matthíasdóttir as Chief Technology Officer (CTO), effective August 2024.

The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is saving workers an average of one hour each day, allowing more time to be devoted to creative tasks, to thinking more strategically or to helping achieve a better work-life balance, according to a major workplace survey published today.

An innovative tie-up between one of Birmingham’s leading social enterprises and a well-known UK retailer has helped more than 32 people secure employment – 61% of whom have never had a job.

Spurred by continued growth, multidisciplinary engineering firm adi Group has launched a recruitment drive to encourage fresh talent to join its multi-skilled team.

Dublin Chamber has set out eight business priorities for political parties to adopt and include in the next programme for government, following the general election.

Public company lawyers at law firm Shakespeare Martineau have advised on five deals for listed company clients in quick succession, following a bumper month in fundraising deals and acquisitions, including raising more than £4 million.

Malaysian financial services practitioners have gained a competitive edge through a new collaboration with the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI), enhancing their professional lifelong learning and offering the opportunity to apply for CISI membership.