Business News

More than £4.2m has been successfully raised by growing firms in the West Midlands after tapping into support from the Business Growth West Midlands’ (BGWM) Investment Readiness Programme.

The Chancellor will kick off the first ever Regional Investment Summit with a blitz on business bureaucracy announcing further cuts to red tape and promising to save UK firms nearly £6 billion per year by the end of Parliament. 

Bloodhound Tracking Device (BTD) made it to the Top Three Finalists out of 65 entrants in the DHL Now and Next: Fast Forward Logistics Challenge, held last week in Austin, Texas, in the USA.

The Heads of Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) Group, chaired in 2025 by the Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB), recently met to review progress on joint actions and chart priority areas for the Group’s future work.

Kilkenny-headquartered software technology group, CluneTech, is celebrating a double win at the 2025 HR Leadership & Management Awards, held last night at the Crowne Plaza, Dublin.

Sanlam Investments has confirmed its third sponsorship of Africa’s Green Economy Summit (AGES), taking place in February 2026, reaffirming its commitment to financing Africa’s sustainable future through innovation in renewable energy, water security, waste reduction, ocean and climate finance.

easyJet has today announced a new route from Birmingham to Rome, launching in Spring 2026.

Smartkem, Inc., a company developing a new class of organic semiconductor technology, will be exhibiting at TechBlick Berlin: The Future of Electronics RESHAPED on 22^nd & 23^rd October 2025.

Property consultancy Johnson Fellows has strengthened its Birmingham-based team with the appointment of a new senior building surveyor in its building consultancy division.

In responds to IMF WEO, the UK’s Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves said: “This is the second consecutive upgrade to this year's growth forecast from the IMF.

One of the UK’s leading figures in autonomous technology was recently given the royal seal of approval at Windsor Castle.

CluneTech Founder and CEO Terry Clune has been honoured with the Outstanding Achievement Award at the National Fintech Awards 2025, held in the Mansion House, in Dublin.

As part of its continued commitment to sustainability, Burton-headquartered manufacturer Russell Roof Tiles has recently achieved a major award for its ongoing support for Net Zero.

NatWest Accelerator has partnered with the Nishkam Group of Organisations offering an Executive Senior Leadership Programme to entrepreneurs and senior managers equipping them with values-based leadership skills and strategic insight to drive sustainable growth.

West Yorkshire has immediately benefited from the Prime Minister’s trade mission with over £7 million investment and over 200 jobs secured for the region’s key sectors.

From 1 January 2026, British West Midlands businesses exporting to the European Union (EU) will face new regulations at the border under Regime 42 (a post-Brexit customs process).