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- Tips
12 March 2025
Top tips for making your business more accessible
The spending power of disabled households, known as the Purple Pound, is worth £274 billion a year. You're missing out on profits if you're failing to meet the needs of disabled customers.
- News
03 March 2025
Thousands to attend Mayor’s first West Midlands Business Festival
Mayor Richard Parker launched the first ever West Midlands Business Festival today, with a renewed pledge to back local businesses, create jobs and grow the economy.
- Funding
- Case study
26 February 2025
£30k grant powers Solihull firm’s global growth plan
Solihull-based Controlsforce secures £30K BGWM grant to expand, create jobs & grow exports, boosting the West Midlands economy
- Tips
26 February 2025
How to make the most of networking opportunities
The West Midlands Business Festival is the perfect chance to grow your network and make meaningful new connections to grow your business.
- Sustainability
- Tips
20 February 2025
5 ways BEAS can help businesses reduce their energy usage
BEAS is offering funding to implement energy efficiency measures for SMEs, but what are these measures and how do they work?
- Case study
- Funding
08 February 2025
Investment Readiness programme fuels ImagePlus’s £80,000 growth boost
Coventry-based software company approaching its 30th anniversary is taking steps to strengthen its future by securing funding to support its next phase of growth.
- Case study
- Funding
06 February 2025
Grant support fits perfectly into Kingswinford Tyres’ £100,000 expansion plans
One of the Black Country’s leading tyre specialists is on course for its best-ever year after expanding into an additional unit.
- News
06 February 2025
Beware of business support scams
How to ensure that the business support professional you're speaking with is legitimate.