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Dal Shoker, CEO of Niyaa People, with Mayor Richard Parker at the launch of the Mayor’s Growth Plan
  • Scaling up
  • Case study

20 August 2025

Birmingham based social housing recruitment agency expands with support from Business Growth West Midlands

Birmingham’s Niyaa People doubles workforce with BGWM support, boosting jobs & social housing to power the West Midlands economy.

 The Liquorman Ltd
  • Scaling up
  • Case study

11 August 2025

The Liquorman Limited: The emerging powerhouse in craft beverage distribution

The Liquorman Ltd. grows from local start-up to UK craft drinks leader, aiming for £8M sales by 2026 with bold digital marketing plans.

 Cleone Foods - BEAS auditor and Cleone Foods Managing Director in blue jackets stand outside a building with a sign that reads "The Home of ISLAND DELIGHT."
  • Sustainability
  • Case study

06 August 2025

Improved efficiency boosts popular Birmingham bakery

A free energy assessment identified opportunities for substantial efficiency improvements for the makers of Island Delights. 

 Pippatopia opening: photographed left to right: Coun Syeda Khatun, Shokat Lal, Rachel Butler, Lynne Avery, Helen Peach
  • Funding
  • Case study

17 July 2025

Children’s roleplay café opens with backing from business support programme

New roleplay café Pippatopia opens in Smethwick with BGWM support—bringing joy to kids, coffee to parents & jobs to the community.

Stones Throw staff at work on big screens in branded tshirts
  • Funding
  • Case study

14 July 2025

Creative agency builds capacity through strategic investment

Wolverhampton’s Stone’s Throw Media scales up with BGWM support, boosting live-streaming capacity & unlocking future growth.

Jon Lander and Christine Hancock from BGWM, on either side of Active Hands Founder Rob Smith
  • Funding
  • Case study

10 July 2025

Funding backs growth from cottage industry to global brand

Solihull’s Active Hands grows globally with support from BGWM, helping people with disabilities live more independently.

Thomas Dudley chairmen with Richard Parker
  • Case study
  • Sustainability

07 July 2025

Historic manufacturer eyes green growth with net zero funding

100-year-old Black Country firm cuts carbon by 300+ tonnes a year with £100k BEAS funding - saving £200k & driving green growth.

5 Senses & Stephen Harris 800X500
  • Start-up
  • Case study

30 June 2025

Five Hong Kong creatives set to launch new Co-op following ‘InKongbator’ success

Five Hong Kong creatives are launching a co-op, an inclusive, member-owned business - after InKongbator success in the West Midlands.
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