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Business leaders in the West Midlands hit back at William Hague and Eric Pickles after the number of jobless in the region fell for the second month running. The foreign secretary had said that bosses should...

Birmingham must continue its campaign for devolved power from Westminster despite the rejection of an elected city mayor, say business leaders. While regretting the decision, Birmingham Chamber of Commerce said the ‘no’ vote should not be...

The Bank of England’s decision to hold interest rates at 0.5 per cent will help sustain signs of recovery in the West Midlands, business leaders said. Michael Ward, president of Birmingham Chamber of Commerce, said: “Although...

An elected mayor for Birmingham will deliver a better deal for Asian businesses, says the largest business organisation representing Asian companies. The Institute of Asian Businesses’ (IAB) president and executive committee are unanimously in favour of...

RationalFX, one of the world’s fastest growing and most competitively priced independent foreign exchange companies, celebrated its seventh birthday in style last week at The London Mayfair Hotel. The carnival-themed celebration featured RationalFX’s very own All-Star...

Innovative public procurement are three words that are striking a cord with West Midlands MEP Malcolm Harbour as he works on major reforms of European legislation to help Small and Medium sized Enterprises get their...

Birmingham has been chosen to host a major British American business conference next year. In 2013 the annual conference will be held at the International Conference Centre from 15 to 17 May. The Midlands chapter of...

Atul Pathak, Managing Director of Appt Corporation and franchisee of 20 McDonald’s restaurants, was presented with the ‘Franchisee of the Year’ award at the inaugural English Asian Business Awards, which took place on Tuesday evening in...

Birmingham Chamber of Commerce is backing the call for an elected mayor for the city with a huge promotional campaign. Katie Teasdale, head of policy at Birmingham Chamber of Commerce Group said: “This is a once...

In response to the changes in funding 10 Apprentices were recruited, through City College Birmingham, to enable The Ark Centre, Acocks Green, to continue to provide a high level of service to all of their users...