The Greater Birmingham and Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) is to become one of the largest in the country.
Redditch and Wyre Forest have become members, joining East Staffordshire, Lichfield, Tamworth, Bromsgrove and Cannock Chase in addition to Birmingham and Solihull following a meeting of the LEP Development Board.
Interim chairman Bridget Blow (pictured) said: “We are [...]
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Birmingham-based law firm Shakespeare Putsman has recruited Steve Taylor (pictured) to the newly-created role of Chief Operating Officer.
Steve joins the firm from DHL Europe where he was Vice President Human Resources for Northern Europe with responsibility for 10,000 colleagues in nine countries. He has a strong background in general management with particular expertise in strategic change [...]
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Office take-up fell 43% in Q4 2010 after an exceptionally strong Q3, according to DTZ’s latest Property Times UK Regional Offices report. The drop was most apparent in the major regional cities, such as Birmingham, Edinburgh, Manchester and Glasgow. However, these locations had some exceptional deals in Q3 including 107,000 sq ft at Calthorpe House, [...]
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FRP Advisory LLP, the specialist restructuring, recovery and insolvency firm, has appointed Steve Stokes (pictured) as an appointment taking director at its West Midlands location, based in Birmingham.
Steve joins from PwC, where he spent nine years, focusing on mid-market assignments and working closely with both lenders and intermediaries around the Midlands area. He has also worked for Baker [...]
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Be it the need to replace old machinery to continue operating efficiently or indeed the need to purchase new equipment in order to expand, business owners should think carefully about the finance options available to them.
Here we look at how asset finance can really work for a business, and ask Neil Kimberley (pictured) and Tom [...]
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NATWEST AND RBS PROVIDE NEW SUPPORT AS ONE IN THREE BUSINESSES PREPARE FOR GROWTH
NatWest and RBS launch online business review to help entrepreneurs take advantage of opportunities ahead
Research by NatWest and RBS reveals encouraging signs as Britain looks to recover from the recession. Despite difficult trading conditions, 33% of SMEs surveyed see growth as an [...]
