The Asian Business Chamber of Commerce (ABCC) has, in partnership with the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) and Birmingham City Council, extended its campaign providing guidance to firms which have struggled to access Covid-19 related support. The ABCC’s Business Support Campaign aims to help West Midlands-based businesses owners, for whom English is […]

Sandwell Council’s recent Jobs and Skills event proved popular with more than 250 residents signing up to take part. The week-long programme hosted six live broadcasts where attendees could interact with advisors to get information and showcased the range of support available to find employment, enter training and included information […]

TEAM UK LINE UP ANNOUNCED FOR EUROPEAN SHOWDOWN Fourteen Perfect Professionals in ‘Epic’ Post Brexit Pressure Test Fourteen of the UK’s best young apprentices and professionals have been selected to take on the crème de la crème of their European peers in the first big skills pressure test of the […]

What does the business do?   TravelUp is a leading UK travel agent, working with more than 200 airlines and 400,000 hotels. The business was founded in 2004 by Ali Shah to ensure customers get the best deals on flights, hotels and package holidays. TravelUp caters to all budgets and […]

Funding tools launch completes comprehensive cashflow management platform that already equips accountants and businesses with forecasting, planning, and debtor management features Fluidly has added end-to-end funding tools to its award-winning cashflow management solution, offering pre-qualified funding options to millions of businesses within minutes. Together with the platform’s existing features – […]

Shoppers and pub goers are being urged to vote with their feet and avoid businesses not following Covid-19 guidance. Pubs that aren’t taking contact details and shops where people don’t wear masks should be avoided, Sandwell Council has warned. And Sandwell businesses are being urged to take action to follow […]

The innovation network, KTN, in partnership with Innovate UK and The Prince’s Trust has launched the #IdeasMeanBusiness initiative, aimed at helping 18-30 year olds transform their diverse ideas into successful businesses. Research from Innovate UK, the government’s leading investor in research and development, showed that half of young people in […]

Nearly 2,700 Sandwell tenants have received additional housing payments worth more than £1.5 million to help them sustain their tenancy through difficult times. Sandwell Council is sixth out of 315 Local Authorities for the amount of discretionary housing payments (DHPs) paid when compared to how much government funding they have received.  The […]

Residents and businesses in Sandwell are being urged to have their say on what improvements they would like to see as part of the Government’s Towns Fund £75 million investment in Sandwell. There will be £25 million available per town selected to develop innovative regeneration plans. Last year, the Government […]

The news means that any unauthorised traveller incursions can now be moved on quicker and save money. Under the new rules travellers arriving in the borough will be immediately directed to the new site. If they refuse the police and Dudley Council officers can move them on quicker than ever […]