In May this year, the WannaCry ransomware dominated global headlines bringing the reality of cyber-crime to the attention of Boardrooms on an unprecedented scale. With extensive data, including the Crime Survey for England and Wales, showing an upward trend in...
Join us at Thrive, Strive, Survive – the Worcestershire Business Central Conference
Worcestershire Business Central is excited to announce its first annual Conference ‘Thrive, Strive, Survive’. The Worcestershire Business Central Conference will bring together businesses of all sizes and sectors from across Worcestershire, from start up stage and...
Countryside Productivity Scheme
Grant scheme available to improve farming productivity. The RDPE Countryside Productivity Scheme provides funding for projects in England which improve productivity in the farming and forestry sectors and create jobs and growth in the rural economy Who can apply...
Take Part in the Scaleup Institute Survey
Businesses are being encouraged to complete a short survey for the ScaleUp Institute. The “ScaleUp Survey” is part of the ScaleUp Institute's ongoing work to focus attention on the UK’s high growth firms to ensure that the UK is the best place in the world for...
Redditch father and son duo complete 100-mile charity cycle
A father and son from Redditch have completed a gruelling 100-mile cycle race from London to Surrey raising £1,585 for a local charity. Dave Alekna and son Joe, who is co-founder of Redditch jobs firm Workforce Recruitment, completed the ‘Ride London to Surrey 100’...
FUND MANAGER ANNOUNCED FOR MIDLANDS ENGINE INVESTMENT FUND
Regional lender BCRS Business Loans has been announced as a fund manager for the Midlands Engine Investment Fund. Specifically, BCRS will manage the Small Business Loans fund in the West Midlands and will oversee the delivery of £17 million to small and medium sized...
The first tranche of the Midlands Engine Investment Fund is open for business as the British Business Bank launches £120million of debt finance
The first tranche of the Midlands Engine Investment Fund is open for business as the British Business Bank launches £120million of debt finance The British Business Bank has today announced the first wave of its £250million Midlands Engine Investment Fund (MEIF), with...
ENTERPRISE FINANCE GUARANTEE ALLOCATION DOUBLED FOR LOCAL LENDER
One of the West Midlands’ largest providers of alternative business finance has been accredited to lend up to £4 million under the latest Enterprise Finance Guarantee (EFG) programme. This is a two-fold increase on the amount the lender has been allocated in previous...
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT SPECIAL BREAKFAST EVENT WITH FINDITINWORCESTERSHIRE
The next free breakfast event for FinditinWorcestershire, a national procurement portal linking local SMEs with large companies and local authorities, is taking place on Tuesday 19th September. Taking place at Sixways Stadium, Worcester from 6.45am until 9.30am, the...
FOLK2FOLK Launches Three Counties Hub
FOLK2FOLK, the national, award winning, Peer-2-Peer lending platform for local and rural business today announces its expansion into the Three Counties (Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Gloucestershire) by repurposing its Tewkesbury office into a regional hub. As a...
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