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CHAMBERLINK COMMENT
5 Chris Romans from PwC looks at how the Government will support enterprise
WOMEN IN BUSINESS
6 Focus on women business leaders BUSINESS NEWS
8 Heseltine and Street at Chamber dinner 10 NIA to undergo £21m refurbishment 11 Chamber Council backs elected mayor 12 Co-Operatives to celebrate 2012 14 HSE changes to impact on businesses
PARTNERS
16 SOLIHULL BID helps town boost national standing
18 IAB Drinks reception toasts IAB success
20 BABC Avoiding the pitfalls of exhibiting in the US
22 BURTON & DISTRICT Tea rooms benefit local community
23 CHASE Travel broadens skills of HR specialist
24 LICHFIELD & TAMWORTH Spline gauges Chinese market
NETWORKING & EVENTS
25 Events team builds global reputation 26 Forthcoming Chamber events
INTERNATIONAL 28 Top tips for doing business with China
FUTURE FACES 36 Developing the next business leaders
SECTOR FOCUS 38 SKILLS
Enta supports new apprentices
40 FINANCE Accountancy firm extends its charity work
41 PROPERTY Work under way at new look UCB site
42 MANUFACTURING Midlands firms hail debate a success
28 FEATURES
RAISING FINANCE 30 Morgan Davies, director at Prime Accountants, explains why businesses must formalise their business plans when seeking finance
32 Research by the Asset Based Finance Association shows an increase in the number of companies using invoice finance – but firms remain cautious
FLEET MANAGEMENT 34 If you are looking at your bottom line and reviewing your business costs, do you know where you can make savings on the running of your vehicle fleet? Craig Watson, head of fleet management at CBVC, provides some pointers
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44 BUSINESS TRAVEL Sue Cooke gets behind the wheel of the Isuzu Rodeo Denver Double-Cab
46 ENTERPRISE Entrepreneurs’ Tax Relief explained
47 RETAIL Touchwood focuses on the customer
MEMBER SECTION
48 COMPETITIONS Win tickets to the Yonex All England Open Badminton Championships 2012 and an overnight stay and dinner at Hotel La Tour
50 APPOINTMENTS Who’s moving up and who’s moving on
51 AWARDS Probrand met by royal approval
52 NEW MEMBERS Chamber Group welcomes new members
SHOP WINDOW 54 Find solutions to your every business need
FEBRUARY 2012 CHAMBERLINK 3
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