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CHAMBERLINK COMMENT
5 Steve Bushell of Probrand explains the importance of training and developing technological apprentices
BUSINESS NEWS
6 Birmingham Chamber welcomes Steve Brittan as new president
8 Birmingham manufacturers at capacity 10 Patrons visit MG Longbridge plant 11 Birmingham united in Downing Street 12 Coach travel tales sought 13 Illuminating event moves to ICC 14 News from our Premier Partners
INTERNATIONAL
18 M Barnwell celebrates export success PARTNERS
16 BABC Post-election event to analyse result
20 IAB Sukhi Ghuman to speak at dinner
23 SOLIHULL Employee Awards shortlist revealed
24 BURTON & DISTRICT National Football Centre scores event
25 CHASE MP stages Hednesford jobs fayre
26 LICHFIELD & TAMWORTH Chamber welcomes Dains as a patron
FUTURE FACES
27 Jo Alcock shares her experiences on a leadership programme in the US
NETWORKING & EVENTS 28 Details of forthcoming Chamber events
SECTOR FOCUS
39 SKILLS & TRAINING Kraft serves up work experience
48 FEATURES
EXHIBITIONS & CONFERENCING 30 Gillian Shirley explains how, with a bit of advance planning, businesses can get the most out of exhibiting
32 Birmingham Chamber Group Expo hailed a success
BUSINESS TRAVEL 34 Birmingham Airport strengthens links with Chicago O’Hare International Airport
36 Sue Cooke takes a colourful test drive of the new Honda Civic
50 YEAR MEMBER 37 Armac Manufacturing’s membership of the Chamber has helped increase its turnover by 40 per cent. Sue Cooke reports
40 FINANCE Do you know how much your pension is worth?
42 LEGAL The tangled web of domain names
44 ENTERPRISE Birmingham Science Park opens Tech Tropicana workspace
46 PROPERTY Work starts on student accommodation
47 RETAIL Bullring launches TV ad campaign
48 MANUFACTURING Optimism as Engineering Academy opens
MEMBER SECTION
49 APPOINTMENTS Who’s moving up and who’s moving on
50 COMPETITIONS Win tickets to Motorcycle Live 2012 and £300 worth of books
52 AWARDS Chamber members win Green Apples
53 MEMBER OFFERS Discounts from fellow members
54 NEW MEMBERS Chamber Group welcomes new members
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