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CHAMBERLINK COMMENT
5 HSBC’s Roy Harris discusses the bank’s new lending for SMEs
BUSINESS NEWS
6 City must ‘grip potential’ says president 8 Magnificent seven take awards 10 Greater Birmingham confidence soars 11 Chamber lobbies PM on airport policy 12 Architect appointed for Conservatoire 14 Record-breaking year for Hippodrome
16 Midland Heart customers centre stage 17 Latest news from the BABC PREMIER MEMBERS 18 Factory tour drives Jaguar sales
INTERNATIONAL 20 Chamber to stage India day at IFB 2014 21 UK exports to the EU worth £211bn
PARTNERS
22 IAB New patron and partners welcomed
24 SOLIHULL President praises rise in membership
26 CHASE Business event to put county on the map
27 LICHFIELD & TAMWORTH Campaign to create BID in Lichfield
28 BURTON & DISTRICT Going for gold at Agri-lympics
NETWORKING & EVENTS 29 Event partner scheme enhanced 30 Round-up of forthcoming Chamber events
SECTOR FOCUS
37 LEGAL Legal Aid changes impact on courts
44 FEATURES
HOSPITALITY & NETWORKING 32 Being able to network effectively is essential to business so why is it such an undervalued skill?
33 Looking for the ideal environment in which to network? Chamber events offer a wealth of opportunities
INTERNATIONAL TRADE 34 Intellectual property experts Lucy Walker and Nicholas Braddon explain how to protect your trade marks, patents and designs in international markets
38 FINANCE HMRC campaign to pursue unpaid NICs 39 RETAIL Selfridges Birmingham reinvents itself
40 BUSINESS TRAVEL Sue Cooke takes to the road in the MG3
42 MANUFACTURING HydraForce to expand as business booms
44 SKILLS Firms’ hiring intentions on the increase
46 ENTERPRISE City start-ups outpace Manchester’s
47 PROPERTY Wolverhampton control centre let
MEMBER SECTION
48 APPOINTMENTS Who’s moving up and who’s moving on
49 COMPETITIONS Win a two-night city stay with Jurys Inn and The Copthorne Hotel
50 NEW MEMBERS Chamber welcomes new members
MAY 2014 CHAMBERLINK 3
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