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CHAMBERLINK BUSINESS SUPPORT
5 Special event held to help businesses bidding for work for local authorities
BUSINESS NEWS
6 MBE for Chamber’s head of international programmes Rupi Nandra
7 Chief executive hits the ground running 8 Solihull MP settles into new role 10 NEC reports record conference business 12 Paradise set to rise from the ashes 13 PGA urges more women to take up golf 14 Football star cycles for charity
CHAMBER PATRONS
16 Bus firm to pay its staff a living wage PREMIER MEMBERS
18 Heartlands among best for stroke patients INTERNATIONAL
20 Minister says time is right for exports PARTNERS
22 FUTURE FACES Bumper number of entries for award
23 BABC Birmingham lawyer appointed to key role
24 LICHFIELD & TAMWORTH Businesses urged to back the BID
29 CHASE Schools Forum to boost business links
30 BURTON & DISTRICT New Chamber president looks to future
32 SOLIHULL Entrepreneur embraces ‘sharing economy’
34 IAB Newspaper is latest Premier Plus Patron
24 40 FEATURES
MARKETING 36 Leader Communications’ managing director James Holden looks at the history of the PR industry
FACILITIES MANAGEMENT
37 Industry sector worth £111 billion a year to the UK economy looks towards a bright future
LEGAL SERVICES
38 Commercial property solicitor has rights of way warning for owners of business premises
THE HUB
25 Pull-out calendar of events taking place across the Chamber network
SECTOR FOCUS
40 RETAIL New stores sign up for Grand Central
42 FINANCE Increase in Trust’s community lending
44 SKILLS Fall in number of women working in IT
46 BUSINESS TRAVEL Luxury bus fleet to operate in Solihull
47 PROPERTY Birmingham set for construction spree
MEMBER SECTION
48 APPOINTMENTS Who’s moving up and who’s moving on
49 COMPETITIONS Win a private cinema screening and tickets to the International Tattoo
50 NEW MEMBERS Chamber welcomes new members
JULY/AUGUST 2015 CHAMBERLINK3
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