Business Support entrepreneurs@chamber Introducing the Chamber’s newest start-up members


Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce has launched a new start-up membership, designed to help new businesses get off the ground. The new package, aimed at companies that have been trading for less than a year, features all


the benefits of a standard membership as well as access to 11 half-day workshops. The start-up workshops offer expert advice on areas such as market research, marketing and


promotion, financial forecasting, raising finance, legal requirements and employing people, legal structures, pricing structures and trends, selling skills, networking and social media. A start-up membership is priced at £240 per year (including VAT) and organisations can pay


by quarterly direct debit. To find out more, call 0800 603 6650.


These are among the latest businesses to sign up to the start-up support programme: Birmingham tops


start-up league Birmingham is poised to be the city with the highest number of business start-ups outside London for the fourth year running, according to new figures. This is a great opportunity for Birmingham, as new businesses play a critical role in the future economic prosperity of the city and the wider region. In fact, the start-ups will help the Local


Enterprise Partnership achieve the targets in its Strategic Economic Plan for 2016 – 2030, two of which are the creation of 250,000 jobs by 2030 and growing the regional economy by £29bn. According to Anabela Ferreira, head of


new enterprise at Birmingham Chamber, getting the right support at the right time is crucial to business success. She said: “The Chamber is playing its part


in supporting new enterprises to ensure Birmingham business community continues to thrive. “In Summer 2016 we launched a membership support package which is designed specifically with start-ups in mind. “These are people who have the ideas, the


sector knowledge and the sheer enthusiasm and drive to take the big leap, but often lack key business skills or need a platform to promote their business to others. “The start-up membership provides members with access to training in financial forecasting, pricing, selling and networking skills, marketing, amongst others. Also part of our programme focuses on interacting with others in a business environment. “This has facilitated the creation of peer-


to-peer support amongst start-up members. “This is critical for all sorts of reasons, not


least that business relationships and sales are often made whilst networking. “With this in mind all our members, have


access to 50 free networking and training events, where they get to meet members from across other membership packages. This has already resulted in some useful contacts being made and business opportunities created.”


The Wonder Why Society Samantha Fisher, 0121 214 6209, hello@thewonderwhysociety.co.uk This organisation brings parents, schools and businesses together, with the aim of putting fun back into learning. Or to put it another way, their mission is to ‘put the wonder back into learning’. The idea is to combat what it calls ‘disengaged’ learning, which has led to low literacy and numeracy levels among school leavers.


Urban Hawk Ltd Robert Sugar, 0203 239 7007, robert.sugar@urbanhawk.space Urban Hawk is a 3D mapping service and provides data which can be used by businesses for all manner of commercial purposes. For example, retail firms can use the data to determine the best location for new stores. Another user might be insurance firms, who could use the data for risk management purposes.


Quantum Group Sanjeev Mehta, 07532 722339, sanj@quantumgroups.co.uk Quantum is an executive search company which specialises in the banking industry. The firm works with more than 30 international banks to find talented professionals to join their ranks. The company is run by ex- bankers, including the head of its Birmingham branch, Dr Sanjeev Mehta.


Nourish Theo Thompson, 07540762905, Theothompson@nourishsocail.co.uk The firm specialises in advising firms on their social media strategy, with a view to building sales. Nourish can also implement these strategies, the content of which could include video, graphics and cinemagraphs.


Nexgen Marketing Ltd Roger Bauckham, 07514 262213, roger@nexgenmarketing.co.uk Provides marketing support for charities and social enterprises.


The firm will help such organisations develop marketing plans, and advise on branding, websites, advertising and internal and external communications.


Leading Edge Performance Ltd Louise Mallam, 07547 532 528, louise@leadingedgeperformance.org This firm specialises in helping firms to engage with their workforce, in order to boost productivity and also to help them hold on to talented employees.Leading Edge says there are financial benefits to be gained from engaging with the workforce, and will coach the management or leaders of a business to successfully achieve this.


Inter X Pain Clinic Stephen Grinnell, 07933 265001, info@interxpainclinic.com The clinic helps people overcome acute or chronic pain, via a non- invasive treatment called ‘InterX Therapy’. This treatment has had significant clinical trials and has been successfully used in the treatment of pain and joint mobility. Stephen Grinnell is a GP who is also a rehabilitation professional.


Revital U Heather Duncan, 07817 454221, heatherjduncan@hotmail.com Revital U is a natural product which aids weight loss. Heather Duncan is a regional brand partner for Revital U and can vouch for the product’s effectiveness, having helped her lose a stone in just two months, without changing her eating habits or lifestyle.


Connect Futures Zubeda Limbada , 0121 214 6208, zubeda@connectfutures.org Connect Futures delivers training courses in schools and colleges to combat extremism and exploitation. The firm’s experts have worked with West Midlands Police counter terrorism unit, and also regularly appear in the media to discuss the issues surrounding extremism.


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