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City handed social
enterprise accreditation Digbeth-based organisation Initiative for Social Entrepreneurs (iSE) have announced that Birmingham is set to become an accredited Social Enterprise Place, as recognised by national body Social Enterprise UK, a leading global authority on social enterprise. The accreditation was officially announced as
part of iSE’s City Drive week, which showcases and celebrates social enterprise across Birmingham. Alongside the announcement, Digbeth also
celebrated their fifth year of being an accredited social enterprise place. Sarah Crawley, CEO of iSE: “It is with enormous pride that I am able to announce that our application to Social Enterprise UK for Birmingham to become a social enterprise city has been agreed. This is something very special for social enterprises in Birmingham.” “This is a very exciting time for Birmingham
and the social enterprises that operate in the city. We are keen to harness the power of the sector and work with key stakeholders to address the many social issues we have. Social enterprise is now on the map!” Birmingham has the largest number of social
enterprises outside of London, an estimated 700 across the city.
Saqib is chosen as honorary chairman
The Asian Business Chamber of Commerce (ABCC) executive committee has voted Saqib Bhatti as the organisation’s second honorary chairman. He will be taking over from Nasir Awan, after recently
completing his four year tenure as ABCC president, handing over to Qasim Majid from Wow Zone. Saqib said: “It’s a real honour to be selected as the honorary chairman for the ABCC. We’ve had a really good four years, amassed a whole host of kudos, contacts and networks and my role will be to support our new president and continue to build on this success. “Nasir has created a great precedent of how an
honorary chairman should be, he was incredibly supportive, a great mentor and leader and set the example of what an honorary chairman should be.” The appointment is the latest of several key roles
Saqib has held, including director for business and diversity at the Greater Birmingham and Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership, director for the Broad Street Business Improvement District, and vice-president for the Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce (GBCC). Alongside these roles, Saqib is also an associate at Younis Bhatti & Company, chartered accountants. Saqib will be following in the footsteps of his
predecessor, Nasir, by providing assistance to the Chamber’s new president, as well as advice and support to this year’s committee. Nasir said: “It was my honour and pleasure to be
The Taj Express
is rolling into town Birmingham Hippodrome is staging all- singing-all-dancing Bollywood hit Taj Express on 11 - 15 September. Acclaimed choreographers and sisters
Vaibhavi and Shruti Merchant are the creative minds behind this spectacular new musical featuring the songs of Oscar winner A.R. Rahman, composer of Slumdog Millionaire. The production is being supported by the
Asian Business Chamber of Commerce (ABCC) and Mahirs Experience. Judith Greenburgh, head of business
development at the Hippodrome, said: “We’re delighted to be working with the ABCC and Mahirs Experience to present our most colourful and vibrant large-scale hospitality event to date. We look forward to welcoming members from ABCC to this fantastic dance extravaganza - at Birmingham Hippodrome everyone is welcome and this event is taking us to the rich heart of contemporary Bollywood.”
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honorary chairman for the last four years while Saqib was president, and now I’m glad that I’m handing over the baton to him. Saqib was a very capable president and he will be more than capable as honorary chair. It will be challenging when he becomes president of the GBCC, but he’s young, energetic, full of ideas, and well respected in the city. He will bring a lot of credibility to the GBCC and ABCC.”
New role: Saqib Bhatti Lender welcomes new hires
Two new business development managers have joined regional business lender BCRS Business Loans. Andy Hustwit and Osman Baz have joined the
not-for-profit lender at an exciting time, after they announced a commitment to helping even more businesses access finance to promote growth and prosperity. In the past 15 years, BCRS Business Loans have lent over £38m to 1,217 SMEs. Wesley Lovett, who heads up the business
development team at BCRS Business Loans, said: “We are delighted to welcome Andy and
Osman to the team, who both bring with them a wealth of experience in business lending. More importantly, they are both friendly, professional people who are passionate about supporting
businesses that are unable to access some or all of the finance they need from traditional lenders. “Our aim is very simple; to help SMEs realise
their dreams and aspirations for their business and make sure that no viable business is left unsupported,” said Wesley. “The new appointments take the BCRS team
up to seventeen; six of whom are business development managers with dedicated geographical areas of coverage across the whole of the West Midlands and environs. “Andy will be the main point of contact for
Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent based businesses, while Osman will be on hand to help those based in Birmingham, Sandwell, Coventry and Warwickshire.”
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