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New partnership to tackle rising city centre crime
Concerns over rising crime and anti-social behaviour in Birmingham city centre have led to the formation of a new organisation, City Safe, to tackle the problem. City Safe is a partnership
New Centre of Excellence
King Solomon International Business School is proud to announce the launch of its Centre of Excellence. The school aims to equip its students with the intellectual, attitudinal and entrepreneurial skills required of senior positions in international businesses, charities and public administration around the world. King Solomon is the only school in the UK with such an aim. The Centre of Excellence is
led by a dynamic team within the new faculty of the school. Dr Gregory Roberts and Bhanu Dhir were appointed in September to help implement the innovative strategic objectives. We are ready to provide
support to teachers across the UK on how to embed enterprise into the curriculum and we are talking to parents on how they can help their children’s entrepreneurial development. We are ready to help businesses with creative solutions to their issues. Bhanu Dhir, former President
of Wolverhampton Chamber of Commerce, said: “I was dismayed when the British Chambers of Commerce published survey findings a few years ago that showed how few business leaders thought children leaving school were fit for work. I am pleased to be working with Gregory to turn this around, at least in Birmingham.” The school is looking for
local organisations, who operate internationally, to get involved as sponsors or as contributors of examples of best practice in international business.
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between the police and Retail BID, which represents retailers and other businesses in the city centre. Under the initiative, city businesses
are being given digital radios and access to a secure two-way network and text messaging system, which will give them the ability to report any issues immediately. The new radio network has
already been trialled by 45 BID members. The system has already proved itself - within an hour of the trial starting, City Safe identified a criminal who was apprehended and found to be in possession of £6,000 of stolen goods. City Safe is a member of the
National Association of Business Crime Partnerships (NABCP) and is being managed by Jonathan Cheetham, formerly general manager of the Grand Central and Pallasades centres, and a previous
Crimebusters (from left): Steve Hewlett of Retail BID, Jonathan Cheetham and Chris Poole of City Safe, and Bryan Edwards, Retail BID
chairman of Retail BID Birmingham. He said: “Our members were
becoming increasingly concerned about business crime and the impact of anti-social behaviour on the safety and wellbeing of their staff, visitors and customers and asked for our support to combat these issues. “City Safe was created to deliver
a solution, recognise and take ownership of issues, with its sole purpose being to support, assist and strengthen the effectiveness of
our members in resisting the burdens to wellbeing, safety and profitability which business crime imposes on them. “We are harnessing the latest
technology, giving our partners communication via a digital radio network with instant text- messaging ability coupled with a secure digital data and imaging system enabling clear identification of issues.”
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Assay Office names chairman
Birmingham Assay Office has appointed Carol Brady at its new chairman. She succeeds Kate Hartigan, who
retired in October after 14 years as guardian and six as chair of the Assay Office. Kate said: “There have been some
McFundraiser: The charity dinner
Gala dinner smashes £150,000 charity target
The Ronald McDonald House Charities Birmingham gala dinner smashed its ambitious fundraising target with £150,000. The event, sponsored by npower business solutions, attracted more
than 520 guests. The funds raised will help to provide over 6,000 nights of free
home-away-from-home accommodation for families of children receiving treatment at specialist children’s hospitals across the UK including Birmingham Children’s Hospital. Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce patron Douglas
Wright, who is chairman of the board of governors for the region, said: “It’s clear that the city and wider region have really taken us into
their hearts and we were overwhelmed by people’s generosity. “Since I became a Chamber patron our income derived from this
event has risen by a staggering 72 per cent in just two years, demonstrating the power of making genuine business connections and working collaboratively. I would like to thank the regional fundraising team who put on a brilliant event for everybody.”
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very great changes during this time, including the move of the entire business to new, purpose-built premises fronting Icknield St on the edge of the Jewellery Quarter. “Also, the launch of an off-shore hallmarking sub-office in India. It has been an honour to be involved in such significant changes. “ Carol has extensive and broad
experience in consumer and regulatory policy and currently runs her own business providing support and advice to others on such matters. She was previously the chair of
the board of the Chartered Trading Standards Institute and is currently the non-executive chair of the board of the Claims Management Regulation Unit for the Ministry of Justice. Carol was awarded an MBE in June
2016 in recognition of her services to consumers and better regulation. She is a Fellow of the Chartered Trading Standards Institute.
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