Contents May 2019


Business News 4 Editor’s View Youngsters ensure Birmingham has a bright future


5 Chamber duo named among top young professionals


6 Round-up from the Chamber dinner and awards 2019


14 President’s Focus Qasim Majid, president of Asian Business Chamber of Commerce


17 Campaign helps business to manage risk


19 The Griffin Report Robert Vaudry, chief investment officer at Wesleyan


20 War exhibition praised by royalty


23 Young professionals choose charity of the year


24 Region is still enjoying growth 26 High-street must evolve


27 Introducing the Chamber’s newest start-up members


29 Where Do You Fancy? Fazenda


30 Boost for local economy 33 ICC teams up with kids’ charity 34 Serviced office boom may fizzle out


36 The secrets behind inviting 1,300 guests for dinner


38 Website offers advice on the clean air zone


Chamber Patrons 40 Luxury hotels sign up as patrons


1813 Club and Premier Members 42 Digital firm to host innovative careers fair


Features


Communications & Marketing 61 Marketing like a millennial 62 Small changes deliver major improvement


Professional Services


64 IP Protection: Security for you and your business in a rapidly changing world


67 Is your printing GDPR compliant? 69 Stop missing out on talented staff


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International Trade 44 Trade scheme set to fall and rise


Chamber Group 45 Commonwealth Why businesses should target Ghana


46 Transatlantic US tariffs could have knock-on effect


51 Future Faces Awards night gets first sponsors


52 Burton & District Golf club attracts professional couple


53 Chase Council chases funding for regeneration


54 Lichfield & Tamworth Chamber backs arts festival


55 Sutton Coldfield Improved rail services are promised


56 Solihull Report to investigate state of local economy


58 ABCC Annual meeting celebrates Chamber’s year of growth


The Hub 47 Chamber network calendar of events


Sector Focus 72 Business Travel Extended railway services announced


74 Finance Profit warnings sweep the UK


76 Legal Staying vigilant against age discrimination


78 Manufacturing JLR joins fight against superbugs


81 Property Jewellery school to expand


82 Retail Store managers appointed to BID


85 Sport Bank sponsors women’s football


Member Section 86 Competition Win tickets to The BBC Good Food Show


87 Member Profile Juggy Kudhail, Mobility Vehicle Hire Ltd


88 New Members The Chamber welcomes new members


90 …any other business A round-up of news from Chamber members


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