Contents November 2019
International Trade 44 Documentation training courses relaunched
Chamber Group 45 Commonwealth: Vice-president appointed
46 Transatlantic: Highlighting issues for exporters 47 Future Faces: Committee nominations are open 48 Burton & District: Growth event a success 53 Chase: Funding helps firms prepare for Brexit
54 Lichfield & Tamworth: New committee members are welcomed
55 Sutton Coldfield: Firm takes up EcoPledge 56 Solihull: Rapid growth for accountants 58 ABCC: Awards shortlist revealed
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Business News 4 Editor’s View Celebrating sport in the region
5 Sponsor the Chamber wall-planner 6 Brand new categories for Chamber awards 7 Football legend backs charity milestone 8 New Brexit report released
10 President’s Focus Katie Hale, Sutton Coldfield Chamber president
12 Growth Hub exceeds targets 14 The history of the Chamber’s church bell
17 The Griffin Report Deb Leary, Chamber vice-president
18 New chief master for King Edward’s School 20 UK inflation index hits low 21 Plans for Games stadium submitted 22 Round-up from the Solihull Chamber Awards 26 Report reveals shortage of skills 27 Late payments hinder growth
29 Where Do You Fancy? Aria Restaurant Birmingham
30 Cricket club in search of new chairman 31 Vitality Blast Finals day in sell-out 32 Mondelez volunteers do their bit 33 Vodafone opens business lounge 34 Centre for Journalism is launched 35 Campaign calls for action 36 Barclays in bid to keep branch open 38 Education programme in partnership
Chamber Patrons 40 University’s commitment to the city
1813 Club and Premier Members 42 CBSO renews partnership
The Hub 49 Chamber network calendar of events
Sector Focus 66 Business Travel: Rebrand for college
68 Finance: Deals market remains buoyant 71 Legal: Regulations could affect newlyweds 74 Manufacturing: Partnership skills up engineers 77 Retail: Business rates must be cut 78 Property: New tenant at Wesleyan HQ
81 Sport: Teams selected for new cricket competition
Member Section 82 Competitions Win tickets to The Hippodrome Panto
83 Member Profile Nigel Pugh, Impact Aerial Limited
84 New Members The Chamber welcomes new members
58 Features
86 …any other business News from Chamber members
Business Banking & Finance 60 Seeking finance to start, grow or even remain?
62 Managing your money
Logistics, Freight & Transportation 64 Is a freight forwarder right for you?
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