Contents May 2021


20 37 Burton & District: New president welcomed 15 Business News


4 Editor’s View Optimism returns to the city


5 Kier welcomed as Chamber patrons 6 Birmingham’s great re-opening – special report


12 President’s Focus Jason Wouhra, president of Asian Business Chamber of Commerce


13 Chamber awards to feature new categories


15 Where do you fancy? Cosy Club


16 Chamber report calls for business support 17 Goldman Sachs to open Birmingham office


18 Campaign to welcome back Solihull shoppers


19 Consumers urged to ‘get out and shop’


20 The Griffin Report Nicola Fleet-Milne, chair of the Colmore Business Improvement District


22 Patron in shift to employee-owned model


23 Chamber restructure means more benefits for members


24 Royal manufacturer remembers Duke


26 High demand for exporting services bucks the trend


Chamber Patrons 28 New material offers better protection


1813 Club and Premier Members 30 KFC franchises sold


International 32 Brexit causes fall in exports, says report


Chamber Group


33 Commonwealth: Online event offers export help


34 Transatlantic: Leaders urged to reopen travel corridor


35 Future Faces: Awards back in August 36 Cannock Chase: Designer outlet opens


Features


Professional Services 45 New opportunities for the future


48 The prevalence of specialist finance post-pandemic


Communications


& Marketing 51 Marketing on Facebook


52 Marketing communications: vanity or sanity?


62 42


38 Lichfield & Tamworth: Lichfield Festival to make dazzling return


39 Sutton Coldfield: Video firm moves into new premises


40 Solihull: Office market is resilient, says report


42 ABCC: Film festival offers ray of hope


Sector Focus 54 Business Travel: National Express buses keep Brum on the move


56 Finance: Support for IPOs at a high


58 Technology: Data protection expert appointed


59 Retail: Bullring to offer more to shoppers 60 Legal: Include pets in your will 62 Property: Law firm advises on housing deal


65 Manufacturing: Pandemic leads to rise in sub-standard parts


66 Sport: Students sign with Aston Villa


Member Section 67 Member Profile Wendy Merricks, Jumar


68 New Members Chamber welcomes new members


70 …any other business News from Chamber businesses


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