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Conferences at BVSC — new website launched

March 20, 2015
by Alun Severn
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BVSC has today launched its new Conferences at BVSC website. As well as information on pricing, catering options and special offers and discounts, the website also enables customer feedback and reviews for the first time. Many perhaps don’t realise the degree to which infrastruc
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GBSLEP — European funding update

March 13, 2015
by Alun Severn
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Update 20/03/15: Further to the post below, the first calls have just gone live on the gov.uk website → HERE. Those who attended one of the GBSLEP roadshows (they took place in late-Feb and early-March) may already know this, but colleagues from the ESIF team at Solihull Council have
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‘Back Down’ — on tour from Birmingham Rep, world premiere at St Barnabas

March 13, 2015
by Alun Severn
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An exciting play comes to Erdington next week. Back Down is on tour from Birmingham REP and it plays at St Barnabas on Wednesday 18/03 and Thursday 19/03 before heading off across the country. Social enterprises — see it free! Paul Hanna, centre manager at St Barnabas wants to e
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Investment for energy entrepreneurs

March 09, 2015
by Alun Severn
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Ignite is the UK’s first impact investment fund with a focus on energy. Set up through Centrica, Ignite believe that energy entrepreneurs have a vital role to play in building a better society and are here to help them achieve their potential. Centrica are investing people and money i
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Small Business Charter/Aston Business School growth vouchers scheme

March 06, 2015
by Alun Severn
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Eligible businesses have only until 31st March 2015 to apply for support under the SBS/Aston Business School Growth Vouchers scheme.   The Small Business Charter Growth Vouchers Programme is a 10-module programme, designed and run by a national consortium of world-class business
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