Start your New Year on the path to global growth by joining this major event to explore a diverse range of markets that offer exciting export opportunities for West Midlands businesses… Thousands of UK businesses have increased their sales, growth and stability by selling overseas. […]

Join the Birmingham Commonwealth Association’s (BCA) Conference on Tuesday, 18 October 2016 from 09:00 to 16:30 (BST) in Birmingham and follow the Commonwealth Road to global export success. Further information and registration here. 53 countries, a common language and legal structure, 2.1 billion people, a cost […]

As part of Exporting is GREAT, the government’s initiative to inspire and support 100,000 additional exporters, UKTI will be hosting Exporting is GREAT week 18-22 April. There will be a vast range of events across every region, aimed at encouraging both new and experienced exporters […]

Venue: iPro Stadium, Derby. DE24 8XL Date: 2nd December 2014 Time: 8:30 am – 3:30 pm For more details view the flyer! This year’s Midlands International Trade Expo and Conference (MITEC) is the Chamber’s premier international event of the year. It aims to help local firms […]

‘Explore Export’ flagship UKTI’s event takes place on 12th November at Birmingham’s International Convention Centre. The Commonwealth Trade and Business Group have forged links with UKTI to ensure its members are kept abreast of any up and coming trade missions and funding opportunities. The group […]

From 6 to 8 October, the 17th International Trade Fair for Property and Investment, the Expo Real, will be taking place in Muenich. The biggest B2B trade show for property and investment market in Europe offers great opportunity for efficient networking, market orientation and analysis. For the first […]

It is now less than a year to go until Birmingham’s partner city Milan will open the Expo 2015. Under the theme “Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life”, more than 140 countries are going to present their technology and innovation as well as culture and […]

BETTER is an Interreg Europe project bringing together the city governments of Genoa- Italy; Gävle- Sweden; Birmingham- United Kingdom; Tartu- Estonia and Nyíregyháza- Hungary. These cities may have various excellences in the field of innovation, but they are similarly committed to stimulating their regional innovation […]

BETTER is gradually turning its focus from examining good practices to adopting them. The project’s mission requires the involved cities to stimulate their regional innovation chains by improving e-government solutions. In the past months, partner cities held three ‘Study visits’ as follows: While in earlier […]

BETTER carries on its five-stage, systematic process, through which e-government solutions are improved in the partner cities. Stages consist of 1. Assessing needs & assemble good practices, 2. Observe good practices, 3. Adopt good practices, 4. Improve policies and 5. Monitor policy improvements. The partner […]