On the 27th June, a roadshow organised by Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), in conjunction with UK Trade Investment (UKTI) Caribbean, will call into Birmingham. It will give UK firms an insight into projects in UK-Caribbean Infrastructure Partnership Fund’s (UKCIF) pipeline, and also information about doing business in […]

Birmingham Chamber of Commerce’s international department has won a prestige two-year EU funded contract to help West Midland businesses get off the ground and help create new jobs. Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs is an exchange programme for entrepreneurs which offers candidates the chance to work alongside […]

The British Chambers of Commerce are currently conducting a survey to collect business views on the EU. The survey will be open from the 25th January up to the 4th of February. This can be accessed by clicking HERE .

The UK Bangladesh Catalysts of Commerce & Industry (UKBCCI) is a leading umbrella business organisation, which aims to bring together and nurture successful British-Bangladeshi entrepreneurs in the UK and Bangladesh. Officially launched last year in both countries, UKBCCI will assist those entrepreneurs and businesses by […]

The Birmingham City University-led Urban Manufacturing project, which is concluding after five years of collaborative research, has helped a number of major European regions to improve their innovation offering and better support collaborative spaces, SMEs and students. Posted 18 July 2022 Providing support and enhancements […]

Interreg Europe Project Manager for Urban M, Laura Veart, explains how Birmingham is leading the way and benefiting from a host of maker space knowledge from across Europe. Urban M focuses on supporting local public authorities to make changes in their policies around collaborative maker spaces – collaborative workspaces […]

The Tenth Anniversary of friendship and exchange between Birmingham and Nanjing was marked by a visit from Birmingham’s partner city on 12th September 2018.  The ten strong delegation, led by the Party Secretary, Mr Zhang Jinghua, met with Council Leader Cllr Ian Ward and Bham […]

On Monday 12th March, Commonwealth Day was celebrated across the 53 nations that make up the Commonwealth. Birmingham was no exception; the city saw an enthusiastic display of events and ceremonies throughout the day including a flag raising ceremony at the Council House in Victoria […]

It was pleasing to hear that the Minister recognised the great potential the Commonwealth has confirming that 90% of the worlds growth will be outside the EU. He noted the launch of the Greater Birmingham Commonwealth Chamber of Commerce on Monday 12th March and that […]

The Department for International Trade’s (DIT) Export Hub is making a week-long stop in the West Midlands. The hub is a 32-tonne truck that has been transformed into a one-stop export shop. Between February 6 and 9 2017 several free events will be held as […]