

One month until Black Country Business Festival gets underway
With just over one month to go until the start of the first Black Country Business Festival, a staggering 122 business events have been confirmed in the two-week programme. The Festival, originated by the Black Country Chamber of Commerce and partnered by DY5 – Dudley’s Business & Innovation Enterprise Zone (pictured below) will run from 23 April to 4 May. Tickets to attend the events are already available on the website (www.blackcountrybusinessfestival.com) and the majority


Industry leaders add weight to Business Festival
Ten high-profile industry professionals have been confirmed as the key sector leads in the first Black Country Business Festival - running from 23 April to 4 May. Developed by the Black Country Chamber of Commerce the Business Festival will see around 120 business events taking place across the region over the fortnight. The programme is made up of tradeshows, seminars, workshops and conferences of all descriptions - put on by local companies to help other local organisations

Wolverhampton Stand Up Comedy Challenge is back with new lambs …to the s-laughter
The Wolverhampton stand-up comedy challenge is returning on Thursday 26th April 2018 with a whole new bunch of local business comedy first-timers, willing to try their hand at a bit of stand up comedy as part of the Black Country Business Festival (23 April – 4 May). These exceptionally daring, business individuals will be performing a live, original, five-minute stand up comedy routinein front of their colleagues, clients, friends and family, in a bid to be crowned the secon