

Stand Up comedy challenge compere announced
The compere for the Wolverhampton Stand Up Comedy Challenge charity event is revealed as being professional comedian, Carly Smallman. Smallman, (pictured) who has appeared on various TV and radio shows as well as starring on BBC's The Rob Brydon Show and ITV's Viral Tap will host Wolverhampton’s second Stand up Challenge at the Molineux Stadium this Thursday (26 April 2018). The five new contestants - who are all local business people, have been training privately for weeks w


Business Festival kicks off in style
The inaugural Black Country Business Festival got underway this morning (23 April) with a prestigious opening event at the Black Country Living Museum, attended by over 100 people. Headline speakers, including Andrew Griffiths, Minister for Small Business, Consumers and Corporate Responsibility, and Andy Street, Mayor of the West Midlands Combined Authority, outlined the importance of the Business Festival to the local economy and the region, as a means of supporting competit


Black Country’s manufacturing strength shines through in Business Festival
The Black Country is about to be inspired by 17 exciting manufacturing events during its first, two-week Business Festival starting on 23 April. The Festival, initiated by the Black Country Chamber of Commerce, is an annual fortnight of business events of all shapes, descriptions and subjects, running throughout the Black Country from 23 April until 4 May. There are a total of 122 events in the Festival making it the biggest business event in the region. Cutting-edge subjects


Countdown to the start of the region’s biggest business event
There is just one week to go until the start of the inaugural, two-week, Black Country Business Festival on 23 April. Over 100 free business events will be taking place all across the Black Country during the Festival fortnight from 23 April to 4 May. There are no restrictions as to who attend the events, and tickets are all available on a first come, first served basis via the website www.blackcountrybusinessfestival.com. People can expect to find a huge range of business ev


From Global Radio to Google - Black Country Business Festival boasts top, free business and communic
The first Black Country Business Festival is due to start on 23 April. With 122 events in total across all sectors, it is the biggest business event in the region. Initiated by the Black Country Chamber of Commerce, the Business Festival is an annual fortnight of exciting and diverse business events of all shapes and descriptions running throughout the Black Country from 23 April until 4 May. Seventy seven Professional Services, Business Support and Communications events form


Top Canadian legal guru, Mitch Kowalski, headlines Black Country Business Festival event
Leading legal author legal services entrepreneur, Mitch Kowalski is flying from Canada to speak at a free Black Country Business Festival event by Talbot’s Law on Thursday 26 April. Entitled ‘Mitch Kowalski - 2030: A Completely New World for Professional Services Firms’, it is one of 77 Professional Services, Business Support and Communications events that form part of the two-week Black Country Business Festival, starting on 23 April. The Business Festival, initiated by the


Wolverhampton notches up 68 events in first Black Country Business Festival
The Wolverhampton business community is set to come alive in a week, as it prepares for the first Black Country Business Festival fortnight starting on 23 April. There are 122 Business Festival events taking place right across the Black Country, with 68 of these being in the Wolverhampton area. Events are all geared towards helping businesses and individuals to grow and develop - whether this is through learning and sharing, upskilling, making new contacts, or forging new sup


Walsall welcomes fourteen Business Festival events
In just under two weeks’ time, the Walsall area will host fourteen exciting business events – all part of the Black Country Business Festival starting on 23 April. In total,122 events will be taking place throughout the Black Country over the fortnight to 4 May, making the Festival – in its inaugural year, the biggest business event in the region. There is everything from seminars, workshops, behind-the-scenes tours and speed networking to conferences, exhibitions, gala dinne


Sixteen Business Festival events set in Sandwell
With the first Black Country Business Festival about to start in just under two weeks, the Sandwell area is set to host 16 of the events – all of which are completely free to attend. Running from 23 April until 4 May, the Business Festival will see everything from seminars, workshops, behind-the-scenes tours and speed networking to conferences, exhibitions and debates. In total over the fortnight, there are 122 events taking place throughout the Black Country, making the Fest


Two weeks until the start of the biggest business event in the region
There is only two weeks until the start of the first Black Country Business Festival - an exciting two-week window of business events all packaged under one banner, running from 23 April until 4 May. A staggering 122 events will be taking place over the fortnight making the Festival the biggest business event in the region. There is everything from seminars, workshops, behind-the-scenes tours and speed networking events to conferences, exhibitions and debates. Subject matters