As part of our commitment to promoting, and connecting Wolverhampton businesses with some of our key regional business support assets we are pleased to welcome Aston Centre for Growth to the City on Wednesday 27th November. Part of Aston University, Aston Centre for Growth provides leading growth programmes and other practical business support for entrepreneurs, SMEs, and business leaders across the community.

Please join us to network over a light lunch to learn more. To book a place please click here

Colleagues from the Centre will outline the varied support available including their Help to Grow: Management Course and Green Advantage Programme, alongside investment ready pitching competitions.

ERC, the national Enterprise Research Centre is also based at the Centre and run jointly with the University of Warwick. And also based at Aston Business School is the Centre for Research into Ethnic Minority Entrepreneurship (CRÈME) delivering leading expertise on business support for ethnic minority entrepreneurs with recent projects covering financial resilience and scale up challenges. 

Activate is a skills and business programme for the Cultural and Creative sector, a development initiative that forms part of the Commonwealth Games Legacy Enhancement Fund.

It work by empowering creative freelancers and small organisations by providing development opportunities, access to funding, and connections to create resilient, thriving practitioners in the West Midland's ecosystem of creativity.

Activate opens access and increases opportunities for career development and enhancement, helping to build a more equitable and collaborative sector that fully reflects and represents communities within the West Midlands. Grants will also available through this programme. For more details click here

Are you a SME manufacturer feeling overwhelmed, stuck in reactive mode, or lacking the necessary internal expertise?

Let Warwick Manufacturing Group's (WMG) team of dedicated experts help get you towards your business goals and aspirations. WMG exist to help your business succeed, and specialise in:

- Business Transformation

- Digital Manufacturing

- Navigating Net Zero

- Materials and Manufacturing Expertise

For more information click here and you can kickstart your journey with WMG by downloading their SME Toolkit here  

The UK Export Academy can support your business to grow by giving you the confidence and know-how to land your first, or next overseas deal.

Over 18,000 businesses across the UK have already joined our free training programme. It’s totally free and takes only a few minutes to get started.

For more information and to sign up for Export Academy support click here

Business Growth West Midlands (BGWM) organise a programme of business support webinars. Coming up in the next two weeks are the following:

Sales Negotiating Essentials 

Thursday 26 November 2024

13:00 to 13:30

 Online 

In the fast-paced world of sales, effective negotiation skills can make all the difference between sealing a deal and losing an opportunity. This dynamic webinar will unlock the art of sales negotiation techniques, for navigating tough conversations, handling objections, and achieving mutually beneficial outcomes. This webinar will empower you with the tools and strategies needed to negotiate with confidence and finesse. Don't miss this chance to enhance your sales game and drive success through strategic negotiations. To book a place please click here

Building your email marketing list

Wednesday 4th December 2024

14:00 - 15:30

Online

Email marketing is a tried and trusted way to make and maintain a connection with your customers and prospects. In a world driven by algorithms, email marketing has the advantage of a recipient choosing whether to open what you create or not. All those opens of your emails are people wanting to hear what you have to say.

In this session, we’ll focus on the art of building your email list and increasing the number of people on it so that you can send your messages to a greater number of potential customers. To book a place please click here

For details of all BGWM events please click here

If you have any queries relating to business support, growing your business, or some of the challenges you are facing, then please call the council's Business Support helpline on 01902 555572 or complete the online enquiry form here

To support your business enquiry and growth our team can conduct a free business diagnostic and connect you quickly to the right support.