We’re delighted to announce that Lorna Bladen, Chief Marketing Officer at Enterprise Nation, will be joining us at our next Wolverhampton Mentoring Network Lunch!
📅 Date: Tuesday 7 October
🕤 Time: 12:00 – 2:00pm
📍 Venue: Wolverhampton Science Park
Places are limited so if you want to book your FREE place please click here
Lorna brings a wealth of experience in marketing and entrepreneurship. Prior to her role at Enterprise Nation, she worked with the national enterprise campaign StartUp Britain, where she led high-profile initiatives aimed at accelerating start-up growth across the UK.
As always, our guest speaker will be joined by a panel of inspiring local business leaders. This month, we’re pleased to welcome Ed Davies, MD of Ceandess Ltd, Paul Birch, MD of Revolver Music Ltd and Revolver Co-operative, and Dan Hughes, MD of Hughes Print Ltd who will each offer valuable mentoring advice in a Q&A session.
Whether you're looking to grow your business, expand your network, or gain fresh perspectives from experienced professionals – this is an event not to be missed.
Click here to book your FREE place.
 In today’s AI-driven world, privileged access - admin rights, system accounts, and backend permissions - has become the most targeted layer of your organisation. Over-permissioned AI agents, insider misuse, and credential theft are quietly putting businesses at risk… often without anyone realising until it’s too late.
Join us for a free, interactive Cyber Security Workshop designed to help you stay in control.
📅 Date: Wednesday 22 October
🕤 Time: 9:30am – 1:30pm
📍 Location: City of Wolverhampton College, Wellington Rd Campus, Bilston, Wolverhampton WV14 6BT
🎟️ Register for FREE: Click here to book your place
Organised by Black Country Innovation Services and City of Wolverhampton College, and delivered by CyberSec Consulting, this workshop is funded by Innovate UK and aims to:
- Raise awareness of AI-related cyber threats
- Provide practical guidance on securing privileged access
- Help organisations assess and strengthen their cyber security posture
We welcome your attendance for the full duration or whichever part suits your schedule.
 Hosted by the Department of Business & Trade Cyber Hub and Business Growth West Midlands this webinar is designed to help businesses understand and address cyber risks, equipping them with the knowledge and tools to build long-term cyber resilience.
📅 Date: Tuesday 7 October
🕤 Time: 10:00am – 11:30am
📍 Location: Online
🎟️ Register for FREE: Click here to book your place
This promises to be an informative session that will provide a clear overview of the current cyber security landscape, including the most prevalent threats facing SMEs today. Whether you're just beginning your cyber security journey or looking to strengthen existing measures, this session will offer practical insights and direct you to free government resources and support.
 If you're wondering whether 'Innovate UK Business Growth' support is relevant to your business, now’s the perfect time to explore what’s available.
A great starting point is to join us at our next Innovation Breakfast Workshop, delivered by colleagues from Innovate UK.
📅 Date: Wednesday 15 October 2025
🎯 Focus: Innovation & Brand Identity
🎟️ Book your free place: Click here to register
Whether you're a start-up, scale-up, or established business, Innovate UK offers a wide range of support to help you grow through innovation. From funding advice to strategic guidance, their resources are designed to help you tackle challenges and unlock new opportunities.
🔍 Start here:
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Case Studies: Discover how other businesses have benefited from Innovate UK support.
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Innovation Toolbox: Explore Steamhouse’s growing collection of interactive tools to help you innovate and solve problems.
Click here for a full insight into the support available from Innovate UK Business Growth.
 This month we will be launching the Wolverhampton Start Up Support Programme for Wolverhampton residents looking to explore starting a business, alongside regular drop in sessions for recently established businesses.
These will be based out of our Ignite Business Hub - and full details will appear shortly on the Ignite website here
In the meantime if you are interested in either the start up support or drop in sessions, or know of anyone who would be please forward details via our team email business.development@wolverhampton.gov.uk
To support your growth or any business enquiry you may have our team can conduct a free business diagnostic and connect you quickly to the right support.
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
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