And The Winner Is…
In his last blog of 2020 Frank Mckenna reflects on DIB’s success in hosting a ‘live’ awards event last week – and tells us who his picks are for special recognition from what has been the most challenging of years.
December 17, 2020
SME Investment readiness during a pandemic: how to access CBILS and funding support before January 31st
As we exit the second national lockdown of the year and enter strengthened Tier 2 restrictions, businesses are continuing to feel the strain of the pandemic.
Ride hailing business spreads Christmas cheer with toy and food donations to local Birmingham charities
A Solihull-based business is spreading some much-needed Christmas cheer for those who need it most after donating £500 worth of toys and goodies ahead of the festive season to two Birmingham-based charities, Birmingham City Mission and Birmingham Irish.
Major Research Study to Assess Impact of COVID-19 on Central Business Districts
Colmore Business Improvement District is leading a unique study on The Future Business District to inform its response to long term recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic and to offer policy directions on best practice for this and other central business districts in the UK.
Government Needs Smarter Way of Managing Covid
‘The government cannot continue its knee-jerk, inconsistent, and poorly planned response to lockdowns and Tier announcements if the economy has any chance of bouncing back in 2021.’ according to Downtown CEO Frank McKenna.
Purpose of the Workplace
In this weeks guest blog, we hear from Director of Pi Sq, Hannah Floyd on the purpose of having a workplace as opposed to working from home.
Will Anderson be able to stand?
In this week’s blog Jim Hancock looks at the crisis at Liverpool Town Hall. He asks how long the police inquiry into alleged wrongdoing will last and what the consequences could be for the city and those involved.