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.
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.
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.
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.
Three Birmingham charities are set to benefit from a Christmas donation as a team of 26 lace up their running shoes for a good cause this December.
Just one in four (24%) UK consumers are ‘very concerned’ over companies they interact with online using their personal data.
In the UK, the last five years have been characterised by political and economic uncertainty. However, businesses across the West Midlands have weathered the storm and made great strides in expanding their international reach.
There is Hope for Hospitality and we are asking for your voice to be part of a joint campaign between the Midlands’ hospitality sector, Andy Street and Downtown in Business.
A vaccine has been a found, guidelines are in place to allow businesses to start to have meetings again – but the COVID-Martyrs are on the attack. Frank McKenna outlines how Downtown in Business, against the odds, was able to host a major business meeting yesterday – and why it’s important for many more to follow in 2021.
“Official unemployment levels are rising, but the real unemployment rate is reaching alarming levels” says Frank McKenna.
The Midlands’ hospitality industry has launched a campaign calling on the Government to deliver urgent support to venues affected by the latest tier three restrictions.
In an effort to support both their own employees and give back to the UK business community, Birmingham-based business change consultancy, Entec Si, continued its focus on internal and external mentoring during 2020.
