Kim Leary takes on DIB chair role in Birmingham
28/01/2021
Kim Leary has been appointed as chairwoman of Downtown in Business Birmingham. Kim is a well-known, award winning, Midlands entrepreneur and businesswoman.
How will Ministers be judged?
28/01/2021
In an article from Simon Danczuk, Chairman of Downtown London in Business, Simon tells us how Ministers each have to take individual accountability for their specific role within the pandemic.
“Business need a radical schools plan to help recovery” says Frank McKenna
27/01/2021
Chief executive of Downtown in Business, Frank McKenna, is calling on the government to take urgent action that will enable children who have missed out on nearly a year’s schooling, because of the pandemic, to catch up.
Route map out of pandemic now needed says business leader
21/01/2021
Frank McKenna, CEO at Downtown in Business, calls for the Government to boost confidence with a route map out of the pandemic.
Business Profile: Pi SQ
21/01/2021
We met up with Pi SQ Director, Hannah Floyd. Hannah tells us all about Pi SQ and how they help architects, project managers and developers source and procure furniture for their projects.
Business Profile: Project Four
21/01/2021
We caught up with Project Four Construction Safety Directors, Alan Robson and Max Meadows to discuss how they and their clients have reacted to the COVID-19 restrictions and guidelines placed upon the construction sector.
Downtown Den #132 // In Conversation with Paul Embery
21/01/2021
Downtown in Business was joined in the Downtown Den by Paul Embery, author of the divisive book ‘Despised: Why the Modern Left Loathes the Working Class’ for an exclusive online roundtable.
Covid-19 Lockdown: An Open Letter to Liverpool Businesses
14/01/2021
On behalf of Liverpool’s business community we are determined and focused on enabling the city to recover quickly and successfully from the economic exhaustion of Covid-19.
Downtown Den #131 // Devolution & The Northern Powerhouse
13/01/2021
Downtown in Business was joined by a select panel of LEP Chairs and City Leaders from across the north to discuss the direction of the Northern Powerhouse following 2020 and how devolved power has been exemplified following the events of the year.
Ep.119 – Downtown Den: UK Night Time Economy Leaders in the Downtown Den
12/01/2021
DIB was joined by a number of the UK’s leading Night-Time economy personalities for an in-depth discussion on the nightlife industry and how it has been affected by the COVID pandemic.
Ep.118 – Downtown Den: Stephen Young and CC Geoff Driver in the Downtown Den
11/01/2021
The leader of Lancashire County Council CC Geoff Driver and the director of economic development and planning Stephen Young joined DIB to discuss the implications of the county going into tier-3 and their vision for Lancashire’s recovery plan post-pandemic.
Ep.117 – Downtown Den: Wes Streeting in the Downtown Den
08/01/2021
In this exclusive interview with Downtown boss Frank McKenna, Wes Streeting MP, talks about his new brief and his vision for the future of education – whilst explaining the opposition’s approach to the Covid-19 crisis.