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17 August 2012
A Wolverhampton tax specialist has helped a family-run specialist manufacturing company successfully reclaim almost £100,000 of tax spent on research and development. Finditintheblackcountry member R&D Tax Claims worked with Mini Gears Components Ltd to reclaim £96,400 from HMRC
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17 August 2012
Finditinwolverhampton members in the manufacturing sector can benefit from an established scheme offering supported places for local businesses. Skills Development Recognition, which provides a comprehensive pre-qualification questionnaire (PQQ) system to help companies win more business
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16 August 2012
Sandwell Council is creating a new Red Route as part of an £8.6m borough-wide plan to ease traffic congestion, improve traffic flow and make better provision for legal parking. Do you or your employees commute to work?
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15 August 2012
Young entrepreneurs in the Black Country are being reminded to kick-start their business with the help of a national fund.
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13 August 2012
Gain an insight into mainstream and alternative lending practices at this Dudley Business First breakfast event on Tuesday 25 September.
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08 August 2012
Promote your business and celebrate the strength of the Black Country by entering your company into the Black Country Chamber of Commerce Awards on Thursday 20 September.
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07 August 2012
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council is poised to launch a new deal worth nearly £500m for council housing in the borough.
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07 August 2012
Lots of our region’s firms have already taken part. Showcase your business skills and win new contracts by signing up for finditintheblackcountry’s award-winning Skills Development Recognition (SDR) scheme.
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02 August 2012
On Thursday 9 August our special guests will be directors and procurement chiefs from VINCI, to update you on the progress of the West Bromwich town centre development and to talk about the new waste-to-energy plant at Oldbury.
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01 August 2012
City companies are being urged to share their big ideas about the future of Wolverhampton. Local residents and business people have been set the challenge of coming up with new ideas that will bring lasting change to their communities and their city
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01 August 2012
Private sector bosses have backed ambitious plans to revitalise Wolverhampton City Centre. More than 100 guests, including developers and businesses across the country, attended the launch of the new City Centre Prospectus at The Molineux last month
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31 July 2012
A well-known sculpture in West Bromwich town centre is looking for a new home after 22 years.
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31 July 2012
Please note that finditinsandwell's Breakfast Club with engineering giant JCB, planned for August and then September, will now take place later this year. We'll confirm the date as soon as we know it.
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31 July 2012
Wolverhampton businesses took the opportunity to meet a major potential buyer at a special event organised by finditinwolverhampton. Wates Living Space met dozens of potential local suppliers on a one-to-one basis
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20 July 2012
Are you an inspiring woman in business or do you know one? Boost your PR and contacts list by nominating either yourself or your friends for this year’s Network of Aspiring Women International Awards, being held on Friday 9 November.
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16 July 2012
There was lots to celebrate at this year’s Black Country Asian Business Association Awards, with Sandwell-based sweda and CBS Packaging among the winners.
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16 July 2012
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council has appointed DC Leisure to drive forward its plans for an £11m leisure centre and swimming pool in West Bromwich.
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09 July 2012
If you've looked at our events page lately, you may have noticed that sweda has a new logo. This is just the icing on the cake of a smart new brand for the agency that tackles unemployment, promotes skills training and supports job creation and social enterprise.
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06 July 2012
A Wolverhampton tax specialist has helped a 125 years old manufacturing company successfully reclaim tax spent on research and development. Finditintheblackcountry member R&D Tax Claims worked with Glassworks Hounsell to reclaim £29,400 from HMRC
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05 July 2012
Saturday 30 June saw the Olympic torch pass through Sandwell on its way to the London 2012 opening ceremony. Read about this memorable day for our borough.
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