Change Begins: What could the new UK Government mean for business. As we start the first full week of the UK’s new Labour run government, we thought we would take a look at what the change in government could mean…
BEC FORWARD Alumni Property Filter, a West Midlands based data insights company, has raised an £584,000 seed round. The investment was led by £500,000 from the Midlands Engine Investment Fund (MEIF) through the MEIF West Midlands Equity Fund, managed by…
BEC has relaunched its award winning Startup Programme alongside also relaunching Female Founder Scholarships which provides female founders with fully funded spaces to the Startup Sprint programme to help them launch their business. The announcement was made on International Women’s…
BEC Partners with Enterprise Nation to Deliver new Social Economy Support Programme for the West Midlands Enterprise Nation and Birmingham Enterprise Community have partnered up to deliver the Start your Growth Journey programme, as part of the WMCA’s West Midlands…
A Birmingham headquartered charity setup to tackle homelessness has announced that it is expanding to 3 new cities – Liverpool, Leeds & Bristol. Standing Tall, which was founded in 2019, began its storey in Birmingham where Founder and CEO Christy…
Running a small business through online sales on app platforms like eBay and Vinted? Avoid the pitfalls from HMRC’s new tax rules and find out how to maximise your profits with an enterprise adviser. New Year clampdown on online sales…
We would like to welcome two new members of the team – Jamie Rymer & Lester Fernandes! Jamie joins us from his previous role as the Midlands Scaleup Engagement Manager at Tech Nation. He will join BEC as Head of…
A sustainability course delivered in partnership between BEC & Coventry College has gained national recognition as winners of the Sustainability in Enterprise Award at the National Enterprise Network Awards 2023. The Sustainable Management Course is a course that has been…
Written by Daniel Evans Well, it is that time of year again. The year is almost up, the weather has gone arctic and my annual pilgrimage to Jools Holland is almost here. In fact he is a fixture in my…
Businesses urge government to provide business support urgently to enable the UK to hit future growth targets. Almost 100% of the country’s key business growth drivers are calling on the government to prioritise business support. The National Enterprise Network (NEN),…