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…
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…
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),…
BEC is proud and excited to be nominated for two awards at this years National Enterprise Network Awards! BEC has been nominated for the Enterprise Support Organisation of the Year Award and Sustainability in Enterprise Award. The National Enterprise Network…
London, United Kingdom – 23 October, 2023 – The International Centre for Trade Transparency & Monitoring (ICTTM) is delighted to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with BEC (formally Birmingham Enterprise Community), a leading supporter of entrepreneurs…
BEC Alumni Evolved Foods Secures Deal to Supply Wagamama’s Nationwide Evolved Foods, a food business specialising in freeze-dried fruit ingredients and snacks, is thrilled to announce a partnership with Wagamama, the beloved Asian-inspired restaurant chain. Evolved Foods has been selected…