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The managing director of Birmingham-based investment firm Advantage Business Angels has told Insider that he hopes some of the government's funding schemes end up failures. Discussing the role of public sector funding, Neil Mackay said that decisions like promoting high mortgage lending were a recipe for disaster. READ MORE...
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Stoke-on-Trent's bid to host the Green Investment Bank (GIB) has been officially recognised by the government. The battle to secure the bank heated up as Vince Cable published criteria to determine where it should be based. Read More...
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Industrial services company Northbridge has grown its Asia-Pacific operations with the £2m acquisition of a Singapore-based company. Read More...
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Emergency repair business HomeServe has agreed a long-term partnership deal with Sembcorp Bournemouth Water (SBW). Read More...
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Tamworth's Planters Garden Centre has purchased a Stafford-based rival with £1.6m of funding from NatWest. Read More...
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A new property group has been founded in Staffordshire as part of the restructure of The Pritchard Group. The Anglesey Group has launched following a £6m bank finance deal. Read More...
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Birmingham-based CPBigwood’s last auction of the year has boosted 2011 sales to more than £46m. Read More...
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Shepherd Construction has been awarded a £17m contract to work on University College Birmingham's (UCB) new campus development. Read More...
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Black Country Chamber of Commerce has appointed a new vice-president for its Wolverhampton branch. Read More...
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Law firm MFG Solicitors, based in Worcester, has appointed a new corporate partner. Read More...
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