Funding scheme to invest £100m after Midlands pilot

A new online investment service which has been trialled in the Midlands is being launched nationwide this morning. Kevin Caley, managing director of ThinCats.com, told Insider the scheme – which has already provided funding for eight Midlands companies – aims to invest £100m in businesses in the next three years.   READ MORE...

Roll up for the Big Deals Debate

Audience places are still available for Insider’s Big Deals Debate in Coventry on 30 June.   Read More...

Porsche drives ahead with Solihull move

Work is underway to develop a new location for Solihull's Porsche Centre. The new site, on Highlands Road, is set to span more than three acres of land.   Read More...

New apartments unveiled at The Cube

Birmingham's The Cube is set to host a "first-look" event later this month to launch its second phase of apartments to come to market in 2011.   Read More...

Shaylor goes back to school with £10m contracts

Aldridge construction company Shaylor has secured four contract wins within the education sector worth £10m.   Read More...

LaSer smashes £1bn sales barrier

Credit services provider LaSer is aiming to double its size by 2013. The Solihull-based company said sales increased 42 per cent to £1.2bn in its year-end results.   Read More...

Cannock to host UK's largest food waste site

Waste specialist Biffa is set to launch the UK's first "super" anaerobic digestion (AD) plant near Cannock.   Read More...

Birmingham solicitor in 13-year ban

A disgraced former solicitor from Birmingham has been banned from being a company director for 13 years.   Read More...

Increase in bosses on the fiddle - KPMG

Company bosses - including those working as chief executive or managing director - are increasingly committing more fraud, according to KPMG.   Read More...

IAB appoints new presidential commitee

The organisation which represents Asian businesses in the Midlands has appointed a new president and two vice presidents.   Read More...

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