Retail sales figures defy gloom
20/11/2008
Sales volume for all retailing in the three months to October showed no growth compared with the previous three months, according to figures out today by the Office of National Statistics (ONS). Sales fell 0.1% in Octobe...
Loan fund announced for West Midlands business
19/11/2008
Business leaders from over 100 companies across the region met at a special West Midlands Economic Summit in Birmingham today to discuss the current economic downturn with Government Ministers. Ian Austin MP, Regional Mi...
£6.5m extra support for West Midlands businesses
19/11/2008
Extra financial support is being made available by regional development agency Advantage West Midlands to help small and medium sized businesses in the West Midlands. £6.5 million – of which £2.25 milli...
Proskills welcomes £350m training fund SMEs
19/11/2008
Proskills, the sector skills council (SCC) for the Process and Manufacturing sector which represents the furniture industry has welcomed the announcement of a £350 million Government training fund for small to medi...
Manufacturers' output weakest since 1990
19/11/2008
The outlook for manufacturing output in the next three months is descibed as the weakest for nearly 30 years, according to the latest CBI Industrial Trends Survey published today. Essentially, firms expect no price rises...