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Chancellor outlines Winter Economy Plan

Rishi Sunak unveils government's plan to protect jobs and support businesses over the coming months.

September 25th, 2020

Marches LEP to stage Business Recovery Week

A week of activity focused on helping businesses in the region recover from the devastating impact of the coronavirus lockdown is to be staged by The Marches Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP).

September 18th, 2020

Bounce-back plans launched for consumer and retail industry

Exports Minister, Graham Stuart MP, has announced a series of new measures to support businesses in the consumer and retail industry to export overseas as part of efforts to help the sector recover from Coronavirus.

September 14th, 2020

Businesses urged to prepare for NHS COVID-19 app

Pubs, restaurants, hairdressers, cinemas and other venues across the Marches are being urged to prepare for the launch of a new NHS COVID-19 app to support NHS Test and Trace.

September 14th, 2020

Track and trace mandatory for some businesses

Businesses across multiple sectors must collect and maintain records of staff, customers and visitors to their premises from September 18.

September 10th, 2020

New expert help on hand to boost export sales for the Marches

New expert help on hand to boost export sales for the Marches

September 9th, 2020

Employers urged to sign up for Kick Start scheme

Employers across the Marches are being urged to sign up to an innovative new scheme to help young people into work as part of Britain's Covid-19 recovery effort.

September 2nd, 2020

New jobs at Telford manufacturer thanks to grant help

A specialist Telford manufacturing company has expanded and created six new jobs after receiving nearly £100,000 from a grant programme supported by the Marches Local Enterprise Partnership.

August 25th, 2020

Agri-robotics start-up raises £250k from MEIF for revolutionary system to improve crop yields

A Shropshire start-up which aims to use cutting-edge technologies to help farmers improve crop yields has raised £250,000 from the MEIF Proof of Concept & Early Stage Fund, which is managed by Mercia and part of the Midlands Engine Investment Fund (MEIF).

August 19th, 2020

University invites Marches businesses to sign up to employee mental health support scheme

Businesses across the Marches are being offered the chance to boost productivity by working with the University of Derby to provide better mental health support for employees.

August 19th, 2020

Small businesses hit by the pandemic to access support through government partnership with Aston Bus

Aston Business School is working with the Small Business Charter to deliver a specialised government funded programme for leaders of small businesses to survive and thrive in the coming months and post coronavirus.

August 14th, 2020

West Midlands businesses benefit from almost £3.5bn of funding under Coronavirus loan schemes

New data shows that businesses across the West Midlands have received a total of almost £3.5bn in funding under the government's two largest Covid-19 loan schemes, the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme and the Bounce Back Loan Scheme.

August 12th, 2020