One of the world’s leading producers of graphite and carbon products hopes to create new jobs at its newly acquired industrial space in Oldbury. Hooray for Tokai Carbon!

The latest Black Country Transformational GOLD programme has been completed, helping 130 Black Country businesses with their growth plans, creating 153 jobs and bringing eighteen new products or services to market. See what these Sandwell firms were able to achieve when they struck GOLD . . .

Sandwell Council is inviting payers of business rates in Sandwell to have their say on how it is spent. Find out how you can attend a cabinet meeting on Wednesday 6 February and put forward your thoughts.

Conrad Parke is part of our Business Growth Team at Sandwell Council. Conrad recently travelled to Brussels and Belfast to represent an innovative Birmingham and Sandwell regeneration initiative. Find out about USE-IT! – and why we should be proud it’s being pioneered on our doorstep.

It’s time to make new connections in 2019! On Wednesday 30 January the Black Country Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with Sandwell College, is holding a mini expo to help you expand your network by meeting other regional businesses.

There’s still time for you to have your say on the design of Sandwell’s aquatic centre: here’s how.

Showcase your business by taking part in the region’s largest annual business event. Read more about the Black Country Business Festival and why now is the time to get involved.

Here we are, at the end of another year, wishing you a merry Christmas. Here are our highlights from 2018, and some ideas for promoting your business in 2019.

Several local businesses recently donated their time and materials for free to repair and renovate Fountain Court Residential Unit in Smethwick.