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Companies in Coventry and Warwickshire have been urged to follow in the footsteps of an innovative automotive engineering firm and contact one of the “most joined-up areas of the UK” to help with their business planning amid Brexit uncertainty.

Businesses from across the West Midlands are being urged to act fast to enter the Midlands Innovation 50, an in-depth index of the region’s most forward-thinking companies led by law firm Mills & Reeve.

Coventry and Warwickshire is experiencing a significant growth of creative businesses following the implementation of its creative clusters programme.

The principal and chief executive officer of a college and the managing director of a long-established manufacturing business have joined the board of the Coventry and Warwickshire Local Enterprise Partnership (CWLEP).

Thirty per cent of people wrongly believe that only workers in permanent roles are entitled to the National Living Wage/ Minimum Wage, a poll has revealed.

Welcome to the April issue of the European Structural and Investment (ESI) Funds Programme Bulletin. This month, alongside the usual Programme updates, we include an ESI Funds / EU exit update, an ESF update on E-CLAIMS and word on some recently published ERDF calls.

The Technical Assistance team is available to provide support on further developing any ERDF project ideas you have on the four themes of the ERDF programme within Coventry & Warwickshire:

The number of new homes built last year in the West Midlands has bucked the national trend to show strong growth.

Artists, creatives and cultural organisations from across Coventry can find out how to source vital funding from major regional and national bodies at an event this month.

An expert in finance and real estate will be driving major investment programmes in the West Midlands.

Ian Martin has been named as investment and commercial activities director for West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA).