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2-13 February 2026
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With over 100 events to choose from across two weeks, discover ideas, connections and inspiration to help your business grow. Browse by theme, date or location and start building your personalised schedule.
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- Sales & Marketing
PR Masterclass: Showcasing the effectiveness of PR to help boost business reputation
A focused and insight-rich evening hosted by the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) Midlands, created to show the real, measurable value of PR in building reputation and driving organisational success.
PR Masterclass: Showcasing the effectiveness of PR to help boost business reputation - Book now
- Business Development & Networking
Walsall High Growth Business Forum 2026: Unlocking Support for High-Growth Businesses
Join Walsall Council, Innovate UK and Oxford Innovations for a high growth conference - Invitation Only Event
Walsall High Growth Business Forum 2026: Unlocking Support for High-Growth Businesses - Book now
- AI, New Technologies & Innovation
Smarter Business: Practical ways for SMEs to boost efficiency and growth
An invitation to understand and apply Artificial Intelligence to improve productivity, efficiency and competitiveness - from simple tools to advanced sector-specific solutions.
Smarter Business: Practical ways for SMEs to boost efficiency and growth - Book now
- Business Development & Networking
Export Simplified
Helping businesses to explore new overseas markets and the simplification of the export process.
Export Simplified - Book now
- Social, Cultural & Diversity
The Fort Retail Academy
The course is designed to help anyone looking to start a new retail business, whether from a shop, a market, from home or online.
The Fort Retail Academy - Book now
- Business Development & Networking
Black Country Chamber Expo powered by Hashtag Events
Discover new opportunities, share ideas and build connections to support your business.
Black Country Chamber Expo powered by Hashtag Events - Book now
- Business Development & Networking
Solihull North Business Forum
A conference to bring together local businesses to network, share insights and build meaningful partnerships.
Solihull North Business Forum - Book now
- Sales & Marketing
Grow your Sales: Master Customer-Obsessed Selling
Using proven techniques, you’ll learn how create your ideal customer profiles, as well as learn from real-world case studies to show you how they work in practice.
Grow your Sales: Master Customer-Obsessed Selling - Book now
- Health and Wellbeing
Unlock Your Teams Potential: Harness the Power of Art for Workplace Wellbeing and Cohesion (A Strategic Session for Modern Leaders)
Art at the Heart invites you to an inspiring event where creativity meets corporate wellbeing to unlock your team’s full potential.
Unlock Your Teams Potential: Harness the Power of Art for Workplace Wellbeing and Cohesion (A Strategic Session for Modern Leaders) - Book now
- Leadership & Managerial Development
People Power: Building a talent strategy that fuels SME growth
Ideal for SME owners, senior leaders and HR professionals looking to future-proof their business and make every people decision count.
People Power: Building a talent strategy that fuels SME growth - Book now
- Finance & Professional Services
The B.A.L.A.N.C.E Framework: A transformational financial literacy and well-being programme
A series of workshops focused on practical strategies for financial empowerment, money mindset transformation and business resilience.
The B.A.L.A.N.C.E Framework: A transformational financial literacy and well-being programme - Book now
- Leadership & Managerial Development
Leadership Matters
An interactive 90 min workshop led by Clare Roberts-Molloy “What Kind of Leader Are You? Developing Your Leadership Mindset & Harnessing Diversity of Thought for Creative Problem Solving”.
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