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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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- Leadership & Managerial Development
Beyond the Business: Built to Lead, Ready to Evolve
In this interactive workshop, business consultant, coach and TEDx speaker Dave Rogers – The Business Explorer helps established entrepreneurs and business owners step back from the day-to-day and see their business through a new lens.
Beyond the Business: Built to Lead, Ready to Evolve - Book now
- Finance & Professional Services
Cyber Security and Data Responsibility: Navigating supply chain threats and the evolving legal landscape
A webinar based workshop session on the issues faced by businesses in relation to cyber attacks on their supply chains and the potential risks such attacks can trigger for businesses.
Cyber Security and Data Responsibility: Navigating supply chain threats and the evolving legal landscape - Book now
- Leadership & Managerial Development
Developing Key Management Skills
An interactive workshop delivered by ACAS to provide practical advice and group discussions about recruitment and retention.
Developing Key Management Skills - Book now
- Sales & Marketing
How to Fill Your Calendar with MORE Corporate Buyer Conversations
How to Fill Your Calendar with MORE Corporate Buyer Conversations — Even If Your Stomach Knots the Moment You Think About Outreach.
How to Fill Your Calendar with MORE Corporate Buyer Conversations - Book now
- Sales & Marketing
Grow Faster in 2026: The Science-Backed B2B Marketing Playbook
Most businesses are operating in a tough, uncertain economy – but the evidence for how to grow has never been stronger. This event is delivered in partnership with the Institute of Practitioners in Advertising (IPA).
Grow Faster in 2026: The Science-Backed B2B Marketing Playbook - Book now
- Social, Cultural & Diversity
Know Your Responsibilities: The duty on employers to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace
This briefing is designed to support employers to understand their responsibilities under the Worker Protection Act to take reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace and to consider how to be compliant.
Know Your Responsibilities: The duty on employers to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace - Book now
- Finance & Professional Services
Business Planning & Financial Forecasting - Two-Day Workshop
This BGWM Investment Readiness Programme 2-day workshop is a practical, hands-on programme designed to help West Midlands business owners get confident with their numbers and ready for growth.
Business Planning & Financial Forecasting - Two-Day Workshop - Book now
- Business Development & Networking
We Are Walsall 2040
An outline of the council vision, town regeneration plans and support available for 2040, tailored towards local businesses.
We Are Walsall 2040 - Book now
- Leadership & Managerial Development
Sandwell Business Ambassadors Round Table: Business Rates and Tax
This event will be a collaborative, discussion-focused event where businesses share insights, explore challenges and help shape solutions together.
Sandwell Business Ambassadors Round Table: Business Rates and Tax - Book now
- Leadership & Managerial Development
Escape the Ordinary: Build stronger teams through VR and insight
A fast paced and highly interactive, immersive workshop targeted at improving individual and team performance through collaboration and innovation.
Escape the Ordinary: Build stronger teams through VR and insight - Book now
- Social, Cultural & Diversity
Why Domestic Abuse is a Workplace Issue
BCWA’s interactive workshop will be led by our highly experienced learning and development team and will incorporate real-life scenarios and case studies, video content and group work.
Why Domestic Abuse is a Workplace Issue - Book now
- Business Development & Networking
Recharge to Rise
This networking event will take the form of speed dating, with participants rotating through stations featuring prompts and questions about integrating mindfulness and wellbeing into management practices.
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