Black Country news and blogs Monday 27 January 2014
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Business
Business lending up by 40% at BCRS 
TheBusinessDesk 16 Jan 14
BCRS Business Loans saw an increase in business lending of more than 40% in 2013.
Business
Walsall curry kits – a business start-up success
Walsall Advertiser 3 Feb 11
Sally Hares is one of those handful of people who have been able to turn their hobby into their career. Her “do-it-yourself” curry kits are already causing something of a stir in the food industry…
Business
Black Country businesses staying positive on growth
Duncan Tift BusinessDesk 31 Jan 11
Businesses in the Black Country are confident of achieving growth of between 1 – 1.5% over the next 12 months, despite gloomy GDP figures which show the economy contracting…
Comment
Financing a private sector recovery
Graham Cornfield i-tms 3 Dec 10
BCRS Breakfast
I was somewhat reluctant to crawl out of my nice warm bed at 5.45am, knowing I had to drive to Stourbridge College in absolutely freezing conditions (-8 according to the car thermometer), then walk for 10 minutes on snowy paths to reach the venue. I am very happy to report that it wasn’t wasted effort…
Business
Walsall bank freezes curry account
Copestake Ltd 26 Oct 10
A Walsall based enterprise is claiming that their company bank account has been frozen despite being £15,000 in the black following receipt of a loan from the Black Country Reinvestment Society…
Business
Black Country Reinvestment offers Cable funding model
Duncan Tift BusinessDesk 3 Aug 10
The coalition Government needs to look at the business model of a Black Country funding stream if it is serious about reforming access to finance for SMEs…
News
Loan boost for Walsall community transport scheme
Graeme Brown Birmingham Post 21 Sep 09
Walsall Community Transport has been given a £40,000 finance boost after struggling with off-season cashflow problems. Black Country Reinvestment Society has loaned the money to WCT, which puts on transport to schools and community groups that are not served by direct bus routes…