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Business boosting day aims for £1 million result

 

Photo shows Cora Tuner Collis from Virgo Carpets and Interiors, Michele Green of I'm your PA, Compton Hospice's Simon Cater (sitting) and Steve Smith of the printing.com at the Studio, Tettenhall, gearing up to help kick start £1 million in Business in the Black Country Grow Your Business Day. Pic by Sam Bagnall.  

BUSINESSES in the Black Country are fighting back against economic doom and gloom with an action-packed day to generate £1 million of work for companies attending.

The Black Country Grow Your Business Day is due to be held at The Copthorne Hotel in Merry Hill on Tuesday, February 1, welcoming key successful speakers from the world of commerce. Organisers say the opportunities for business on the day come from the way the event is structured to help those attending gain a maximum impact on their bottom line.

Our mental health blog scoops 'inspirational' award

WE'RE delighted to report that our mental health blog Speaking up, breaking the silence has won the Inspirational category in the Brilliance in Blogging awards.

This week there was a tweet-up to announce the winners and there we were. This post from the British Mummy Bloggers network listed all those who emerged victorious.

We shared top spot in the inspirational category with Sleep is for the Weak  and Pinchy Pants. Both of these bloggers write so beautifully and movingly so it was an honour to be in their company.

Paper talk to get pupils on the write track

WE'RE looking forward to reading some really entertaining articles after spending an afternoon talking about newspapers with pupils from Moat Hall Primary School in Great Wyrley.