Local events

Growth Without Limits – The Festival Begins Here!

A marketing workshop designed for everyday SMEs.

An overview of the wide and varied ways drones can be used in all different types of clients and scenarios, from HDR ( High Dynamic Range) Video and Photograpy, to creating digital twins.

Hosted by Dan Corcoran in collaboration with Future Planet Capital and Barclays Eagle Labs, expect real-world advice, networking opportunities and actionable takeaways to accelerate your growth journey.

This free one-day event is aimed at inspiring early stage dynamic small/micro businesses that have the potential and ambition to scale rapidly.

As our region continues to thrive as a hub for cutting-edge ideas, we are proud to launch the Innovation Awards 2026 - now in their sixth year - bringing together past winners, current trailblazers and future innovators.

Help drive genuine business impact across the West Midlands, with this workshop that tackles one of the region’s biggest productivity challenges: ineffective goal-setting.

The course is designed to help anyone looking to start a new retail business, whether from a shop, a market, from home or online.

Hear from thought leaders in workplace wellbeing, gain fresh perspectives and actionable strategies to drive meaningful change in your organisation.

Join Tribera for a fast-paced, inspiring panel exploring how AI is transforming marketing - not by automating originality out of existence, but by scaling the best of human creativity.

Join Anthony Collins Solicitors LLP for a practical, webinar-based workshop exploring the when, why and how of securing investment for your business from a legal perspective.

Driving Innovation, AI and Competitiveness in the West Midlands

A must attend event for employers.

Thinking about hiring a graduate or taking on an intern?

This interactive session is designed for West Midlands business owners and managers who want to lead with confidence in times of uncertainty.

The course is designed to help anyone looking to start a new retail business, whether from a shop, a market, from home or online.

Drawing on insights from CAPE’s forthcoming book (launching in May 2026), we’ll reveal how small talk isn’t small at all when it comes to building cultures of curiosity, connection and accountability.

No sales pitches, no corporate fluff - Just founders in their first 1–3 years and an industry speaker offering real, actionable wisdom.

Discover how it is reshaping industries, improving decision-making and how to lead your organisation through digital transformation.

Join the Intellectual Property Office for a practical, jargon-free online event designed to help West Midlands businesses understand how to safeguard and develop the assets that drive growth.

Join us for a insightful webinar on how to rank higher in Google local search results.

Join us for an inspiring evening of ideas, insights, and networking at Hotel du Vin on Wednesday 4 February.

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.

The course is designed to help anyone looking to start a new retail business, whether from a shop, a market, from home or online.

A conference to bring together local businesses to network, share insights and build meaningful partnerships.

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.

Art at the Heart invites you to an inspiring ONLINE event where creativity meets corporate wellbeing to unlock your team’s full potential.

Ideal for business owners, senior leaders and HR professionals looking to future-proof their business and make every people decision count.

A series of workshops focused on practical strategies for financial empowerment, money mindset transformation and business resilience.

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 event is designed for small business leaders such as CEOs, MDs, founders and owners who want to develop their leadership skills and benefit from collective insight.

Join us for an immersive Cyber Escape Game designed for SMEs eager to strengthen their cyber security awareness.

A free, practical webinar designed to help SMEs in the West Midlands understand the current financial landscape, access the right funding and make confident investment decisions.

If you’re ready to turn casual scrolling into real enquiries and attract clients who feel truly understood, this is the place to begin.

Through guided exploration, business leaders are invited to reflect on the People and Culture aspects of leading effective change.

Join Lindi Mngaza, Managing Director of Explode Social Media, to explore what makes Birmingham’s online behaviour unique and how businesses can use this understanding to build trust and genuine engagement.

Art at the Heart invites you to an inspiring event where creativity meets corporate wellbeing to unlock your team’s full potential.

Improve organisational culture and performance, this workshop tackles a universal challenge: conflict that slows teams down.

AI in action: See how forward-thinking organisations are using AI to optimise energy consumption, reduce waste and improve supply chain transparency, delivering clear environmental and operational benefits.

A workshop to explain neurodiversity, the benefits, challenges and the methods for managing it in the workplace.

Hosted by ACAS – Practical Advice & Group Discussions

How to protect, adapt and position your brand so it resonates across borders, sponsored by Turkish Airlines.

In today’s noisy world, it’s not enough to be great at what you do - you need to be known for it.

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.

Join the Solihull Sustainable Communities Network (SSCN) to discuss where environmental and economic sustainability of community organisations meet.

Hosted by ACAS – Practical Advice & Group Discussions

How to Fill Your Calendar with MORE Corporate Buyer Conversations — Even If Your Stomach Knots the Moment You Think About Outreach.

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).

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.

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.

Monetise TikTok: How Creators and Businesses Turn Views into Sales is a practical, two-hour workshop designed for entrepreneurs, small businesses, and content creators who want to turn TikTok engagement into real revenue.

Discover how it is reshaping industries, improving decision-making and how to lead your organisation through digital transformation.

Join Anthony Collins Solicitors for a fireside chat with former owner and Managing Director Nick Coley of Fitzgerald Contractors, the leading Birmingham engineering business.

Find out what the Chamber can do for your business.

Join Leopard Co and Bevan Brittan for a free session which explores how to build a positive, energising culture while also managing confidently and fairly when things aren’t working.

Learn how to secure your first 10-50 customers as a tech start-up, with practical strategies, proven tactics and a clear action plan you can put into practice straight away.

Future Planet Capital Regional is organising a panel discussion featuring local serial entrepreneurs who have built, scaled, and exited multiple businesses.

Join Sutcliffe and EBC Group to learn about some of the common threats, how you can reduce the risk to your organisation and how to respond if disaster strikes.

When you have to let people go, how do you do it well?

This session, led by West Midlands Combined Universities, brings together regional experts to explore how AI adoption and cyber resilience can accelerate business growth and scalability across the West Midlands.

You are invited to an engaging drinks reception that will highlight the many ways businesses can collaborate with the University of Birmingham.

Grounded in Nancy Kline’s Thinking Environment, this interactive session is designed to spark innovation and elevate team performance to promote business growth.

The region’s flagship event celebrating innovation, collaboration, and the future of life sciences. This event will showcase why the West Midlands is a powerhouse for medical research, biotechnology, and healthcare advancements.