ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½

Useful links: economy and labour market

ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ organisations

  • : a local partnership of organisations undertaking crime reduction activities within ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½
  • ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Library Service: a range of online ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ and details of ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ libraries
  • : BVSC is an independent charity, working with and on behalf of voluntary and community organisations in ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½
  • BPS ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½: a private sector membership organisation which represents businesses from the professional, financial and business support sectors in the ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ area
  • Business at the Library of ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ : the library’s free information, advice and planning service for starting up growing and developing businesses
  • Business Support: initiatives and ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ offered by the council to encourage businesses into the area and support existing businesses
  • Employment Access: matches ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½’s unemployed jobseekers to employer’s recruitment needs
  • Economic zones: six economic zones established to maximise opportunities for economic growth in ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½
  • ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ City Centre Enterprise Zone: 26 sites across the city centre offering growth potential
  • ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Public Health: health profiles of ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½, its wards and constituencies
  • : a membership organisation for local businesses offering a range of ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ and events
  • : promotes the City as a conference and events venue
  • : the official tourism site for ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½

Other sources of information

  • : a range of publications on aspects of the national economy
  • : incorporates and dissolves limited companies and stores company information delivered under the Companies Act
  • : draws together the city councils of ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½, Bristol, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle, Nottingham and Sheffield to develop a vision of the distinctive role that big cities must play in national and regional economic development
  • (GBSLEP): a partnership of businesses, local authorities and universities which supports private sector growth and job creation
  • (NOMIS): official labour market statistics down to SOA level
  • : official statistics at a local level
  • : 17 local authorities and three local enterprise partnerships working together to move powers from Whitehall to the West Midlands and locally elected politicians.