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Accountancy firm Thompson Wright has promoted two new directors in recognition of their hard work supporting clients.  

Business leaders in Staffordshire are welcoming HSBC UK’s launch of a £1.5 billion fund to support Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in the West Midlands.

Farmers are in line for financial support from the Government for environmentally-friendly and sustainable food projects. 

Leek Building Society has been named Best Building Society of the year at the British Bank Awards. 

Business leaders are being urged to take pre-emptive action following a warning that gas prices could almost triple this winter. 

Severn Trent has announced 1,000 new jobs for the Midlands as its turnover topped £2 billion.

With public consultation on proposals to disclose more information about business rate valuations well underway, Staffordshire Chambers of Commerce met with the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) to discuss the issues. 

Staffordshire’s biggest law firm expects its annual pre-tax profits to jump by 19 per cent to £21.5 million according to a business update.

Research from RSM UK’s latest ‘The Real Economy Report’ suggests almost half of middle market businesses in the UK will seek private equity finance in the next 12 months.