WOLVERHAMPTON BLACK BUSINESS NETWORK
WOLVERHAMPTON'S LEADING VOICE FOR BLACK BUSINESSES
Grow your business
Learn about new opportunities
Regular networking events
Meet new business contacts
To foster and maintain an economic growth and development of the Black businesses in Wolverhampton and create an environment in which businesses will flourish and contribute to overall economic activities of the region.
To achieve this we intend to focus on:
Access to Finance
We can help with directing you to the right place to apply for finance to help grow your business.
We can help with directing you to the right place to apply for finance to help grow your business.
BUSINESS HUB
Our resources will educate and inform you.
PROCUREMENT
Adopt best buying practice to ensure you are always getting the right deal. We can point you in the right direction.
NETWORK DEVELOPMENT
We meet bi-monthly to share common experiences and identify priorities for action.
OUR RECENT EVENT…
5th ANNUAL BUSINESS CONFERENCE – “Resilience of small businesses in our City, sharing experience and learning from one another”
Thursday 14th October 2021
Time: 5.30pm – 9pm,
Venue: Novotel Wolverhampton • Union St • Wolverhampton • WV1 3JN
SPEAKERS ON THE DAY
Mr. Kevin Davis
Chief Executive – The Vine Group & Director at Black Country LEP
Mr. Anthony Davis
CEO – Jamaican Patties (Local Business with over 25years’ experience)
Councillor Stephen Simkins
Deputy Leader of the Council
City Economy Lead for City of Wolverhampton Council
Ms Ioana Axinte
MSDUK – Accelerator Connecting Ethnic Minority Businesses
Ms Harriette Saunders
FSE Funding Scaleup Enterprises
Ms Shaniya Ferdinand
NATWEST Enterprise & Climate Engagement & Partnerships
Ms. Jennifer Samuels
Ferrinje Hair & Beauty (Local Business with 20 years’ experience
Mr Byron Dixon
Founder & CEO of Micro Fresh Ltd
Mr Keano Chang
President & Co-Founder of iknowa & former
Cognitive Strategist at IBM.
Mr. David Pattison
Chief Operating Officer at City of Wolverhampton Council