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Richard Brennan

19th July 1952 - 19th July 2010 

Thanks to all those who entered the raffle at the 10th Birmingham Young Professional of the Year Awards (BYPY) which took place on 27 May 2010.  The total raised for the Future Foundation on the night was in excess of £4,500.

Talented Birmingham school leavers are missing out on careers in professional services because of an ‘invisible’ wall around the city’s business district, according to a panel of experts at a recent debate.

In this article Gary Cardin, Partner at Drivers Jonas LLP, discusses the risks of government interference in Birmingham's commercial property sector and the importance of Advantage West Midlands in Birmingham's post-recession economy.

1) What is the most important single step the new government could take to improve the state of Birmingham’s commercial property sector?

Birmingham businesses could be missing out on employing the city’s top talent because of a slow recruitment process, according to new research due to be published by consultants Katie Bard this month.

Birmingham Forward has partnered with Midlands Business News on a monthly blog providing business advice to SMEs.  Midlands Business News is the online resource for business news in the West Midlands, covering the latest stories throughout the Midlands. The website also features analysis, comment and restaurant & motoring articles. If you are interested to find out more then take a look at the Midlands Business News website.

 It took just three hours for 200 of Birmingham’s young professionals to dig deep at the Ball and raise over £900 for the Birmingham Future Foundation.  This charity supports employment, education and training community projects in Birmingham.

Hosted at the Botanical Gardens in Edgbaston, the Birmingham Future Annual Ball took on a distinctly Bollywood feel for 2010.  After a spicy curry, guests were encouraged to participate in the “black and white card game” and were then offered a second chance to win with a raffle.  

A new year is often a time when people make resolutions to do something positive, either for themselves or for the benefit of others.  But, by spring, a lot of those resolutions have fallen by the wayside – the diet has been forgotten and the gym membership lapsed.

Celebrating 20 years of Birmingham Forward and five years of the partnership with PSMG, we take a look at why both organisations are still going strong.