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2-13 February 2026
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With over 100 events to choose from across two weeks, discover ideas, connections and inspiration to help your business grow. Browse by theme, date or location and start building your personalised schedule.
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- Social, Cultural & Diversity
Know Your Responsibilities: The duty on employers to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace
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.
Know Your Responsibilities: The duty on employers to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace - Book now
- Leadership & Managerial Development
Sandwell Business Ambassadors Round Table: Business Rates and Tax
This event will be a collaborative, discussion-focused event where businesses share insights, explore challenges and help shape solutions together.
Sandwell Business Ambassadors Round Table: Business Rates and Tax - Book now
- Business Development & Networking
We Are Walsall 2040
An outline of the council vision, town regeneration plans and support available for 2040, tailored towards local businesses.
We Are Walsall 2040 - Book now
- Finance & Professional Services
Business Planning & Financial Forecasting - 2-Day Workshop 11th & 12th February
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.
Business Planning & Financial Forecasting - 2-Day Workshop 11th & 12th February - Book now
- AI, New Technologies & Innovation
Using AI to Increase & Elevate Your Digital Presence & Networking Event
This hands-on workshop explores how Artificial Intelligence can transform customer engagement across industries.
Using AI to Increase & Elevate Your Digital Presence & Networking Event - Book now
- Social, Cultural & Diversity
Why Domestic Abuse is a Workplace Issue
BCWA’s interactive workshop will be led by our highly experienced learning and development team and will incorporate real-life scenarios and case studies, video content and group work.
Why Domestic Abuse is a Workplace Issue - Book now
- Business Development & Networking
Recharge to Rise
This networking event will take the form of speed dating, with participants rotating through stations featuring prompts and questions about integrating mindfulness and wellbeing into management practices.
Recharge to Rise - Book now
- Leadership & Managerial Development
Escape the Ordinary: Build stronger teams through VR and insight
A fast paced and highly interactive, immersive workshop targeted at improving individual and team performance through collaboration and innovation.
Escape the Ordinary: Build stronger teams through VR and insight - Book now
- Finance & Professional Services
How MoDs International Collaboration and Export Team can support UK SMEs with their exports
Unlocking international defence opportunities through knowledge, networks and finance.
How MoDs International Collaboration and Export Team can support UK SMEs with their exports - Book now
- Sales & Marketing
Monetise Tik Tok: How Creators and Businesses turn views into sales.
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.
Monetise Tik Tok: How Creators and Businesses turn views into sales. - Book now
- AI, New Technologies & Innovation
Protecting the Production Line: Cybersecurity for Resilience in Manufacturing
Participants will gain practical insight into the types of threats currently affecting manufacturing operations and learn how to access the right support to strengthen their resilience.
Protecting the Production Line: Cybersecurity for Resilience in Manufacturing - Book now
- AI, New Technologies & Innovation
AI for SMEs
Discover how it is reshaping industries, improving decision-making and how to lead your organisation through digital transformation.
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