What a night! Thank you to everybody who joined us at the first Venturefest Mobile Hubs 🎉 It was great to see business leaders, support organisations connecting with other businesses, entrepreneurs, and providers! #WMIA #WestMidlandsInnovation #WMPlanforGrowth

#Event| The Distributed Energy Show 📅 13 & 14 Mar, 2024 📍 Telford International Centre, TF3 4JH The Distributed Energy Show will bring together the entire supply-chain focused on distributed #energy resources 🙌 Come & visit SWM on stand 8046! 🗣️ 🎟️tinyurl.com/3884ncjm

#NewMember| We are thrilled to welcome PlantCarbon to SWM!🥳✨ Plant Carbon is a #sustainability-focused company dedicated to revolutionizing the construction & lifestyle sectors, with #CarbonNegative products 🌎🌲 ➡️tinyurl.com/5bct7nx3

#SWMminglejingle| ✨ Speaker Announcement! ✨ We are thrilled to announce Professor Martin Freer as a speaker at the #SWMminglejingle 🗣️ He is a nuclear physicist, a Director of Birmingham Energy at Uni of Birmingham & is also Director of the Energy Research Accelerator 🙌 ➡️tinyurl.com/dmjmhnc6

#SWMminglejingle| ✨ Sponsor Announcement! ✨ SWM are thrilled to announce the #sponsors of the #SWMminglejingle and AGM, for 2023! 🥳 🙌 🎭 Midlands Arts Centre (MAC) 🎨 Avace ltd 🚗 Cenex LCFC ⚡ Hemiko 👥 Kindred CSR 🌍 Koru Consulting Ltd 🎓Uni of Birmingham ➡️ lnkd.in/eNdQABtT

#News| FROM VISION TO LEGACY: A New Report from City-REDI This #report from City-REDI, at the Uni of Birmingham, analyses the delivery of the work by @GBSLEP The report evidences the power of collaborative partnerships 🤝 Read the report here 👇 ➡️ tinyurl.com/38byuwvr

#SWMminglejingle| Speaker Announcement! We are thrilled to announce Deborah Kermode, as a speaker at the #SWMminglejingle on 05 Dec, at the MAC! 🗣️🥳 Deborah joined the Midlands Arts Centre (MAC) in 2016, where she is Chief Executive and Artistic Director 🎭 ➡️ tinyurl.com/dmjmhnc6

#Funding| Grant Funding Available for Electrification of Depots The @MidsNetZeroHub has launched a #competition to provide funding for the electrification of depots ⚡️ Local Authorities can bid for funding up to £25,000💸🙌 Apply by 21 Dec ⌛ ➡️ tinyurl.com/24fe7hhv

#Event| ADViCE Launch Event 📅 14 Dec 🕓 09:30-11:30 📍 Online This event marks the launch of Artificial Intelligence for Decarbonisation’s Virtual Centre of Excellence (ADViCE) 🤖 Learn how #AI can help achieve ambitious #netzero targets 🌍 🎟️tinyurl.com/mvez3y7w

#Funding| Funding from The MCS Foundation The The MCS Foundation has funding available, as they seek to support projects that will accelerate the adoption of #RenewableEnergy & low #carbon technologies 🌎 #Grants will usually be between £5,000-£50,000 ➡️tinyurl.com/3d4kbkks

#NewMember| We are thrilled to welcome Middlemarch to SWM!🥳✨ They are a UK-wide natural #environment consultancy, with an industry-leading track record in ecology, #biodiversity and arboriculture 🌎🌲 ➡️tinyurl.com/58dykd8b

#SWMminglejingle | And we’re off! Welcome everyone to this years SWM Members Mingle and AGM at the Midlands Arts Centre (MAC)! 🎭 Thank you to our first speaker, Deborah Kermode for an inspirational start to the day 🗣️ #Sustainability #Networking #Birmingham #ClimateChange

#SWMminglejingle | Keynote Speaker! Thank you to our keynote speaker Professor Martin Freer, director of the Birmingham Energy & Energy Research Accelerator 🗣️⚡️ We are now enjoying the exhibitions and refreshments! ☕️ #Energy #Network #CarbonCapture #Decarbonisation #Birmingham #UOB #NetZero

#Funding| Transport Decarbonisation Demonstrators UK registered #businesses can apply for up to £500,000, to work with Local Authorities in developing place-based solutions to #transport #decarbonisation 💨🌎 ⌛️ Apply by 08 Jan, 2024 ⌛ ➡️ tinyurl.com/jxrm2x8x

#Event| Construction Subcontractor Workshop 📅 11 Dec 🕓 16:00-17:00 📍 Online #Construction subcontractors can join this workshop to gain a comprehensive understanding of contractual clauses & how #AI #technology can support in contract reviews 🙌 🏗️ 🎟️ tinyurl.com/8ytrxktu

#News| Applications open for the Natural Environment Awards 2024! The Natural Environment Awards recognise organisations in the #WestMidlands who are protecting, restoring & enhancing our natural #environment 🌎💚 Apply by 15 Jan, 2024 ⌛ ➡️tinyurl.com/mr28c4wd

#NewMember| We are thrilled to welcome R-NET Innovation Ltd to SWM!🥳✨ The R-NET concept is an innovation that eliminates the need for plastic bins & binbags, bringing waste collection to a new #sustainable era ♻️ ➡️ tinyurl.com/2evtn2rw

#Event| 'Social Value Matters' Breakfast Networking Event 📅 13 Dec 🕓 07:30-09:30 📍 Jack Judge House, 10 Halesowen Street, Oldbury Network at the free #business breakfast event, with a social value focus & learn about the support available to you 🥞 🎟️tinyurl.com/wdh7ysay

#Event| Social Enterprise UK – Social Procurement Connect Webinar 📅 01 Feb, 2024 🕓 12:30-13:15 📍 Online Join #SEUK to hear about how your organisation can unlock the potential for social impact within its everyday spend 🗣️ Register to attend 👇 🎟️tinyurl.com/47kn25pa