Want to find out how your organisation can make the most from Birmingham City University’s (BCU) newly expanded Business Services offer? In this blog, we highlight the new business support opportunities available, and how you can make the most of our new web pages.
Why we expanded BCU Business Services
As you may have noticed, we have recently migrated our products from our retired website, BCU Advantage across to the BCU Business Services section of the Birmingham City University website. We’ve also expanded our business support offer with more products to help you achieve your goals. But why did we do this, and how does it help you find and apply for the business support services you need quickly and easily?
Easier to find
Migrating our SME support services from BCU Advantage into our core BCU Business Services found on the Birmingham City University website, enables you to find out and enquire about the support we can offer your business, in one place, without the need to jump between different websites.
Simple navigation
Often find it hard to find the information you need quickly? We’ve introduced a new way for you to discover and engage with our services. Our products have been grouped into four new support categories – Attend, Recruit, Collaborate, and Learn:
Attend – Specifically interested in attending events or hiring space? In this support category you can browse and register to attend business support and networking events, or connect with our Events Team to hire venues, facilities, rooms and catering to support your own events, workshops or meetings.
Recruit – Many businesses are unaware that we offer a whole range of free graduate and student recruitment services designed to save you and your organisation time, hassle and money. Our Recruit support category offers you a selection of free services to help you find the right candidates for your permanent and short-term job vacancies, internships, or placements.
Collaborate – You will find business support services which partner you with BCU experts and specialists, enabling your project, activity or venture to benefit from the knowledge, skills, facilities and resources at BCU that may be lacking in your business or organisation.
Learn – Our selection of courses and programmes can help you and your team learn in the way you want to, from condensed and practical Short Courses to higher level Continuing Professional Development or Apprenticeships.
Offering you even more support...
We're not just here when you're looking for a service. Discover more ways you can access business support:
1. View the latest business events across the region
Our Business Events listing provides you with a collection of business support events for you to attend at Birmingham City University and partner locations across the region. These can vary from skills training to graduate recruitment fairs, and even local industry conferences.
2. Keep up to date with news and updates
Our BCU news and blog section gives you access to the latest BCU news and business support blogs from across a number of areas including Knowledge Transfer, Professional Development and Apprenticeships.
3.Get business support straight to you
Want to keep up to date with the latest business support blogs, events and news? Make sure you subscribe to our monthly business support email offering you access to our latest events and business support content straight in your inbox.
4.Here for you on your socials
Want to get more from us? Follow us on LinkedIn and X for the latest insights.
