Feature in The Voice Newspaper

by | Mar 18, 2021 | News

West Midlands Black Pound Project announces first businesses to receive free mentoring under new scheme Massive thank you to the Voice Newspaper for an amazing article that helps us raise awareness of the important work we do at the Black Pounds...

Mentorship Programme Launched

by | Feb 8, 2021 | News

After months of planning, phone calls and interviews, The Black Pounds Project team are excited to announce the first ever cohort for our Black Pounds Project Mentorship programme. Scroll down to read up on all of our participants.   Fiona Morrison – Fefus...

Small Business Challenge – Online

by | Jan 22, 2021 | News

The Small Business Challenge – February edition  Ahead of the unveiling of its brand-new mentorship scheme later this month, The Black Pounds Project present the Small Business Challenge – online, which seeks to raise awareness of Midlands based small businesses...

Help us by joining our monthly giving program

by | Jan 16, 2021 | News

The Black Pounds Project breakdown barriers for black business owners who need help accessing business and financial support.  If you believe in this project and want to help us sustain it, you can join our monthly giving program. Big changes come from small...

Sue Bedward appointed Operations Manager

by | Jan 7, 2021 | News

We are thrilled to announce that Sue Bedward, Founder of The Midlands Business Leadership Academy has successfully been appointed as our Operations Manager. Sue will be responsible for establishing our operational processes, ensuring quality service standards for the...

£2 s of cure for Black Small Medium Enterprises (SME’s)

by | Nov 30, 2020 | News

Why do so many Black owned SME’s fail? To put it simply, lack of business acumen. The hardest working Black Small business owner can fail for want of due diligence. We want to cure this. With a population of 66.65 Million people in the whole of the UK, and...

What’s a mentor? Need a mentor? Be a mentor?

by | Nov 15, 2020 | News

The Black Pounds Project and MIDLANDS BUSINESS LEADERSHIP ACADEMY LTD present; A free Workshop on Effective Mentoring, taking place via Zoom on 26th Nov. What’s a mentor? Need a mentor? Be a mentor? An introductory guide to Business Mentorship! This 1 ½...