19th February 2026
Black Country Business
Thursday, 19 February 2026 - 30 minutes
Guests in this podcast are Catherine Bray, Becky Simner-Withers and Philip Smith.
Next week sees a gathering of female-led business owners at Himley Hall “Her Business, Her Growth, Her Story”. Catherine Bray of Oxford Innovation Advice tells us about the event and what she’s most looking forward to.
https://oxfordinnovationadvice.co.uk/
Becky Simner-Withers tells us the story about how Zebra PR and Marketing grew out of friendship from her student days - and their approach to supporting businesses, especially those who don’t have their own PR department.
https://zebrapr.co.uk/ / hello@zebrapr.co.uk / 07854 170307
https://www.facebook.com/coachingbyzebra / https://instagram.com/marketingbyzebra / https://www.tiktok.com/@marketingbyzebra
Philip Smith introduces us to the Halesowen High Street based Aikido centre - Ren Shin Kan - which engages people of all ages and abilities in the community.
https://en-gb.facebook.com/Ren-Shin-Kan-124413560994726/ / https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDr9YdFEiqhVJIJ_x3styXA
Links for information, events and funding:
Black Country Chamber of Commerce: https://www.blackcountrychamber.co.uk/events-training/
Business Growth West Midlands: https://www.businessgrowthwestmidlands.org.uk/events/
Access2Business: Access2Business.co.uk
If you're a business in serving people of the Black Country and would like to be featured on the show and podcast, email presenter Chris Allen via chris@wcrfm.com - or find him on Linked In (https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-allen-frsa-81030b34/).
