22nd January 2026

Black Country Business

Thursday, 22 January 2026 - 30 minutes

Guests in this podcast are Josie Kelly Sean Jackson and Jeni Sellick

Josie Kelly, Chief Executive of Access2Business tells us about the Think Local, Grow Global event they are delivering as part of the West Midlands Business Festival the week after next.

To book on the A2B event, go to: https://booking.wmbf.co.uk/think-local-grow-local--powering-business-growth-in-our-city-local-roots-to-lasting-impact

To find out more about Access to Business go to: Access2Business: Access2Business.co.uk

Sean Jackson is the Head of Membership at the Black Country Chamber of Commerce, which has their Expo 2026 at Dunstall Park. Sean unpacks this other opportunity for networking and learning.

To book for the BCCC Expo, go to: https://booking.wmbf.co.uk/black-country-chamber-expo-powered-by-hashtag-events/

To find out more about BCC membership go to: https://www.blackcountrychamber.co.uk/membership/

Jeni Sellick has been supporting businesses to start and grow for over a quarter of a century at West Midlands House in Willenhall, which is famous for its lock making heritage. She tells us about the support services on offer.

For more information go to https://westmidlandshouse.com / 0800 520 0772

Wolves Collective

The next event is on Wed 4 February, 6pm–8:30pm at Bank Wolverhampton for community and business networking
Tickets: £15 (drink + canapés); Stalls: £35 (table, 2 passes, promo – limited); Register at https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1979768278214?aff=oddtdtcreator

West Midlands Business Festival:

To book on other events go to - https://www.wmbf.co.uk/events/

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/).

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