26th March 2026

Black Country Business

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Thursday, 26 March 2026 - 27 minutes

Guests in this podcast are Josie Kelly, Matt Setchell and Cherry Shine

Josie Kelly, Chief Executive of the multi award winning Access to Business talks about a First Aid training offer for all ages, including the chance for children to become mini-medics.

Details of the courses:

1. Mini-Medics for 7-11 year olds - 3 hours - £18 per child
2. Basic Life Support - Aged 12-adults : 2.5 hours - £15 per person
3. Emergency First Aid - Adults - Level 3 qualification, 3 years accredited - to include Defibrillator training - Full day - £80 per person (discounts for group booking on this Course).   

Places on each course can be booked by calling Access to Business on 01902 572397 or emailing debraw@access2business.co.uk.

Matt Setchell is the Chief Technology Officer at Concero UK IT who makes the case that IT support is not just for emergencies - but for life…and is not nerdy at all!

https://www.concero.education/ / Tel: 0330 236 8511

£200,000 of investment is going into making Wolverhampton City Centre feel safer for those enjoying the night time economy. Cherry Shine, Managing Director of the Business Improvement District talks about the extension of the Safe Haven facility to every Friday and Saturday night.

https://enjoywolverhampton.com/

https://www.mandercentre.co.uk/trends/mander-centre-wolverhampton-what-on-offers

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/).

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