29th October 2026

Black Country Business

Thursday, 29 October 2026 - 30 minutes

Guests in this podcast are Cherry Shine, Tim Hubbard and Kate Williams.

Cherry Shine, the managing director of the Enjoy Wolverhampton BID tells us about plans for Christmas to support businesses and spruce up the city centre - and how they’ve managed to book the real Santa for the Mander Centre grotto!

https://enjoywolverhampton.com/gift-card

Tim Hubbard, Director of Your Digital Hub, tells us how businesses and charities can save money on core services for zero fees and warns us about the hidden nasties in contracts.

Tim on LinkedIn / https://www.yourdigitalhub.co.uk / https://www.yourdigitalhub.co.uk/budget-2026/

As we approach Our Earth Week, Kate Williams of 1% for the Planet gives Jason Forrest some business tips around environmental action.

Kate on LinkedIn / https://www.onepercentfortheplanet.org

Links for information, events and funding:

Black Country Chamber of Commerce

Business Growth West Midlands

Black Country Employment and Recovery Services

Access to Business

If you're a business 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 LinkedIn

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