Birmingham — Week of 21 Sep 2026

A product launch event for GreenSketch at Fazeley Studios.

A breakfast workshop on practical cyber security for growing businesses, run by The Business Growth Network with BT Local Business. Covers the threats small and mid-sized companies actually face and the controls that matter, over breakfast at 3 Snow Hill.

A full-day life sciences innovation and investment forum at the Birmingham Health Innovation Campus, bringing biological and digital health SMEs together with investors for pitching, panel discussion and networking. One of the stronger healthtech-meets-capital days in the Midlands calendar.

An ICAgile-accredited Business Agility and Innovation course run online by the Birmingham Agile Network across four virtual classrooms (ten classroom hours). Paid professional training — listed for completeness.

An evening on the rooftop at Exchange Square for Birmingham's startup and investor crowd — founders raising or about to, angels and VCs covering the Midlands, and operators at growth-stage companies. Low ticket price, no pitch slots, conversation-led.

A one-day classroom introduction to Python at Regus Victoria Square: syntax, data structures, file handling and a first script you write yourself. Paid professional training, small group, no prior programming assumed.

A recurring blockchain-themed networking evening.

A small regional tech gathering in the Black Country.

A recurring open networking evening, same organiser and venue as the blockchain edition.

Strive Networking's engineering-themed Birmingham evening, part of its 'Elevating Your Potential' series.

ProductTank Birmingham at x+why Foundry, applying product thinking to your own career — one of the better-attended product nights in the Midlands.

An evening networking event for Birmingham entrepreneurs at 55 Colmore Row.

fizzPOP opens its Digbeth makerspace to the public: a tour of the workshop, laser cutters, 3D printers and electronics bench, and a chance to meet members before deciding whether to join. Free, recurring weekly.

Another edition of the recurring Birmingham networking series.

Network One's entrepreneurs and business builders evening, this edition at Albert's Schloss in Birmingham city centre.

Network One's Birmingham evening for small business owners and entrepreneurs, at Albert's Schloss.

The Birmingham Network's Wednesday session for professionals, SMEs and entrepreneurs at Albert's Schloss.

A one-day private one-to-one introduction to Microsoft Project covering plan construction, task scheduling, resourcing and tracking. Delivered at One Victoria Square, Birmingham.

At Aston's John Cadbury House, on applying language models to forensic linguistics and safeguarding — an unusually specific and substantive AI session.

HUSTLE's Birmingham entrepreneur networking evening at Manahatta on Temple Street.

The sixth Birmingham edition of DisruptHR's five-minute-slide format — short, fast talks on work, hiring, people analytics and the technology reshaping all three. Free, in the Jewellery Quarter, and consistently one of the better-attended crossover events between HR tech and the wider startup scene.

A hands-on DevOps Society workshop hosted at Lloyds Banking Group in Birmingham. Practical rather than presentational, with a strong regular turnout.

A paid one-day student programme on AI skills.

A paid day-long forum at 11 Brindleyplace for founders to connect, swap ideas and pick up practical growth insight, run by OAW Consulting.

LinkedIn Local takes the online network offline: a lunchtime session at Cosy Club hosted by Gus Bhandal, mixing a short practical segment on building presence and pipeline on LinkedIn with structured introductions. Useful for founders, consultants and anyone doing B2B marketing.

A curated dinner for a small table of local business owners and founders, organised by BarCada. Paid, seated, conversation-led rather than a pitch night. Venue is confirmed to ticket holders shortly before the date.

A one-day conference at Malmaison for female founders and women in business, focused on confidence, positioning and ownership of your place in the room.

A free afternoon workshop at the Library of Birmingham for anyone considering self-employment — what starting a business actually involves, run by the library's Business & Learning team.