Google trainers run a two-day AI skills pop-up on Brindley Place with Screwfix, working through how AI tools actually save time in a working business — prompting, automation and the everyday tasks worth handing over. Free, open to anyone running or working in a business, and one of the few chances to get this training in Birmingham in person.
A half-day paid training course on running an Amazon FBA operation properly — account structure, listing optimisation, fees and inventory planning. Aimed at existing ecommerce sellers rather than beginners.
A full-day Amazon selling masterclass in Birmingham covering listing optimisation, advertising and account management for professional sellers.
A free monthly morning networking event for Birmingham business owners, run by Network B2B.
A summit at the Manufacturing Technology Centre on the future of air mobility and aerospace technology in the Midlands.
The Birmingham NatWest Accelerator's regular morning mixer at 2 St Philip's Place — free, open to founders inside and outside the programme.
Half-day paid training on LinkedIn Sales Navigator: building lists, filtering properly, and writing outreach that gets replies. Practical and hands-on, aimed at B2B sales and founder-led sales.
A full day on social selling: profile positioning, content that generates inbound, connection strategy and converting conversations into pipeline. Paid professional training for consultants, agency owners and B2B sellers.
Structured speed networking for founders and small business owners at Aston University's John Cadbury House. Free.
Half-day paid training on running a LinkedIn company page that actually generates leads — content cadence, formats that travel, and measuring what converts. Companion session to the morning Sales Navigator course.
A paid rooftop networking evening billed at tech founders, operators and investors in Birmingham. Drinks and open mingling, no speaker programme.
A pitch-and-feedback morning for Harborne-based small businesses, run by the village Business Improvement District.
Monthly morning business networking at Runway East Birmingham, the city-centre coworking space. Paid entry.
A paid business development morning at Wolverhampton City Football Club.
An Association for Consultancy and Engineering Midlands group meeting hosted at Ramboll.
A morning of co-working and peer connection for female founders at the NatWest Accelerator in St Philip's Place. Free, small-group, and a straightforward way into the accelerator's wider Birmingham network.
A one-day introductory Python course covering syntax, data structures, file handling and a first working script, run in a Regus training room in central Birmingham.
An autumn networking evening at the Indian Brewery Taproom in Snowhill for Birmingham Interact's professional membership.
Barclays Eagle Labs hosts an evening at x+why Foundry for early-stage founders in the Midlands — what the Eagle Labs network actually offers, and practical sessions on getting a business off the ground. Free and openly registerable.
with Victor Rivas (Speaker, #PBIBRUM) · Jerome Wittersheim (Speaker, #PBIBRUM)
The Birmingham Power BI community returns to the Robert Walters offices at Eleven Brindleyplace for its October meetup, with Victor Rivas and Jerome Wittersheim on the bill. Free, and one of the most consistently well-run data community evenings in the city.
fizzPOP, Birmingham's makerspace, opens to the public: look round the workshop, see the laser cutters, 3D printers and electronics benches, and talk to members about getting started. Free, weekly.
The Birmingham Network's monthly evening at The Cocktail Club, pitched at startup founders, tech professionals and investors. Free entry, drinks-and-conversation format with no speakers.
The Birmingham Network's general-audience evening at The Cocktail Club for SME owners, professionals and entrepreneurs. Free entry, no programme, same room as the group's themed editions.
Network One's fintech-themed edition of its recurring Birmingham networking evening, at The Cocktail Club. Free, informal, aimed at people building or funding financial technology in the Midlands.
Network One's entrepreneur-themed edition of its recurring Birmingham networking evening, at The Cocktail Club. Free and informal, for founders and people building businesses in the city.
A day at Midlands Arts Centre on the state of data in schools — what works, what doesn't, and what the sector should do about it. Run by Equin, a data consultancy serving education.
Constructing Excellence Midlands' half-day summit on productivity, digital delivery and data in West Midlands construction. Sector-specific, with a digital-transformation thread running through the programme.
The Made in the Midlands annual expo brings regional manufacturers together with their supply chain, with a growing automation, robotics and digital-manufacturing presence on the floor.
Hospitality-tech vendor me&u brings its Beyond the Counter session to Alfred Works in Digbeth — order-and-pay, guest data and what operators are doing with it. Free, vendor-hosted, useful mainly to hospitality operators evaluating the category.
Hays, CGI and Cubo host an evening on responsible AI — moving past principles and policy statements into what governance, assurance and accountability actually look like inside an organisation shipping AI today. Free, city-centre, and an unusually senior room for the topic.
with Michael Cheetham (Guest speaker, Fireside Chat Networking)
A paid evening networking event built around a fireside-chat interview, this month with Michael Cheetham, at the Harvest Fields Centre in Sutton Coldfield.
The Birmingham Small Business Meetup's recurring evening networking session, sponsored by Holland & Co Chartered Accountants.
The Birmingham Go community meets at Bluetel Solutions for talks and code.
HackerX runs a speed-interview style recruiting evening pairing engineering teams with local developers. This listing is the employer ticket; developer places are separate and free. Venue is released to registrants ahead of the date.
Half-day paid training on Amazon PPC campaign structure, bidding and listing SEO, for sellers already trading and wanting to cut wasted ad spend.
A day of coworking with other independents and small teams at x+why Foundry, with structured introductions through the day. £40.
An informal autumn social for Birmingham's creative and design community at The Red Lion in the Jewellery Quarter. Low ticket price, no programme, good for meeting freelancers and studio people.
A free business showcase and networking day at the Legacy Centre of Excellence in Aston, for Black-owned businesses across the West Midlands.
A free Library of Birmingham session on financial fundamentals for a new business — costing, cash flow and building a forecast you can actually run the business against.
A paid networking dinner for Birmingham entrepreneurs, with seated introductions over a set menu.