Not sure whether to belch in Bahrain, get moody in Moscow? Insider takes you through the etiquette of businesses abroad. We also look at the basics of selling a business and at the need to improve innovation within the region.
As crisis hits the stock markets, Insider looks at how Midlands quoted companies are faring and takes an in-depth, sector by sector, analysis of their performance. We also look at the work of Secret Agents - the people who work behind the scenes at property agencies - and imagine how the skyline of Birmingham is set to look in 2018.
Midlands Business Insider this month lists the region's 100 fastest growing companies. What is the secret of their sustained success? We also look at the state of the region's accountancy sector, the legal impactions of international trade and the relentless growth of asset-based lending.
Fraud is costing Midlands businesses billions. Insider shows how to spot and stop the corporate conmen. We also look at the region's trade links with China and what the new Corporate Manslaughter Act means for your business.
Insider looks at a rash of football club takeovers, mainly by US investors. Does that mean football in the Midlands is now bigger business than ever? We also ask how affective are trade missions, and look at whether deals in the Midlands have really been wiped out by the credit crunch.
Insider asks whether Midlands businesses are set to quit the rough seas of the stock markets for the havens of private ownership. We also examine the region’s growing trade links with India, and ask whether the West Midlands can really act as a single economic unit.
Midlands Business Insider reveals its Power 100 - the most powerful players in the Midlands economy. We also have an exclusive inteview with the head of Jessops, as he turns the troubled Midlands camera retailer around, and we look at the prospects for the region's huge aerospace industry.
In the August issue of our award-winning business magazine, Insider looks at the ecotowns proposed for the Midlands: are they really sustainable projects, both economically and ecologically, or just ways around planning regulations? We also look at how changes in the economy and business legislation are affecting the migrant labour on which Midlands businesses now so heavily depend. And - in our Bright Sparks feature - we show some of the breakthroughs and inventions from businesses that are keeping the region at the forefront of innovation.
In the latest issue of Insider we celebrate the fine art of manufacturing and profile those sections of industry in which the Midlands leads the world in terms of innovation and entrepreneurship. We also look at the cost of international trade - how do you make exports stack up financially? - and delve into succession planning: how do you hand your business safely on to your nearest and dearest?