Updated 4:33am 2 September 2012

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David Bailey: Back automotive sector to drive us out of harm's way

The UK’s deficit on trade in goods widened to £10.1 billion in June, with exports down by 8.4 per cent and imports by 1.2 per cent. Read

Trevor Law: The downsides and upsides of the inflation rise

Investors and investment managers have been debating the imminent arrival of a significant increase in inflation for many months now, and positioning their investments accordingly. But is inflation good or bad news?Read

Jerry Blackett: Public/private partners? Don't let G4S put us off

Birmingham has a reputation as a pioneer of public-private partnerships. The city today has many projects of which it can be proud.Read

Russell Luckock: Characters are required to stay on track

The award of the West Coast rail franchise to FirstGroup has somewhat angered Sir Richard Branson, and to a certain extent, I think that he has a point. The winning tender seems to be a bit optimistic in relation to the forecast passenger growth of in excess of 10 per cent per annum.Read

Adrian Roberts: Finding the confidence to head for new markets

Our prestigious Ernst & Young UK Entrepreneur Of The Year awards ceremony takes place in October and a number of our Midlands winners will be there to find out who is named the overall UK winner.Read

Jon Griffin: Not over the moon about rise of jargon

In the week of the death of Neil Armstrong, whose ‘one small step for man’ line went down amongst history’s most memorable bits of oratory, a rather depressing survey on office jargon arrives.Read

Fergal Dowling: The dangers of texting

Two high-profile stories involving sports stars and their use of social media and text messaging have emphasised how important it is for employers to ensure their staff are given clear guidance when it comes to such platforms.Read

Adrian Roberts: Confidence high among top entrepreneurs

Our prestigious Ernst & Young UK Entrepreneur Of The Year awards ceremony takes place in October and a number of our Midlands winners will be there to find out who is named the overall UK winner.Read

Trevor Law: Analysing the art of investing in the right places

For many years academics studying stock markets have been trying to persuade investors that markets are efficient.Read

Richard Halstead: Why the cost of raw materials is the real threat to national growth

What will a future economy constrained by access to raw materials that we now take for granted look like?Read