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Breakfast event in Brierley Hill

Businesses will be able to find out about the benefits of being part of the DY5 Enterprise Zone at a breakfast event on November 15.

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Anyone from a business that has ambitions to expand, to relocate or is in the process of starting up can attend a DY5 open house breakfast session organised by Dudley Council’s Dudley Business First service from 7.30 to 9.30am at the Brierley Hop House, Level Street.

The business and innovation enterprise zone offers high quality affordable office space.

The event is specifically tailored for businesses that are looking for such space, which can be found on the Waterfront, the heart of DY5.

People can have an informal chat with the Dudley Business First team about what benefits a move to the enterprise zone could offer them, including business rate relief of up to £55,000 per year for five years.

They can also go on a tour of the office space currently available on the Waterfront and potentially find the right location for their business.

Councillor Keiran Casey, cabinet member for regeneration and enterprise, said: "The DY5 Enterprise Zone provides fantastic opportunities for local businesses and we want to continue ensuring this goes from strength to strength, encompassing a range of business sectors.

"We recognise the importance of identifying the right location for business to flourish. That is why we are so pleased with what the zone can offer to occupiers. The benefits, including the improved connectivity when the Metro rolls in, matched with the comprehensive support services that Dudley Business First provides, enhances the attractiveness of doing business here.

"This session is designed to inform people of the plans for the zone, and identify how locating here will benefit their businesses greatly. People will also be able to see for themselves the quality of the accommodation on offer.

With the plans we have to make our borough a centre of excellence for business and the benefits of being on the DY5 Enterprise Zone, there really couldn’t be a better time to join DY5 and be part of the success story in Dudley.”

The session is free to attend but people should confirm their attendance in advance at https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dy5-open-house-breakfast-session-tickets-51545059661

DY5 aunched in the early part of 2017 and is based in the borough’s strategic centre of Brierley Hill. It aims to rejuvenate the Waterfront office complex at Merry Hill and create additional office, technology and industrial space in the surrounding areas of Brierley Hill, Harts Hill and Pensnett. It is expected to deliver up to 7,000 new jobs