Companies that understand their links with the communities they operate in, and their impact on the environment, are most likely to prosper in the long-term

We have a dire need to get onto the page as a sustainable country

This is about putting education absolutely in the centre of enterprise and then using the traditions of Birmingham to inspire and grow. If you have knowledge and business linked together you will grow well, you go further down the innovative path and actually you create more and more jobs. Those jobs will only be available for people with skills but they will be real sustainable employments. That is how important innovation is.

Companies that understand their links with the communities they operate in, and their impact on the environment, are most likely to prosper in the long-term

Cycling to work is an important issue for business - the more who do it, the more our communities will support it. Healthy and green, cycling is worthy of the support of every business in the land.