This month we report the success of the LCE Fund which has now loaned small businesses more than £5million since its creation in 2022. We feature two businesses from Coleshill that are pursuing exciting plans after receiving business support and speak to SMEs from Nuneaton and Rugby which have benefited from Skills Escalator funding.

We shine the spotlight on Warwickshire's world-renowned reputation for manufacturing, reflect upon a busy Apprenticeship Week and look forward to English Tourism Week and all that our wonderful county offers to visitors.

Our Warwickshire Women in Engineering 2025 campaign continues apace as we hear from Nicola Van der Hoven (WCC's Head of Engineering Design Services), Helen Ali (Head of Vehicle Architecture at Tata Motors Design Tech Centre) and Libby and Annabel Chivers (two young sisters who are skilling up on apprenticeships at BMW).