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Over the years I have been involved with numerous fund raising initiatives; the majority of which have simply involved me putting my hand in my pocket! Over the last few years though I realised that this is not enough so I joined the FITC committee and my main role now is to help raise money for Birmingham Future’s charity of the year.

With just over one week to go until the party gets underway, it's time to meet the final group of BYPY 2012 finalists - step forward the Property & Construction category:

The team at BYPY sponsors FleetMilne share their top tips for choosing the right mix of guests for your BYPY table

With just two weeks left until BYPY 2012, it's time to meet more of our finalists. This time, it's the turn of the legal category. Who do you think has what it takes to win?

Following today's fantastic news that BYPY 2012 has sold out, it's time to reveal more of our finalists who will be fighting it out to take category and overall honours on the night. This week, it's the turn of the HR, Recruitment & Training category: 

With just over a month to go until the biggest awards night of the year, the 'countdown' is well and truly underway.  So it's only apt that this week's finalists' showcase focuses on the financial sector. We'll have three from the top please...

Spring is traditionally associated with new beginnings: from Easter chicks hatching from chocolate eggs (well, maybe it doesn't work 'quite' like that), and country fields filling with new-born lambs, what better way to continue the theme than than by revealing our entrepreneurial finalists - three inspirational characters who are busy breathing new life into the city's business scene:

With just under seven weeks to go until BYPY 2012, we thought it was about time we introduced you to some of the talented individuals who make up this year's BYPY shortlist.

Every Monday (or Tuesday in Bank Holiday season!), we'll be revealing more information about each category's finalists, starting today with the communications category:

Having spent 6 hours sifting the BYPY applications, I thought it may be helpful for those who have applied or thought about applying, to have a bit of feedback or tips & tricks.