Regional investor guide: Birmingham

The UK's 'second city' has several claims to fame.

It’s well known for boasting more canal miles than Venice and the most Michelin starred restaurants outside London, and its renowned Jewellery Quarter is the largest concentration of such businesses in Europe, producing nearly half of the jewellery made in the UK.

It is the UK’s fourth-most visited city by foreign visitors and its conference trade has helped it gain a reputation as ‘Europe’s Meeting Place’.

But what else has the city got to offer prospective investors?

Scroll down to find out.