Sarah is brightest business mind

A Midcounties Co-op Travel manager from Walsall has been named as the region&#039s brightest young business mind in the Black Country Chamber of Commerce Awards.

A Midcounties Co-op Travel manager from Walsall has been named as the region&#039s brightest young business mind in the Black Country Chamber of Commerce Awards.

Sarah Powell joined the society two years ago and has helped the travel club&#039s sales double over the past year, generating &#163 445,000 in the six months to March 2007.

When she started there were only 800 travel club members, with the number now in excess of 15,500.

She said: "The travel clubs have really taken off over the past two years and it&#039s been great going to businesses with a really attractive offer that their staff benefit from with cheaper holidays."

Sarah is pictured with James Knight, from sponsor Manby Steward Bowdler.

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