Welcome to Business Wales

Information, guidance and support for businesses in Wales.

Thinking of starting a business?

Business Wales is here to help you with your first steps into self-employment with a range of practical guidance and business support.

Already have a business?

Business Wales offer tailored support and guidance to businesses across Wales looking to develop and grow.

Topics and Guidance

Accelerated Growth Programme
Business Resilience
Business Wales support for Tata Steel Transition
Business finance and grants
Funding, grants, finance
Business tax, rates and premises
Tax, rates, VAT
Cymraeg (Welsh) in your business
Develop innovative ideas for organisations, products or services
Innovation, business ideas, product or service development
Employing people and improving skills
Skills, training, recruitment
Export
Exports, events and guidance
Marine and fisheries
Marine Wales, marine environment, fisheries
Marketing
Customer, sales, research
Starting a business
Starting a business, Business plan, Finance
Sustainability and Social Responsibility
Environment, community, workplace
Technology within business
Communications, IT, software, cyber security advice and support
Tendering and the supply chain
Growth, Premises and Tendering

Specialist services

This includes Business Wales' service subsites and other relevant Welsh Government subsites.
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Specialist services including:

Development Bank of Wales
BOSS - Business Online Support Service
Business Wales Events Finder
Sell2Wales
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In focus

Business Wales service

The Business Wales services provides specialist advice and guidance which is fully funded to support people in Wales that are starting, running and growing businesses.

Start up and Business Planning

We help aspiring business owners overcome the challenges they face on their journey to starting a business.

Cost of Doing Business

Here to support businesses through the cost of living crisis.

Helo Blod

Helo Blod is your fast and friendly Welsh translation and advice service.

Development Bank of Wales

Flexible business finance for companies in Wales, check if your business is eligible.

News

Wales set to welcome historic Tour de France in Year of Cycling
22 Oct 2026
Wales is all set to welcome the Tour de France in 2027 as full details of the whole route, including the Welsh stage from Welshpool to Cardiff, were unveiled in Paris today.
Funding for refugee entrepreneurs in the UK
22 Oct 2026
The Refugee Venture Fund is a UK fund backing entrepreneurs with lived experience of forced displacement.
HSE Autumn Update
22 Oct 2026
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is Britain’s national regulator for workplace health and safety, take a look at the latest updates.
National Mentoring Day 2026
21 Oct 2026
National Mentoring Day was launched to recognise the significant benefits of mentoring across the UK and takes place on 27 October each year.
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Events

Please note: The Business Wales events finder promotes events from a range of organisations, including our own Business Wales services. Details for third-party events led by private or third-sector organisations may not be available in Welsh.
AI Show and Tell | Bridge Innovation Centre | Networking Event with Business Wales AI Programme
23 Oct 2026 Conferences
A relaxed, in-person networking event for Welsh SMEs...
Starting and running your own business
24 Oct 2026 Webinars
This webinar will help you understand what is required...
Business AI: Automating the Boring Bits
26 Oct 2026 Conferences
A practical workshop on how to use AI to turn the mundane...
Carbon Emissions and Carbon Reduction Plan
26 Oct 2026 Webinars
This webinar will help SME’s understand what...
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Business Online Support Service

Digital courses created by Business Wales' subject experts to support you in successfully starting and running a business

What is BOSS?

Business Wales Helpline

03000 6 03000

Lines are open 10am to 4pm Monday to Friday.

Rydym yn croesawu galwadau'n Gymraeg.