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

Global Entrepreneurship Week 2026
12 Nov 2026
Global Entrepreneurship Week celebrates and empowers entrepreneurs in every country and community around the world – especially those who face structural barriers or may have never considered
Designers to get stronger and simpler protection in major reforms
12 Nov 2026
Changes will help smaller businesses safeguard their work and modernise design protection.
Win a £1,000 grant to strengthen your small business
11 Nov 2026
Enterprise Nation and EDF Small Business, supported by Square, are giving out £25,000 in funding to help 25 small businesses invest in practical improvements.
Communities across Wales to get 'meaningful chance’ to buy assets that matter to them
11 Nov 2026
Community groups across Wales could get a meaningful opportunity to buy valued local assets before they are lost, under proposals for a new Community Right to Buy Scheme.
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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.
Contracts of employment
16 Nov 2026 Webinars
  This webinar focuses on contracts of...
MIT | Industry Talk with George Westerman | Massachusetts Institute of Technology
16 Nov 2026 Webinars
An online industry talk with MIT, built for Welsh SMEs....
Green Growth Calculator Workshop
17 Nov 2026 Workshops
Join us for a workshop introducing the new Green Growth...
Managing Your Finance & Tax for Sole Traders and Partnerships
17 Nov 2026 Webinars
Take control of your business finances with confidence.This...
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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.