February 2020 Case studies

A student kinesiologist from West Wales starts dream business thanks to support from Business Wales. Following personal experience as well as aspiration for self-achievement, Suzy Erskine from Carmarthen decided to start her own kinesiology business. With support from the Welsh Government’s Business Wales service, she was able to put strategic business and marketing plans in place to help her get the new venture off the ground. successful start 1 job created advisory support with starting...

A day nursery goes from strength to strength in rural Mid Wales with Business Wales support. Fulfilling a lifelong dream and with a wealth of experience in the childcare sector, Dwynwen Davies launched her own day nursery in Cellan, Lampeter, providing day care, after-school club and holiday care. Dwynwen received start-up and sustainability support from the Welsh Government’s Business Wales service, enabling the successful launch of Y Dyfodol in 2016. successful launch sustainability policy 10...

Wholehearted is a raw, organic, cold-pressed juice and nut milk company that delivers fresh and straight to your doorstep. Sophie Jenkins and her husband created the business with the aim to produce and deliver a product that can help people improve their health and in turn, their lives. Sophie says: “We passionately believe in the power of organic plants. We wanted to pass on all the nutrients and precious enzymes that our 100% organic produce...

Pontypridd entrepreneur tackles wastefulness through offering sustainable, eco-friendly alternatives to single-use household products. Started by Debbie Rees, Tabitha Eve is a South Wales business, tackling wastefulness at home. The company offers sustainable, eco-friendly alternatives to everyday homeware. The Welsh Government’s Business Wales service helped with finding larger premises for the business to expand into, sourcing funding for equipment, export advice and adopting a sustainability policy. a sustainability policy adopted 9 jobs created £30,000 secured in...

A South Wales marketing agency makes significant sustainability improvements following support from Business Wales. Penarth-based marketing agency, The Media Angel, specialises in bespoke marketing campaigns and media buying across all platforms and all sectors. Having attended a bid-writing workshop, delivered by the Welsh Government’s Business Wales service, the team benefitted from further Resource Efficiency support to ensure the sustainable operations of the business. attended a tendering workshop sustainability support environmental, social and economic improvements within...

Photography entrepreneur overcomes personal and professional challenges to turn her business around. Bridgend-based Roberta ‘Bobbie’ Lee was able to overcome a number of personal and professional challenges to turn her business around and become a successful wedding and family photographer. Since engaging with the fully-funded Business Wales Mentoring service, she has managed to exceed her target for wedding bookings, shooting 31 in 2019, 20 already booked for 2020 and 6 for 2021/2022 with more in...