November 2020 Case studies

An innovative online platform helping homeowners of new build homes launches successfully in South Wales. Frustrated after discovering significant snagging issues in her new build home, Nichola Venables launched New Build Database, providing a national database of homeowner issues. She started the business thanks to support from the Welsh Government’s Business Wales service and is now receiving further advice on growing the venture. Successfully started in October 2020 1 job created Start-up and Relationship Management...

A passionate Welsh foodie launches her bespoke hamper business, celebrating local producers and all things Welsh. With a passion for Wales, local produce and food, Helen Pritchard turned a challenging Covid-19 situation into a brand new bespoke hamper business, Cariad o Gymru. Helen benefited from a start-up webinar and advisory support provided by the Welsh Government’s Business Wales service, allowing her to launch the business in 2020. Start-up webinar and advisory support to set up...

One of a kind luxury superyacht business launches successfully in Brecon, supported by Business Wales. Having run another successful marine solutions business, Morgan Maritime Designs Ltd, husband and wife Drew Reyland and Fiona Morgan decided to fulfil a gap in the international market and start a new business, Brythonic Yachts, offering high-end bespoke superyachts. Business Wales were on hand to support Morgan Maritime Designs Ltd in the early days of its operation, helping it raise...

A law cost and mediation company in South Wales increases reach thanks to the Business Wales mentoring programme. David Bentley-Miller established his law cost and mediation company, Pendragon Drafting, in 2011, and has since grown it to offer a wide range of legal services. He approached the Welsh Government’s Business Wales service for help to grow his business and soon established a successful working relationship with a volunteer business mentor for guidance on his marketing...

Event planning business in Barry overcomes the adversities of Covid-19 to secure its future and plan for growth in 2021. Being faced with significant challenges and some difficult choices, Barry entrepreneur Carolyn Oliver got in touch with the Welsh Government’s Business Wales service for help to keep her business afloat despite the Covid-19 pandemic. She worked with a business adviser on crisis and contingency planning to safeguard her business and her job, while planning for...

A brand-new 360° virtual tour business launches in North Wales thanks to support from the Welsh Government’s Business Wales service. With no previous business experience, Mark Schorah decided to take the plunge into part-time self-employment. He approached Business Wales for help and has since increased his confidence and practical skills to launch his own business, Mark360 – not simply as a way of supplementing his income, but also doing something he is really passionate about...

A unique dental lab in Cardiff future-proofs its operations thanks to a significant financial package. Precision Full Service Dental Laboratory is Wales’s only full service dental laboratory, offering a wide range of Crown & Bridge, Orthodontic, Prosthetics and Thermo Formed appliances and services. Following a period of rapid expansion, Richard Anthony and his fellow directors turned to the Welsh Government’s Business Wales service for support to grow the business and safeguard its position despite challenges...

A successful design and branding agency is already making its mark in Wales after relocating from West Sussex. Brecon-based Tangent Partnership Ltd. is a design and branding agency, owned and managed by Mary and David Kerfoot. The Welsh Government’s Business Wales service helped the pair with their successful relocation to Wales, and thanks to further tendering support, has enabled them to win a number of significant contracts in the local market. Relationship Management support to...

Significant environmental improvements for a heating systems specialist thanks to the Business Wales Green Growth Pledge. Multi-Heat Services Ltd offers a range of heating solutions to the domestic and commercial heating sectors. With numbers of employees attending webinars, delivered by the Welsh Government’s Business Wales service, the business committed to the Green Growth Pledge and has since implemented a range of measures to minimise or improve their environmental impact, as well as achieve significant cost...

Mobile catering business launches in Merthyr Tydfil thanks to support from Business Wales. Launched by Lee Pullin in 2020, Shaky McShakeface is a mobile food and drink business, specialising in a range of milkshakes and waffles. Lee got in touch with the Welsh Government’s Business Wales service for advice with getting his idea off the ground. Having attended a start-up webinar and subsequently receiving one-to-one advisory support, Lee was able to start the business successfully...