August 2022 News and Blogs

Register now to find out more about what you need to consider when starting a company. The webinars cover a range of topics, including: starting a limited company and your responsibilities to Companies House and HMRC how intellectual property such as patents, trademarks and copyrights can affect your business guidance on starting a community interest company (CIC) how to register company mortgages and other charges at Companies House how to restore a company to the...

Eluned Morgan Minister for Health and Social Services Julie Morgan Deputy Minister for Social Services The Covid-19 Statutory Sick Pay Enhancement scheme comes to an end on 31 August 2022. This scheme has provided £8.2m of financial support to the social care workforce between November 2020 and June 2022. The scheme has ensured social care workers who were required to self-isolate or stay home due to Covid received full pay. This has been an important...

Are you an individual or organisation working with natural heritage in Wales? Do you need funding for a nature-based project which is ready to start? Does your project focus on improving wildlife and biodiversity in Wales? Do you require a grant between £30,000 and £1million? If you answered yes to these questions, then the Nature Networks Fund (round two) is for you. This fund aims to strengthen the resilience of Wales’ network of protected land...

All VAT-registered businesses should now be signed up to Making Tax Digital (MTD) and using MTD-compatible software to keep their VAT records and file their VAT returns. Even if you already keep digital records, you must check you are using compatible software to file your VAT returns. There’s a full list of software compatible with Making Tax Digital for VAT, including free and low-cost options, to choose the Making Tax Digital software that’s right for...

The Queen’s Awards for Enterprise are for outstanding achievement by UK businesses in the categories of: innovation international trade sustainable development promoting opportunity through social mobility If you win you’ll be: invited to a Royal reception presented with the award at your company by one of The Queen’s representatives, a Lord-Lieutenant able to fly The Queen’s Awards flag at your main office, and use the emblem on your marketing materials (for example, on your packaging...

Sustainable Fashion Week (SFW) is a week of community activity, gathering people together to inspire, upskill and empower the community to make sustainable fashion choices. The Charity Retail Association (CRA) is sponsoring Sustainable Fashion Week, 16 to 25 September 2022, with community events happening from 19 to 25 September 2022. You can host your event at any time during this period. The four themes of the week’s activities are: re-wear repurpose regenerate reconnect Each theme...

The Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS) ensures that British businesses can access hundreds of products from around the globe at lower prices. The DCTS covers 65 countries across Africa, Asia, Oceania and the Americas including some of the poorest countries in the world. The scheme also simplifies complex trade rules such as rules of origin – the rules dictating what proportion of a product must be made in its country of origin. For further information...

The Circular Economy Innovation Communities (CEIC) Autumn Conference takes place on 27 September 2022 and is an open invitation for environmental champions from throughout South Wales and beyond to discuss how well-designed, incremental efforts can have substantial impact. The CEIC programme enables colleagues from across the public and third sectors to collaborate and create communities of practice to develop innovative solutions to probably the biggest challenge of our generation. The CEIC Autumn Conference will showcase...

“Helping people with learning disabilities find employment is a key part of our action plan to ensure they live full, independent lives,” Deputy Minister for Social Services Julie Morgan said today (23 August 2022) after meeting a Cardiff man celebrating an employment milestone. Mrs Morgan met Harry Clements, 28, who has Down Syndrome, at his workplace, Gregg’s in Cardiff, where he has just completed five years employment. He is one of hundreds of people with...

The St David Awards are the national awards of Wales and recognise and celebrate the exceptional achievements of people from all walks of life in Wales and abroad. There are 10 St David Awards, the first 9 of which are nominated for by the public: Business Bravery Community Spirit Critical Worker (Key Worker Culture Environment Champion Innovation, Science and Technology Sport Young Person First Minister's Special Award The deadline for submitting nominations is 31 October...