Small business leaders can now register their interest for Help to Grow Management, a 12 week-programme delivered by leading business schools across the UK. Designed to be manageable alongside full-time work, this programme will support small business leaders to develop their strategic skills with key modules covering financial management, innovation and digital adoption. Who is it for? UK businesses from any sector that have been operating for more than 1 year, with between 5 to...
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Diverting your surplus food to frontline charities is much easier than you think. Your business could be eligible for funding to help you reduce your food waste whilst helping people at risk of food insecurity. The Surplus with Purpose Cymru fund is open to Welsh companies that have food that’s edible, yet wasted because of it’s too costly or unsuitable for commercial use. The fund aims to overcome the barriers that Welsh food and drink...
Purple Tuesday, 2 November 2021, is an international call to action, focused on changing the customer experience for disabled people. It will involve organisations of all sizes and from all sectors taking decisive, practical actions to meet the needs of disabled customers. Across the UK, the Purple Pound – the consumer spending power of disabled people and their families – is worth £274 billion and is rising by an average of 14% per annum, yet...
Have you always wanted to run your own business, but struggle to know where to start? Worried your idea won’t work? Or are you not even sure if you have an idea in you? Chwarae Teg, NatWest and Simply Do Ideas are partnering on a series of events ‘Is there an idea in me?’ that will bring you together with future entrepreneurs to collaborate, share and be inspired. Whether you’re in South, West, or North...
No matter how passionate you are about something, you won’t find success through passion alone. You need a clear direction that will guide you towards what success looks and feels like to you. This requires careful thought. To follow your passion successfully, you need to determine how you want to pursue it and what your ultimate destination is. It’s about defining your vision of success and using it as a blueprint or roadmap for achieving...
Intellectual Property (IP) can account for more than 70% of your business’ value, far outweighing the physical assets in your business. There are four types of intellectual property rights in the UK: patents copyright trade marks registered designs If you're not sure which one (or ones) are right for your business, check out Gov UK’s Intellectual Property overview. Find out how to identify, protect and exploit your IP assets to their full potential with FREE...
First Minister Mark Drakeford will today [Friday 29 October 2021] say alert level zero protective measures will be strengthened to keep people safe and help reduce high levels of coronavirus in Wales. The First Minister will say Wales is facing a serious situation and that unless rates begin to fall over the next three weeks, Ministers will have to consider reintroducing some restrictions at the next review to bring the spread of the virus under...
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £8 million for projects to work on the development of the digital security by design (DSbD) software ecosystem. This funding is from the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund. The aim of this competition is to fund a range of projects that work to enrich and expand the Digital Security by Design (DSbD) software ecosystem prior to the availability of commercial hardware. Projects will leverage the...
Fundraise for a charity you love through your Christmas sales. The festive season is an exciting time! Not only is it peak selling time for businesses but it is also the season of goodwill. This is the perfect time for your small business to connect with your community and make a real difference and ‘Work for Good’ have a match funding pot of £50,000 to help you make an even bigger impact! Get involved in...
Inspired by global expertise in the climatic, technological and social conditions of the next thirty years, communities across Wales have been exploring the possibilities of Wales in 2052, creating a ‘story-world’ for a major cultural event in September 2022. The story world of 2052 will form the basis of GALWAD: a new kind of multi-platform, multi-lingual story that will unfold across TV drama, digital platforms and live events for a week in September 2022. Inspired...