Vaughan Gething MS, Minister for Economy “The Welsh Government’s Business Wales service has been a programme to help inspire individuals to become entrepreneurial and ensure micro, small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in Wales have access to appropriate and timely information, guidance and support. It has previously been supported by EU funds. As we know the UK Government has made a drastic cut in replacement EU funds for Wales. I am announcing today (24 May...
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Minister for Social Justice Jane Hutt today (24 May 2022) unveiled the Welsh Government’s new Violence against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence (VAWDASV) Strategy, highlighting the six aims that the government will set to help end the abhorrent abuse women face. The new VAWDASV strategy outlines six key aims that the Welsh Government, alongside it’s partners in the public and third sector will commit to: Challenge attitudes to violence against women, domestic abuse and...
The Ministry of Justice is hosting a free interactive virtual event on 9 June 2022 to support construction businesses that are interested in recruiting people from prison. The Recruiting Prison Leavers: Construction Workshop Summit is an opportunity to hear first-hand from employers including Willmott Dixon and Kier about how they have benefitted from recruiting people leaving prison and will cover topics including the practicalities of recruiting prison leavers, recruiting people released on temporary licence and...
At this free Welsh Government funded new product development (NPD) workshop, food and drink companies will gain access to world-class insight from industry thought leaders. The Future Diets research provides an industry first, long-term view of consumer eating habits over the next 10 years. This will help businesses gain a planning framework essential for a successful long-term NPD and business strategy. Delegates will: Understand in depth the way that consumer diets will develop over the...
PRIME Cymru provides free support for mature individuals in Wales to set up in business, find employment, or develop skills through training and volunteering opportunities. Thinking of starting your own business? Or maybe you’ve already started to explore the possibility of becoming self-employed, but need a little extra guidance? PRIME Cymru can help. Self-employment is often a very viable option for older workers as it can offer: Financial independence The chance to use all the...
Creative Wales Production Funding is a discretionary scheme delivered via the Economy Futures Fund, where public funding is used to support the growth of Wales as a destination for the production of world class content. The funding will support Welsh based production and games development companies who are looking to develop productions intended for international audiences. It will also be used to attract high-end inward investment companies capable of boosting the local economy and leaving...
The 2025 UK City of Culture is soon to be revealed. The winning location will be selected from a shortlist of 4 UK places which includes Bradford, County Durham, Southampton and Wrexham County Borough. How to get involved Ahead of the winner being announced, there will be social media activity featuring Wrexham/Wrecsam County Borough through the Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) social media channels on Monday 23 May 2022. Bradford, County Durham, and...
Whether you work for yourself or you run a business with employees, cyber security needn't be a daunting challenge. The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has advice and information for Small and medium sized organisations (SMEs). NCSC have recently launched their Cyber Security for Small Organisations and Top Tips for Staff awareness e-learning, both of these are enabled to allow you to integrate the package into your own organisation's training platform. For further information on...
Do you know to protect your business name, your products, website content and more? Your Intellectual Property (IP) is one of your most important business assets and the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) want to help businesses across the UK protect and make the most of theirs. The IPO are running bitesize webinars explaining each IP right and the process of applying. This month they are running webinars on 26 May 2022, you can sign up...
Cloud security guidance refreshed to support small businesses to large organisations moving to cloud-based services. The refreshed guidance from the National Cyber Security Centre – a part of GCHQ – will help organisations support the secure migration of their data and online services into the cloud. Public and private sector organisations are increasingly utilising the benefits of cloud solutions to streamline their operations, and the updated Cloud Security Guidance has been made more accessible to...