Wales-Quebec joint call for proposals 2023 – Proposals focused on the areas of economy, science and innovation and arts and culture will be prioritised. The deadline for applications is 11.59pm on 24 July 2023. Contact QuebecWalesProjects@gov.wales if you have any questions about this funding call. Initiative to encourage economic co-operation with Oita, Japan – Proposals will be focused on the areas such as Arts & Culture, Sport, Academia, Tourism, Food & Drink. Open to applications...
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ARFOR is a joint venture by Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Gwynedd and Anglesey Councils which seeks to use entrepreneurship and economic development to support the heartlands of the Welsh language and, thus, maintain the language. The ambition of the Arfor programme's Challenge Fund will be to explore solutions that strengthen the relationship between Welsh language and economy, and are looking for schemes that offer to test the following: The Welsh language boosts the economy The Welsh language...
Rebecca Evans MS, Minister for Finance and Local Government. The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) is responsible compiling and maintaining the council tax and rating lists for Wales. Based on the available evidence, the VOA determines if a property is classed as domestic and liable for council tax, or as non domestic and liable for non domestic rates. The process for listing properties is supported by extensive legislation and guidance. The VOA is independent of the...
This prize celebrates the women entrepreneurs behind Europe’s ground-breaking innovations. For the 2023 to 2024 edition, the European Innovation Council and the European Institute for Innovation & Technology have teamed up to create a bigger and bolder European Prize for Women Innovators, with no fewer than 9 prizes to be awarded. The European Prize for Women Innovators celebrates the women entrepreneurs behind Europe's most ground-breaking innovations. The prize awards women from across the EU and...
The Social Business Wales Awards are part of the Social Business Wales (SBW) project which is funded by Welsh Government. This year there are six award categories for social enterprises to choose from and enter which reflect the ways that social enterprises and social entrepreneurs have really made a difference to our lives in the last 12 months. All winners will go on to represent Wales at the Social Enterprise UK Awards in December. Categories...
Under the BFI NETWORK WALES offer, Ffilm Cymru funds world-class live-action, documentary and animated short films in partnership with BBC Cymru Wales. Beacons provides funding as well as creative and practical support, training and mentoring opportunities to help filmmakers advance their careers. Beacons short films have achieved success at festivals, won numerous awards, been broadcast on BBC Wales and released on iPlayer. Who can apply? Writer, director (or writer-director) and producer teams Writer and director...
The Welsh Government will invest £15 million to increase the number of electric vehicle charging points across Wales. The funding, confirmed by Deputy Climate Change Minister Lee Waters, will be used to help local authorities increase the number of charging facilities ahead of fossil fuel vehicles being phased out in 2030. The new funding follows the £26 million already invested in charging infrastructure across Wales since 2021 which has created more than 1,600 charging points...
HMRC’s recorded webinars and You Tube videos provide information, guidance and tips to help you to understand tax issues. The webinars are listed below. UK Freeport – examples of tax and customs benefit This recorded webinar gives you: an overview of UK Freeports an explanation of the possible tax and customs benefits for 2 different businesses An overview of the new VAT late submission, late payment penalties and interest changes This recorded webinar will explain...
Get an Energy Saving Grant of up to £25,000 to help your sports club save money and become more energy efficient. The Energy Saving Grant offers a unique opportunity for sports clubs to make energy-saving improvements and save money. Not only will clubs benefit from reduced utility bills, but they’ll also be doing their bit for the environment, too. These grants will help clubs become more financially sustainable so that they can continue to offer...
WRAP’s research shows that 1.1 million tonnes of food is wasted from the Hospitality and Food Service (HaFS) sector every year; and on average, 18% of the food purchased is being thrown away, costing the sector £3.2billion. With HaFS business reporting as much as 80% of food waste arising from customers’ plates, there is a significant opportunity to make waste and cost savings for HaFS businesses and protect profits and our planet. WRAP is bringing...