This year’s study analyses the digital presence of almost 6,000 Welsh businesses. It includes representatives from every corner of the nation, providing a fine-grained picture of digital technology used throughout the Welsh economy. Adopting an entirely new approach to measuring digital maturity in the Welsh SME economy, the Digital Maturity for Wales Survey 2023 takes a structured sample of Welsh businesses and tracks their online presence over the past seven years, rating them on five...
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Do you love the area you work in? Would you like to play a part in safeguarding its sustainable future and contributing towards the goal of making Yr Wyddfa the first plastic-free mountain in the world? Can your business help turn an idea into reality? Yr Wyddfa is the busiest mountain in Wales. Hundreds of thousands hike to this iconic summit each year. Litter is becoming a real threat to the mountain’s sustainable future and...
Over the summer, the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) will hold a second series of roundtables throughout the UK on the UKCA (UK Conformity Assessed) regime. The Cardiff events take place on the following dates: Wednesday, 2 August 2023 – Morning Wednesday, 2 August 2023 – Afternoon Thursday, 3 August 2023 – Morning The roundtables are a chance for Welsh businesses to highlight any issues they may have with the UKCA marking regime (both...
Acorn by Synergie have set up the Reconstruct Programme, a simple way for your construction business to pledge to support people with convictions into employment. In partnership with the HMPPS (His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service), Acorn Recruitment Ltd are working with people with convictions via three Welsh Prisons and HMP Bristol to offer those nearing the end of their sentence the potential to secure meaningful employment in the construction industry. If your business chose...
Public consultations on two joint Wales and England Fisheries Management Plans (FMPs) have been published today (17 July 2023). The two plans focus on king scallops and seabass and are included in the first group of FMPs in the UK to be consulted on. FMPs will set out the policies and strategic direction for the management of fisheries to ensure fish stocks are restored and maintained at sustainable levels. Each FMP will specify the fish...
The first of its kind, the Find a Grant service offers a free central place on GOV.UK for business, individuals and organisations to find and apply for UK government grants. You can use this service to: access UK government grant funding search and filter to find a grant that matches your needs find out if you are eligible to apply for a grant find out how to apply for a grant For further information please...
Are you an AI startup or SME looking to develop responsible, scalable, and desirable machine-learning solutions? The FutureScope BridgeAI Acceleration Programme by Digital Catapult will support you on your AI journey and is designed to support AI startups, and SMEs in developing responsible, desirable and scalable machine learning and artificial intelligence solutions. The programme provides access to computation power, technical and business expertise, and industry-leading support on applied AI ethics, as well as support from...
UK businesses and charities are set to benefit from a free interactive guide to help their staff spot and tackle economic abuse when speaking to customers over the phone. Economic abuse, which domestic violence charity Refuge estimates 16% of adults in the UK have experienced, is when an individual’s ability to acquire, use and maintain economic resources are taken away by someone else in a coercive or controlling way. By increasing the awareness of staff...
Funded by the Welsh Government this project has been developed with the aim of increasing representation on Public Boards and Committees. Two programmes will specifically support people from a minority ethnic background or people with a disability, who are interested in obtaining a public appointment: Near Ready’ Leadership programme: For people from a minority ethnic background or people with a disability, who already have some leadership experience (e.g. a school governor) and would like to...
The Health and Safety Executive has developed a new online guide to help you quickly find and understand what your business must do to comply with health and safety law. The step-by-step guide will help you: understand what managing health and safety means find the right guidance for your workplace use the Plan, Do, Check, Act approach to manage health and safety in a way that is simple and proportionate to your risks, while still...