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{"preview_thumbnail":"/sites/main/files/styles/video_embed_wysiwyg_preview/public/video_thumbnails/ptQR0O59dB8.jpg?itok=qePzmRys","video_url":"https://youtu.be/ptQR0O59dB8","settings":{"responsive":1,"width":"854","height":"480","autoplay":0,"title_format":"@provider | @title","title_fallback":true},"settings_summary":["Embedded Video (Responsive)."]} Emma Staple spent a long time researching the school uniform market and spotted a gap. A gap she was convinced could be turned into a successful business. But it took more than a sharp insight to make Uniform2Go happen. It took enthusiasm, self-belief and hard work. The Welsh Government helped bring Emma's vision of supplying premium quality school garments to life: "There's an awful lot of support available from the...
Alex Lewis' business idea started with a chilling story. Well, it was for his friend. The pair were bike riding in the Brecon Beacons when his friend suffered from hypothermia. The traditional foil survival blankets they carried didn't do the job. So Alex created a jacket that was four times more effective at warming you up. And Surviva was born. Alex needed support getting his venture up and running and he recalls the Welsh Government...
Rachel Bryan and Sharon Stephens have a real passion for languages. They're also very driven. Within a week of graduating from Swansea University, they had set up a company. Very entrepreneurial; very Welsh. Their business, Veritas Language Solutions, provides high quality translation and interpreting services in a market dogged by bad customer service and archaic technology. Veritas won the HSBC Start-Up Stars Award after only 18 months of trading. Now Sharon and Rachel are focused...