Enterprise Nation and VistaPrint have joined forces to provide a cash grant programme worth £150,000 that will help budding entrepreneurs grow their ventures. The programme will see 20 small businesses from across the UK each win £7,500, alongside marketing and design support and expertise, to help their business thrive. To be eligible to apply, your business must: be based in the UK and have a UK business bank account be a registered business or registered...
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The Charity Commission has launched a campaign to raise awareness of core trustee duties, the guidance available to charities and has developed a collection of short and engaging guidance dubbed the ‘5-Minute Guides’ on: Delivering purposes Managing conflicts of interest Reporting information Safeguarding people Making decisions Managing finance For further information please select the following link Advice and guidance for Charity Trustees – Getting the most out of being a charity trustee
Race Equality Week, 6 to 12 February 2023, is an annual UK-wide movement, organised by Race Equality Matters, uniting thousands of organisations and individuals to address the barriers to race equality in the workplace. The theme for this year is #ItsEveryonesBusiness because tackling race inequality is everyone’s business. For further information please select the following links: Race Equality Week - Race Equality Matters An introduction to an Anti-racist Wales [HTML] | GOV.WALES Race - Business...
Entries for The Department for International Trade’s inaugural Made in the UK, Sold to the World Awards are now open! The awards will recognise and celebrate the global trading success of small businesses from across the UK and are free to enter. The scheme will reward businesses in seven sectors: Agriculture, food and drink Consumer goods Creative industries Digital Education Financial and professional services Manufacturing The deadline for submissions is Thursday 23 February 2023 at...
‘Be Mighty. Recycle’ is Wales’s largest and most ambitious recycling campaign. Contributing to Welsh Government’s goal of becoming a zero-waste nation by 2050 and boosting Wales to become the no.1 recycling nation in the world. This year’s theme is “The power of food waste recycling” and the campaign, which starts on 6 February 2023, will highlight how food waste is recycled into climate change-fighting renewable energy in Wales. Join our Mighty Mission to get Wales...
Apprenticeship Week 2023 takes place from 6 to 12 February 2023. As the annual National Apprenticeship Week gets underway, Economy Minister Vaughan Gething is encouraging more firms to consider how an apprentice can help them boost their businesses. The aim of this week is to celebrate and promote apprenticeships in Wales as a valuable pathway into work or a new career. and the benefits they bring to both individuals and employers. As part of the...
Are you an individual, artist or arts co-op who identifies as part of the LGBTQ+ community in Wales? Are you practising or planning to practise your creative work through the medium of Welsh? Have a new idea for a new and exciting performance, exhibition or event? If so, this is the opportunity for you! Mas ar y Maes with Pride is looking to commission 5 new and exciting pieces of artwork for display at various...
From 6 to 12 February 2023, schools, families and communities across the UK will take part in Children’s Mental Health Week. This year’s theme is Let’s Connect. Let’s Connect is about making meaningful connections for all, during Children’s Mental Health Week – and beyond. When we have healthy connections – to family, friends and others – this can support our mental health and our sense of wellbeing. Free resources will help you explore mental health...
Minister Julie James has announced a new £50 million scheme to bring more empty homes back to life. The National Empty Homes Grant scheme, that will run over the next two years, has been developed to build on the success of previous Welsh Government initiatives like the Valleys Taskforce Empty Homes Grant. The National Empty Homes Scheme could see up to 2,000 long-term empty properties brought back into use. This scheme will run alongside with...
Time to Talk Day is on the Thursday 2 February 2023 in Wales. It’s a chance for all of us to be more open about mental health – to talk, to listen, to change lives. Time to Talk Day is a four-nation campaign which happens every year in the UK. In Wales, Time to Talk Day 2023 is run by Time to Change Wales, Adferiad Recovery, Mind Cymru and in partnership with the Co-op. The...