The Help to Grow: Digital scheme will close to applications on 2 February 2023. The UK Government has decided to close the scheme as take-up was lower than expected. Discounts issued for eligible software must be redeemed within 30 days from issue date. For further information please select the following link Final opportunity for businesses to access Help to Grow: Digital scheme - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) However, the Help to Grow: Management scheme will remain in...
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New drinks container return scheme for 2025 will help Wales improve world-leading recycling rates. Wales will be introducing a Deposit Return Scheme by 2025, Climate Change Minister Julie James confirmed on Friday, January 2023. The new initiative will see us pay a small deposit when we buy a drink in a single use container, which we get back when we return the bottle or can. Wales is working with England and Northern Ireland to set...
Come to the online event ‘Fairtrade Storytelling: behind the scenes’ to learn more about how Fair Trade organisations are reframing their narratives, and how you can learn from them. Join Fair Trade Wales and Hub Cymru Africa, to take a closer look at storytelling and to discuss the ethics of promotion in the Fair Trade movement. Hear from several Fair Trade Organisations on recent shifts in how they communicate their work to a UK audience...
HMRC have seen a growing trend in customers submitting their Self Assessment returns early. In the last five years the number of customers choosing to file their return on the first day of the tax year has almost doubled. You have until the 31 January 2023 to send HMRC your Self Assessment tax return and to pay any tax you may owe, but why wait? How to file your return All the information you need...
South West Wales Connected Community Rail Partnership’s Community Changemakers Fund is a community grant fund to support communities along the railway line to make change happen in their local places, each organisation can apply for between £300 and £1,000. The Community Changemakers fund will directly support groups and organisations who want to drive positive local change, with a minimum of bureaucracy so you can get on with making change happen! Local Changemaking Ideas could include...
We plan to buy a car or take a holiday, so why don’t we take the same time to plan for our future working life, health, or financial wellbeing? Employers can support their employees aged 50+ to plan for later life by offering them the opportunity to attend Mid-Career Review webinars, delivered by responsible business network Business in the Community Cymru as part of the Age at Work programme in Wales. These free, one-hour webinars...
Chambers Wales has opened entries for its Wales Business Awards 2023, providing SME businesses across the country with the opportunity to compete for Wales’ most prestigious accolades. Entry to the Wales Business Awards has never been easier and it’s completely free. All Welsh businesses, charities and other organisations have to do is answer four questions about what you do and why you deserve to win as you enter in the way that works best for...
Funding Wales is a search platform for the third sector in Wales. Developed by Third Sector Support Wales the site enables third sector organisations to search hundreds of grant and loan finance opportunities from local, national and international sources. Funding Wales can help organisations in Wales find the funding they need more quickly than ever before. The search facility helps users to quickly and effectively identify relevant sources of funding. The site is free to...
The Soldiering On Awards recognise and highlight the achievements of current and former service men and women, their families and all those who support the Armed Forces Community. This year’s categories are: healthcare and rehabilitation family values sporting excellence inspiration working together animal partnership education, training and development defence inclusivity business start up business scale up business community impact lifetime achievement Nominations are welcome from the Armed Forces Community and the general public. For further...
Are you a member of a community group or voluntary organisation located in an urban area of south Wales? Would you like to take part in a free new scheme to help protect and restore nature? Then this course could be for you! Nabod Natur – Nature Wise is an online training programme from Cynnal Cymru – Sustain Wales which teaches you about how the natural environment works, the threats it faces, and how we...