UK registered micro and small businesses in the creative industries sector, can apply for funding up to £50,000 with a package of support to grow their business. The aim of this competition is to support business innovation within the creative industries by providing a package of targeted and continuous support to help businesses to grow. Your project must: be related to and for the benefit of the creative industries in the UK demonstrate a clearly...
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Brought to you by the Department for International Trade, the UK Export Academy is a free training programme, delivered through a hybrid of online and face-to-face learning. The UK Export Academy is open to any business in the UK who has a product or service that can be sold internationally. It is for businesses who know that they want to reach international customers and contracts in the future, as well as those who might already...
Stress, anxiety and depression is the biggest cause of work-related illness in Great Britain and numbers continue to rise. According to the latest statistics (PDF) there were 914,000 workers suffering from work-related stress, depression or anxiety in 2021/22. 17 million working days were lost due to stress in this period. The Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE) stress website has plenty of advice and includes examples of stress risk assessments tailored to different business sizes, as...
Welsh Government Ministers have visited credit unions across Wales as they announced continued funding of just over £422,000 a year for the organisations which offer vital support to those struggling with their finances. Credit Unions are not-for-profit, and owned by the people who use their services, rather than by external shareholders or investors. Actively involved in communities throughout Wales, credit unions contribute to the economy and the financial wellbeing of members, who can save safely...
A world renowned contemporary circus is heading to Swansea while an international crime fiction festival will be held in Aberystwyth in 2023, thanks to funding from the Welsh Government. The Circus Village is coming to Swansea for the first time, led by the internationally acclaimed NoFit State Circus in a partnership with leading circus companies and artists, and an international crime fiction festival in Aberystwyth will receive Event Wales funding for the development of the...
Exporters will have more time to move across to the Customs Declaration Service, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has announced. Following consultation with the border industry, exporters will now have until 30 November 2023 to move across to the Customs Declaration Service (CDS), 8 months later than previously announced. After 30 November 2023, businesses will need to use CDS to make export declarations for goods they send out of the UK, as they already do...
The UK Government has announced a six-month extension to alcohol duty freeze to 1 August 2023, the current alcohol duty freeze was expected to come to an end on 1 February 2023. At Autumn Budget 2021 the UK Government announced the biggest reforms to alcohol duty in 140 years. The changes overhaul the UK’s rules following exiting the EU, to give industry more time to prepare the reforms will take effect from 1 August 2023...
The Disability Confident scheme supports employers to make the most of the talents disabled people can bring to your workplace. Disability Confident employers of all sizes are: challenging attitudes towards disability increasing understanding of disability removing barriers to disabled people and those with long-term health conditions ensuring that disabled people have the opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations Whether an employee has become disabled during their working life, or you’re looking for...
Food Skills Cymru working in partnership with Welsh Government’s Social Partnership, Employability and Fair Work Directorate will be running 3 online workshops in January 2023 to provide an opportunity to learn more about workers’ rights in the context of the food and drink sector in Wales. Participants will hear and engage with speakers from a range of organisations promoting workers’ rights and tackling labour market abuse and exploitation. The goal of the workshops are to...
Whether you’re looking to swap from the car to a healthier and more cost-effective commute, thinking of taking a weekend stroll, or simply planning a bike ride with friends and family, there’s likely to be an opportunity nearby with more than 2000km of high-quality local walking and cycling routes already available across Wales. Following months of public consultation and working closely with the Welsh Government, local authorities have published their Active Travel Network Maps, which...