Beat the festive rush and get all your letters and parcels in the post on time. Ongoing Covid restrictions, reduced air and freight capacity, high volumes and winter weather conditions are all impacting transportation and local delivery across the globe. Allow plenty of time for posting and post items and gifts for Christmas early, particularly for International deliveries: Friday 16 December 2022 – Royal Mail Bulk Mail Economy Monday 19 December 2022 – 2nd Class...
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Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation, will work with industry to invest up to £10 million in innovation projects to support future net zero propulsion technologies for the transport sector. The aim of this competition, as part of the Innovate UK funded net zero mobility programme, is to build on previous sector specific mobility programmes by creating a cross-sector platform. Your project must focus on one or more of the following transport sectors...
Breakthrough selling is often achieved on the back of thought leadership. In increasingly competitive environments the winners are those that drive the market and make their views, opinions and ideas known to key decision makers and influencers. Those that don’t fall by the wayside and become part of a “me too” bunch of suppliers. Microsoft are a great example of thought leadership in action. Thought leadership often involves individuals and organisations producing white papers and...
Trustees are the people in charge of a charity. They play a vital role, volunteering their time and working together to make important decisions about the charity’s work. Trustees’ Week is an annual event to showcase the great work that trustees do and highlight opportunities for people from all walks of life to get involved and make a difference. This year Trustees week takes place from 7 November to 11 November 2022. Events all around...
The iconic Small Business Saturday UK Tour will hit the road again this November 2022! Calling at twenty-three different towns and cities across the UK, the special ten-year anniversary Tour will mark the official count-down to Small Business Saturday on 3 December 2022. ‘The Tour’ will kick off in Glasgow on Monday 31 October 2022 and travel across the UK for five weeks, calling at Merthyr Tydfil on 17 November 2022 and Cardiff on 18...
Protecting your intellectual property makes it easier to take legal action against anyone who steals or copies it. You get limited automatic protection over some intellectual property, for example design right. However, it’s easier to prove you own intellectual property legally if it is registered. Keep your intellectual property secret until it’s registered. If you need to discuss your idea with someone, use a non-disclosure agreement. There are different types of protection depending on what...
Import animal products through Welsh ports? From 1 January the rules will change. You may need to pre-notify your imports. The Welsh Government is consulting on a requirement from 1 January 2023 to pre-notify on IPAFFS products of animal origin and regulated and notifiable plants and plant products, not already subject to pre-notification, arriving from Ireland. We will continue to require pre-notification for live animals, high priority plants, and high-risk food and feed not of...
A new initiative designed to help businesses lower their carbon impact and save on energy bills will be accelerated and launched in the new year, Economy Minister Vaughan Gething has announced. The Minister has asked the Development Bank of Wales to fast track its plans for an invest to save decarbonisation offer with more favourable terms for businesses looking investing in renewables and energy efficiency measures. Accelerating the introduction of the offer will allow businesses...
This interactive, free all-day event will take place virtually and is part of the Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE) approach to inspire and promote better prevention, management and control of the common risks and causes of work-related ill-health across Great Britain. Building on the success of last year’s conference, which saw huge demand, HSE has increased the capacity five-fold to provide 5,000 spaces for delegates. With discussions on topics including work-related stress and mental health...
Throughout the week of 7 to 11 November 2022 the British Business Bank, along with business support partners from across the UK, are working together to host the inaugural Business Finance Week 2022. During five days of nationwide and regional in-person events, webinars and more, we’re helping smaller businesses learn all about the different finance options available to them to support their individual needs. Each day will be centred round a key theme, giving SMEs...