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The second round of Creative Wales’s Music Revenue Fund 2 will open on Monday 24 June 2024. The focus of this round is to help music businesses with: campaigns for new releases promoting live music producing music for background or incidental use in the media Welsh-language music. Music businesses will be able to apply for between £20,000 and £40,000 to spend on projects which would benefit from support, due to financial constraints. Projects could include...
family business, food store in central America.
The United Nations General Assembly designated 27 June as ‘Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprise (MSME) Day’. MSMEs account for 90% of businesses, 70% of employment and 50% of GDP worldwide. As the backbone of societies everywhere they contribute to local and national economies and to sustaining livelihoods, in particular among the working poor, women, youth, and groups in vulnerable situations. MSMEs hold the potential to transform economies, foster job creation, and promote equitable economic growth...
manufacturing - employee working in a factory
Make UK Manufacturing Awards 2024 are now open for entries. This is your chance to shine a light on the successes of your business and your apprentices. The apprentice categories are: Business Apprentice of the Year: Rising Star Business Apprentice of the Year: Final Year Engineering Apprentice of the Year: Rising Star Engineering Apprentice of the Year: Final Year Apprentice Endeavour Award And the business categories are: Business Growth and Strategy Developing Future Talent Energy...
Melyn Tregwynt Woollen Mill worker
The Welsh Government is celebrating doubling the number of employee-owned businesses in Wales - including a highly regarded woollen mill - almost two years ahead of schedule. Today, on Employee Ownership Day (Friday 21 June 2024), the Welsh Government has announced it has reached its aim of 74 Wales-based businesses being under employee control. This new total had already grown from 37 in 2021 to 63 last year. The 2026 target was set by previous...
Torfaen and Monmouthshire Business Awards 2024
The Torfaen and Monmouthshire Business Awards are now open for entries, aiming to honour outstanding achievements of local businesses. It’s free to enter and there are 14 categories to choose from, they are: Creative and Digital Business of the Year Entrepreneur of the Year Employer of the Year Finance and Professional Service Business of the Year Green Business of the Year Innovation and Technology Business of the Year International Business of the Year Manufacturing Business...
Some of the staff at Melin Tregwynt
Employee Ownership Day is the annual celebration of Employee Ownership (EO) for thousands of employee owners, EO businesses and EO supporters to join together, informing and educating on the benefits of employee ownership and takes place on 21 June 2024. If you want to sell your business or are looking to grow your business and reward and retain staff, EO is an innovative option with proven commercial benefits. By transferring ownership to your employees, you...
Economy Minister, Vaughan Gething and CEO of Safran Seats GB, Véronique Bardelmann
World leading suppliers of aircraft passenger seating, Safran seats GB has harnessed its resources and expertise in advancing its manufacturing processes through Welsh Government innovation support. With a key focus to constantly seek new solutions to adapt to the market, support airlines strategies and enhance passenger experience, the innovation support has enabled Safran Seats GB to integrate digital solutions to enhance its operations. The project provided an advanced skill set and insight needed for the...
Technology concept
The UK Technology Fast 50 is one of the UK's foremost technology awards programmes, it’s an acknowledgement of the 50 fastest-growing technology companies in the UK. The ranking is based on revenue growth over the last four years. The UK Technology Fast 50 programme has five categories: The UK Technology Fast 50. Fast 50 Women in Leadership. Regional Winners. Rising Stars. Clean Tech. Being recognised as a Technology Fast 50 winner is a prestigious benchmark...
Volunteers and charity workers
Small Charity Week, from 24 June to 28 June 2024, celebrates and raises awareness of the essential work of the UK’s small charity sector who make an invaluable contribution to the lives of millions of individuals, communities and causes across the UK and the rest of the world. This year the theme for the week will be ‘Resilient Charities for Stronger Communities’ and its objectives are: celebrate the contribution that small charities make to communities...
Female engineer
International Women in Engineering Day (INWED) takes place on 23 June 2024 and promotes the amazing work that women engineers across the globe are doing. This year’s theme is #Enhancedbyengineering. INWED gives women engineers around the world a profile when they are still hugely under-represented, with 2021 figures indicating that in the UK only 16.5% of engineers are women. Want to get involved? Submit your events , download resources and join in! For further information...

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