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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...
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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...
Find out about methods fraudsters use to try and get your personal information by viewing examples of scams identified by HMRC. HMRC will sometimes contact customers by telephone, email, letter and also sometimes use research companies to contact customers. If you’re not sure the contact is genuine then take a look the updated guidance on examples of HMRC related phishing emails, suspicious phone calls and texts. The guidance includes: QR codes Text messages Coronavirus (COVID-19)...
With summer arriving and the subsequent increase in seasonal work, workers are as likely to have an accident in the first six months at a workplace as during the whole of the rest of their working life. The extra risk arises due to: lack of experience of working in a new industry or workplace lack of familiarity with the job and the work environment reluctance to raise concerns (or not knowing how to) eagerness to...
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...
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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...

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