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The Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses UK Programme is available to business owners from all sectors, across the United Kingdom. The programme helps entrepreneurs create jobs and economic opportunity by providing access to education and business support. Applications are now open for cohort 21, taking place in Autumn 2024. The application closing date is 29 April 2024. For further information and to apply please select the following link: Goldman Sachs | United Kingdom
First published
3 April 2024
Last updated
3 April 2024
Port Talbot Steelworks
The Tata Steel / Port Talbot Transition Board met for the fourth time on 27 March 2024. The Board received an update from Tata Steel UK on their decarbonisation project, including the recent closure of the coke ovens at Port Talbot and their voluntary redundancy proposal. The Board recognises the urgency at which we need to work. The Board also discussed the structure and resource to support the Transition Board, with working groups being created...
First published
3 April 2024
Last updated
3 April 2024
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UK FinTech Week returns on 15 to 19 April 2024 with the five days of world-class content delivered by some of the biggest names in finance, government and tech. FinTech founders, entrepreneurs, investors, bank ex-cos, regulators, policy-makers, academics and media from around the world will come together to learn, discuss, debate and network. Don’t miss your opportunity to be a part of the conversation! For further information please select the following link: UK FinTech Week...
First published
3 April 2024
Last updated
3 April 2024
Business exhibition
The Welsh Business shows are Wales’ largest business to business exhibition comprising of three national shows. The shows provide a platform for businesses of all sizes to showcase their products and services. The shows are an opportunity for you to acquire new business techniques, listen to inspiring keynote speakers, seek expert advice, gain knowledge from other delegates and exhibitors and improve business contacts through networking. This year’s dates and venues are: 14 May 2024 –...
First published
2 April 2024
Last updated
2 April 2024
Fiona Stephens of LAL Fragrance
Launching a business can be equally exciting and daunting, but Bargoed-based businesswoman, Fiona Stephens is proof that the right support is key to helping a new venture find its feet. Fiona Stephens launched LAL Fragrance, a luxury fragrance line named in memory of her mother, in 2022. However, when orders initially failed to flood in, she feared she may have to cease trading. Thankfully, Fiona came across the support of Business Wales online, which has...
First published
2 April 2024
Last updated
24 November 2025
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A growing number of older people in Wales are at risk of social exclusion and being left behind as the use of digital technology continues to play an even greater role in our everyday lives. That’s the warning from the Older People’s Commissioner for Wales as she publishes a new report, ‘ Access denied: Older people’s experiences of digital exclusion in Wales’ . The Commissioner is also concerned that older people’s rights to access information...
First published
2 April 2024
Last updated
2 April 2024
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The British Business Awards is now open for nominations. The awards recognise and celebrates the outstanding and innovative achievements of small and medium-sized businesses across the UK, shining a spotlight on remarkable stories. Whether you’re a budding startup demonstrating growth, an established business setting new industry standards, or an individual making a significant contribution to the British business landscape, the awards want to recognise your achievements. This year’s categories are: Black, Asian, Ethnic Minority Business...
First published
2 April 2024
Last updated
2 April 2024
Image with text - supporting Neurodivergent employees in Wales
World Autism Acceptance Week takes place from 2 April to 8 April 2024. Autistic people face discrimination and barriers across all sectors of society – in the health and social care systems, in education, in employment, and everywhere in between. There are more than 700,000 autistic people in the UK but many struggle to find services and businesses that understand their needs. There are many things you can do to help remove the barriers autistic...
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2 April 2024
Last updated
4 April 2024
Everyone is different. There’s no single "right" way when it comes to how we think, learn and behave. Which is why ‘Neurodiversity’ (the term that describes these differences) has become such a ‘live’ topic for anyone involved in recruiting or developing the human capital that every organisation needs to succeed. Neurodiversity Celebration Week takes place across the world - and Venture is celebrating this fascinating and crucial field, by exploring what employers can do to...
First published
29 March 2024
Last updated
3 April 2024
Pride Cymru
The Welsh Government is looking to expand the Grassroots Pride Fund to more rural areas and smaller towns, to help create opportunities for people to come together and be their true selves throughout Wales. The fund will help to support events create a safe and welcoming LGBTQ+ environment and help smaller Pride events across Wales engage and support LGBTQ+ people and broader communities. There should be one lead applicant who will act as project manager...
First published
28 March 2024
Last updated
28 March 2024

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