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Using the Welsh language can lead to gaining new customers and improving your reputation. The Welsh Language Commissioner offers the following services: Online system to self-assess your services. Guidance on preparing your development plan which is an opportunity to identify your key Welsh language services. Support as you work towards official Commissioner recognition for your Cynnig Cymraeg (Welsh Offer). Training and one to one advice on how to develop bilingual services. Regular networking meetings to...
First published
26 April 2024
Last updated
30 April 2024
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The Innovate UK Women in Innovation 2024/25 competition will award 50 women with up to £75,000 grant funding plus a comprehensive package of mentorship, networking, training and 1-to-1 business coaching. Applications for Innovate UK Women in Innovation 2024/25 will open on 13 May 2024. The Briefing Event will cover eligibility criteria, FAQs, application scope, you’ll hear from previous winners about the awards and how to apply. The online briefing event takes place on 14 May...
First published
25 April 2024
Last updated
25 April 2024
Takeaway food
From mobile payments and delivery to sustainability and food waste, the Restaurant and Takeaway Innovation Expo brings the whole restaurant industry together! This is a unique opportunity to interact and connect with the industry’s visionaries who are shaping the takeaway and restaurant scene of the future. Find out how to boost your profits, build your brand and grow your business. The event takes place on 15 and 16 October 2024 at the ExCel London. For...
First published
25 April 2024
Last updated
25 April 2024
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Sign up for free online learning from Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE) Working Minds campaign. The new bitesize online learning is made up of 6 short modules that guide you step by step, with helpful tools and relatable, everyday scenarios along the way. There are games and quizzes peppered throughout to keep things interesting and it typically takes no more than an hour to complete. You’ll come away with an understanding of what the law...
First published
24 April 2024
Last updated
24 April 2024
Ty Coch Inn, Nefyn
Grants of up to £3,000 are available to enable rural pub owners, licensees, and local communities to work together to help support and sustain local services in England, Scotland and Wales. Pub is the Hub’s Community Services Fund will assist projects which support the needs of local communities by using pubs to offer a new service or replace a service that has already been lost, such as a local shop, library, post office or community...
First published
24 April 2024
Last updated
25 April 2024
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As part of changes to import controls under the Border Target Operating Model , the ‘common user charge’ will be introduced on 30 April 2024 for commercial movements of animal products, plants and plant products through the Port of Dover and Eurotunnel. You will need to pay the common user charge if you are a UK business importing a consignment of goods that: imports entering Great Britain transits entering and leaving Great Britain The charge...
First published
23 April 2024
Last updated
23 April 2024
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The British Business Bank have launched a new guide ‘Making business finance work for you’ aimed at smaller businesses to help them understand how different financial products can support them at all stages of their development. It highlights the seven most common challenges businesses might face and the types of finance that could help to meet them: Starting a business Research and development Importing and exporting goods and services Protecting cash flow and working capital...
First published
23 April 2024
Last updated
23 April 2024
Houses in Cardiff
The Welsh Government welcomes views on proposals to abolish land transaction tax (LTT) multiple-dwellings relief and to extend an existing LTT relief to Welsh local authorities when purchasing property for social housing purposes. The Welsh Government is also interested in views on the option of amending the rules related to the purchase of 6 or more dwellings in a single transaction, and options to review or amend other LTT reliefs. Submit your comments by 19...
First published
22 April 2024
Last updated
22 April 2024
Financial Technology
Fintech Awards Wales is designed to recognise, attract and invest in the talented Fintech Companies and professionals working in Wales. The awards will recognise the achievements of the thriving Fintech sector across the country, bringing Wales’ leading innovators and digital experts together in an evening of celebration. This year’s categories are: Fintech Start-up Fintech Company Fintech Scale-up Fintech Leader New Product Fintech for Good Best Growth Story Best Academic Programme of the Year Supporting Fintech...
First published
22 April 2024
Last updated
22 April 2024
Lone workers can be at greater risk of harm as they may not have anyone to help or support them if things go wrong. Employers should provide training, supervision, monitoring and support for those working alone. The Health and Safety Executive’s free-to-download leaflet Protecting lone workers: How to manage the risks of working alone is for anyone who employs lone workers, or engages them as contractors etc, including self-employed people. The leaflet is supported by...
First published
21 April 2024
Last updated
19 June 2026

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