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The Christmas season has a big impact on most businesses and employees in the UK. It will be a time when there is likely to be extra demand for products, services and sales in some businesses whilst others may experience a quiet period or may shut for the Christmas holidays. This year, Christmas Day, 25 December 2020, falls on a Friday and as Boxing Day, 26 December 2020, falls on a Saturday a ‘substitute’ weekday...
StoryLab is an open innovation event which funds prototype productions in immersive and next-generation storytelling, linking SMEs with university researchers and large scale organisations. StoryFutures and Roald Dahl Marvellous Children’s Charity have come together to offer creative companies in the StoryFutures’ region the opportunity to collaborate on an Augmented or Mixed Reality R&D prototype to explore how immersive storytelling can improve ‘transition of care’. Creative companies with experience of one of the following areas to...
The Charity Commission, the charity regulator for England and Wales, has launched a new set of simple, easy to understand guides, designed to help trustees run their charities in line with the law. The new guides cover five key aspects of charity management - a ‘core syllabus’ covering the basics that the regulator expects all trustees to be aware of. They explain the basics of: financial oversight achieving a charity’s purposes good decision making addressing...
The transition period ends on 31 December 2020. On 1 January 2021 there will be changes to UK intellectual property law to ensure the smooth departure from EU IP systems. Key information is now available for customers and users of IP about how the IP system and the Intellectual Property Office will operate after the end of the transition period. For further information please visit the GOV.UK website.
The Welsh Government’s Covid-19 commitment, put in place a programme of employment and skills support to help people back to work. Part of this programme includes additional support for individuals considering self-employment. In addition to the existing start-up service, a grant to support unemployed individuals that face greater economic barriers to starting a business is being made available. This discretionary grant will help up to 600 individuals become self-employed or start a business, between December...
Emerging Tech Fest 2021 is a 3-day event will showcase some of the most exciting technology in Wales and beyond. Meaningful thought leadership, valuable connections and groundbreaking innovations, this virtual event experience will demonstrate how the innovative technology sector is transforming lives and industries. From micro businesses to multinational corporations Emerging Tech Fest has something for all. Covid-19 has highlighted significant pain points in ways of working but there are opportunities to adapt right now...
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has published an EU Exit Readiness briefing for the convenience sector to help retailers consider how their business may be affected at the end of the transition period on 31 December 2020. The EU-Exit Readiness Briefing covers three core elements for convenience retailers to consider: trading environment workforce and people regulations The briefing also provides information on the UK Government’s Reasonable Worst Case Scenario for border delays, sell through...
The Welsh Government has invested in a new, bespoke Apprenticeship Vacancy Service (AVS) to showcase apprenticeship opportunities in Wales and making it easier than ever to recruit apprentices. The AVS allows businesses the opportunity to advertise, manage and track their apprenticeship vacancies, offering a cost-effective tool for recruitment and the chance to reach out to a wide pool of talent. Employer profiles are also available giving you the opportunity to promote your business and the...
The SBRI Centre of Excellence, supported by Welsh Government, are calling upon businesses to come forward with innovative solutions that can be rapidly deployed to address a key challenge facing Dentistry colleagues as they continue to deliver vital services. Suitable solutions will receive 100% funding through the Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI), to deliver Research and Development feasibility studies. The competition is looking to identify, develop and demonstrate disposable respirator face masks and respiratory protection...
Fundraising platform Work for Good are launching the Small Business Star match funding campaign to help small businesses raise even more funds for charities this Christmas. The #SmallBusinessStar campaign will be doubling donations between 1 and 31 December 2020, up to the value of £500 per business. Small businesses will need to sign up to Work for Good and pledge a proportion of sales from their products or services to a charity of their choice...
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