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UK businesses can apply for a share of up to £2.9 million for business led projects that grow their innovation activities in the net zero industrial cluster in Southwest Wales. Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation, will work with Welsh Government and its agencies to invest up to £2.9 million in innovation projects. This funding is from Innovate UK’s Launchpad programme which supports the UK government’s goals for local economic growth. This Launchpad...
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One of the UK’s longest standing initiatives connecting businesses and organisations with academia is celebrating 50 years of delivering value to the Welsh economy. The Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) programme drives growth and innovation by solving real world ‘business’ challenges in partnership with academics across Wales and the UK. The resulting partnerships are focused on creating solutions that deliver innovation, economic growth and social or environmental benefits, leading to changes that improve people’s lives. Over...
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A free business networking event for Welsh professionals in London. Registration is open to Welsh diaspora based in London, investors with an interest in early-stage Welsh businesses and Wales-based business leaders. This event is in partnership with Mauve Cymru, Four Cymru and the Welsh Government. Wales has experienced a remarkable rise in female-founded startups, in recent years. To celebrate and build on this momentum, the upcoming event will spotlight some of Wales' most promising female-led...
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Obligated businesses must submit 2024 packaging data by 1 April 2025 under new extended producer responsibility for packaging (pEPR) scheme. Under legislation which came into force on 1 January 2024, large organisations must submit their July-December 2024 data by 1 April. Small organisations must submit their January-December 2024 data in one annual submission by 1 April. In addition, all obligated organisations, large and small, must also register with their environmental regulator by the same date...
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Wales’ First Minister Eluned Morgan has announced details of the major international investment summit taking place in Wales later this year. The event will take place on Monday 1 December 2025 at International Convention Centre Wales (ICC Wales) and the Celtic Manor Resort in Newport. It will focus on promoting Wales as a destination for overseas investors. There are currently around 1,480 overseas-owned companies operating in Wales, employing more than 174,000 workers. To coincide with...
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A just and rapid transition to a low-carbon economy depends on increasing the participation and retention of women across a raft of sectors. Representation of women remains low in STEM fields, energy and utilities, automotive, construction, and manufacturing - sectors that are all critical to the net zero transition and are facing a major skills crunch as demand for green roles explodes. Meanwhile, women remain under-represented in senior roles in the vast majority of businesses...
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The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has redesigned its webpages for self-employed workers to make it easier for them to understand when health and safety law applies and to find the guidance they need. The refreshed pages explain: when health and safety law applies deciding if your work activity creates a risk to others high-risk work activities that apply to self-employed workers how to comply with the law if it applies to you For further...
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The Living Wage Champion Awards celebrate the individuals and organisations who have made an outstanding contribution to the Living Wage movement and recognise the efforts of those across different sectors from, Health and Social care to Hospitality, and from those championing the Living Wage in their local areas to national businesses. The awards celebrates the people across our network who have created real change and gone above and beyond to champion the Living Wage and...
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A new tender notice has been published for the Subsea Soundscape (S3) Program by Celtic Sea Power Limited. The project involves procuring at-sea mooring units equipped with advanced acoustic recorders and environmental sampling systems for deployment in the Celtic Sea. The contract is valued at £303,000 (excluding VAT) and is estimated to run from 21 April to 1 August 2025. The enquiry deadline is 12pm on 24 March 2025 and the tender submission deadline is...
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Several changes to tax and National Insurance Contributions (NICs) were announced in the autumn 2024 budget, which are set to take effect from 6 April 2025, including: Employer’s NICs on an employee’s earnings will increase by 1.2% to 15%. The threshold at which employers start paying NICs will reduce from £9,500 to £5,000. National Living Wage adjustments: The annual revision of minimum wage rates will affect staffing costs for many businesses. Find updates and important...

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