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The Great Big Green Week is the UK’s biggest celebration of community action to tackle climate change and protect nature and takes place from 6 June to 14 June 2026. During the week, communities, schools, businesses, churches, mosques and more join together to support action to protect the planet. Find out how your business can get involved . If you're hosting an event in your community, don't forget to add it to the website. This...

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1 June 2026

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1 June 2026

The Stationers’ Company Innovation Excellence Awards celebrate the organisations, teams and individuals shaping the future of the UK’s communications, content, print, packaging, publishing, paper, manufacturing and creative technology industries. The Awards recognise innovation that delivers real impact, from product design and customer experience to education technology, sustainability, materials science and advanced manufacturing. This year’s categories are: Business Process Communications and Engagement Customer Experience Education Technology Product Design Start Up Manufacturing The closing date for entries...

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29 May 2026

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29 May 2026

Big Business North Wales 2026 is taking place on Friday 5, June from 9am to 4pm at Venue Cymru, Llandudno, Conwy. Set to be the largest and most ambitious business events ever delivered in the region, this flagship exhibition will bring together over 200 businesses and organisations exhibiting under one roof. Across the day, attendees can benefit from a series of focused short presentations covering essential topics within each high-growth zone, delivering practical insights, expert...

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28 May 2026

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28 May 2026

Volunteers’ Week is an annual event which sees charities, voluntary groups, social organisations, and volunteers themselves come together to recognise the incredible impact that volunteering has in communities around the UK. The week will launch on Monday 1 June 2026 and will run through until Sunday 7 June 2026. Volunteering builds connections, grows skills and gives back to society. And it’s been shown to be good for the wellbeing of volunteers too. Volunteers Week is...

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27 May 2026

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27 May 2026

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This summer, Wales Recycles is launching its first dedicated recycling campaign for festivals, events, visitor destinations. Join a short webinar to hear more about the new 'Be Mighty. Recycle .' out-of-home recycling campaign and discover how it can improve recycling at your site or event, help support your sustainability goals, and engage visitors in a positive way this summer. With the legal requirement for Welsh businesses and organisations to provide recycling facilities for visitors and...

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27 May 2026

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27 May 2026

In this series, we introduce you to the expert Relationship Managers behind the Accelerated Growth Programme’s support for high-growth businesses across Wales. This month, meet Gwenllian Owen, a coach, community builder and champion of Welsh business with over two decades of experience helping ambitious leaders grow. Gwenllian’s career spans local government, enterprise councils, university leadership programmes and science park innovation. Her path has taken her from the Training and Enterprise Council in 1999 to consulting...

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26 May 2026

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4 June 2026

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By Ryan Harris, Accelerated Growth Programme Gold Partner AI tools are changing how customers find services online. Understand the shift from traditional search to AI summaries and discover the practical steps to protect your visibility and attract higher-quality leads. The evolution of search Every time search technology advances, headlines claim that traditional SEO is dead. We saw this with the shift to mobile browsing, the rise of voice search and the emergence of new site...

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26 May 2026

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4 June 2026

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By Sara Robinson, Accelerated Growth Programme PR and Communications Coach Winning an award is a brilliant moment. But for most businesses, that moment is where it ends. The trophy gets placed on a shelf, the team raises a glass … and then Monday arrives, and it’s back to business as usual. That’s a significant missed opportunity. Many of the businesses we work with through the Accelerated Growth Programme (AGP) are quietly racking up awards and...

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26 May 2026

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4 June 2026

Welsh workers and their communities will benefit from a landmark shift in how the Welsh Government shapes policy, First Minister Rhun ap Iorwerth has told trade union leaders. In a keynote speech to TUC Cymru's biennial congress this morning (21 May 2026), the FM outlined a programme placing workers’ voices at the centre of government, from procurement and skills to industrial remediation and the green transition. Public bodies in Wales currently spend more than £8...

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22 May 2026

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22 May 2026

Businesses urged to take simple steps for smoother trade with the EU. On 19 May 2025, the UK government and the European Union (EU) agreed to pursue a new Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) agreement. This, together with the Windsor Framework, will make it easier for goods to move not just between the UK and the EU, but also within the UK itself, including smoother movements from Great Britain to Northern Ireland. Who these changes will...

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22 May 2026

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22 May 2026

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