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Regional Talent Engines is a six-month pre-accelerator programme for early-stage founders in Wales, Northern Ireland and Northern England to transform great ideas into new engineering startups. The programme is designed to provide you with the practical support you need to help refine your innovation and bring your vision to life. By the end of the programme, you will be ready to seek further support for your new startup  or pitch for your first investment to bring your innovation...
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Following the publication of Census 2021 results on the Welsh language, the Welsh Government are collaborating with the Office for National Statistics to explore data on Welsh speakers outside Wales. Currently, there are limited data available, and we are seeking to better understand user needs in this area. As the population is becoming increasingly mobile, there is a greater need for improved insights. We invite you to share your views on any data you think...
Elan Valley
The UK and Welsh governments have confirmed the release of £11.8 million of funding for Mid Wales as part of an investment package aimed at boosting the regional economy. The announcement came as Ministers this week toured the first project to secure support from the Mid Wales Growth Deal, which is backed by £110 million from both governments – aimed at attracting further investment from the public and private sectors. The visit to the Elan...
Welsh language Secretary Mark Drakeford met apprentices and learners at a visit to the school.
Apprentices from the Urdd are helping to inspire students at an English-medium primary school to use more Welsh through a weekly sports club. Yusuf Billie and Hudhayfah Arish are working with Mount Stuart Primary in Cardiff as apprentices for Wales’s largest youth organisation, Urdd Gobaith Cymru. Their sports club offers learners the chance to use Welsh through community activities. Apprenticeships through the Urdd helps build bilingual workplaces by offering opportunities for individuals to learn, develop...
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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...
Cerebra - Carmarthen-based charity.
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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