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Join us for our exclusive Access to Finance Roadshow, designed to help businesses unlock their potential through strategic funding options. Whether you are a startup or an established company, this event will provide actionable insights on how to access the right finance to fuel your business growth and ensure you’re finance-ready. Industry experts, business owners and financial leaders will guide you through a series of panel discussions, offering you a clear roadmap to funding opportunities...

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13 November 2024

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13 November 2024

Registered childcare premises will no longer have to pay business rates. Estimated to save the sector £3.4 million annually, the now permanent non-domestic rates relief for childcare premises will support childcare providers to invest in staff, create new jobs and reduce fee increases for parents. Since 2019, premises like day nurseries have not paid business rates in Wales thanks to the small business rates relief scheme - helping many tackle rising costs and continue to...

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13 November 2024

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13 November 2024

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This Launchpad is dedicated to the pursuit of sustainable solutions in the realm of Net Zero industrial emissions. Innovate UK is partnering on this Launchpad with Welsh Government. A new pot of up to £1 million for innovative projects in parts of the South Wales Industrial Cluster funding competition opened on 4 November and will close on 11 December 2024. Net zero industry, South West Wales – Round 2 Minimal Financial Assistance (MFA) grant funding...

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12 November 2024

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12 November 2024

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Guidance published by the UK government will provide organisations with important advice on the new corporate criminal offence of ‘failure to prevent fraud’, helping make sure they are taking action to prevent fraud. Introduced last year as part of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act (ECCT), the offence is intended to hold large organisations to account if they profit from fraud. Under the offence large organisations may be held criminally liable where an employee...

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12 November 2024

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12 November 2024

On 19 September 2024, the UK government confirmed that the new arrangements under the Windsor Framework for parcels and freight movements that were due to come into effect from 30 September 2024, would not take effect from that date and that businesses should be fully prepared for them by 31 March 2025. HMRC have updated their guidance which covers what the new arrangements are for business-to-business parcels, where these would apply and the importance of...

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11 November 2024

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11 November 2024

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Welsh Charities Week is back, taking place this year from 25 to 29 November 2024. The week is about recognising the work of charities, social enterprises, voluntary organisations and community and volunteer groups in Wales. Charities are not only a lifeline for the most vulnerable they are there for people in the good times and the bad, taking seemingly small steps that add up to a big difference. Whether you work or volunteer with a...

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11 November 2024

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11 November 2024

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Every day, millions of people across the UK are making a difference by volunteering. Each year, outstanding examples of this work are celebrated through the King’s Award for Voluntary Service (KAVS). Created in 2002 to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II’s Golden Jubilee and previously known as The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service (QAVS), the Award has been shining a light on the fantastic work of voluntary groups from all across the UK for many years. The...

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8 November 2024

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8 November 2024

RemakerSpace is a Cardiff Business School and PARC Institute not-for-profit initiative dedicated to enabling the circular economy and ending planned obsolescence by extending the lifecycle of products and works with community groups, businesses, and education providers to drive the circular economy in Wales and beyond. Located at Cardiff University’s Social Science Research Park, RemakerSpace is a million pound facility hosting £600,000 of equipment that has been funded by the Welsh Government’s Circular Economy Fund and...

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7 November 2024

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7 November 2024

Finding new ways to address talent shortages is an economic imperative. The global refugee population can be part of the solution. Refugees are an untapped wellspring of talent and skills but lack opportunities. Refugees are doctors, engineers, skilled trade workers, software developers, and more. Yet many find themselves in countries where they don't have the right to work locally and are locked out of skilled migration systems. Talent Beyond Boundaries (TBB), together with the Welsh...

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7 November 2024

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7 November 2024

It's time to celebrate the most inclusive Welsh Businesses and Professionals of 2024. Nominate yourself or another person or business for an award. Awards for Businesses and Organisations: Inclusive Service Award Inclusive Product Award Inclusive Employer Award Inclusive Start-Up Award Inclusive Social Enterprise Award Inclusive Charity Award Inclusive Accommodation Award Inclusive Professional Community Award Inclusive Community Group Award Inclusive Culture Award Awards for Professionals and Individuals: Inclusive HR Professional Inclusive Digital Professional Award Inclusive Creative...

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6 November 2024

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6 November 2024

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