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Event Wales, Meet In Wales team, are exhibiting with a Wales branded stand at four leading global events for Business Events in 2025: IMEX, Frankfurt 20 to 22 May 2025 The Meetings Show ExCel, London 25 to 26 June 2025 IMEX America, Las Vegas 7 to 9 October 2025 IBTM World, Fira, Barcelona 18 to 20 November 2025 Welsh business event suppliers can apply for up to 10 spaces at each exhibition. Applications close at...
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8 January 2025
Last updated
8 January 2025
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Join this online event on 15 January 2025, which will be jointly delivered by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and Microsoft. The aim of this event is to provide information to employers about some of the digital accessibility tools available through mainstream technologies, how they can help people with a disability or health condition and where to find out more. This could potentially open new possibilities around the recruitment, retention, and job design...
First published
8 January 2025
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8 January 2025
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A celebration of Wales in London. Wales Week London will take place over the period of St David’s Day week in London and is the annual showcase of activities and events that celebrate and promote everything that is great about Wales. A calendar of events is planned from 20 February to 8 March 2025, with great opportunities for exhibitors and sponsors. Further details can be found on the Wales Week London website.
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7 January 2025
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7 January 2025
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The Small Awards celebrates the UK’s finest small businesses across the UK, from service legends and CICs to Net Zero heroes, digital trailblazers, legendary family-run businesses, innovative start-ups and high street champions. Here are the categories: High Street Hero – best high street business Bricks and Clicks Award – best multi-channel small business Legacy Award – best family business Supply Chain Champion – best B2B business New Kid On The Block – best business start-up...
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7 January 2025
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7 January 2025
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One of the UK’s largest and most technically challenging road projects is set to be completed in Wales this summer. The £1.4bn Welsh Government funded project will improve accessibility, reduce journey times, provide extra resilience and reliability, and enhance road safety. The A465 (Hirwaun to Dowlais) project when completed later this year will have delivered 17.7km of new dual carriageway, 6.1km of sideroads, more than 14km of active travel routes, 38 new culverts (a structure...
First published
7 January 2025
Last updated
7 January 2025
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Learn of the benefits to your business in adopting inclusive recruitment processes to tap into the talents of a diverse workforce. Opening Doors is Business in the Community’s (BITC) flagship inclusive recruitment campaign which calls on employers to change how they recruit to help make 2 million jobs more inclusive by 2025. In May, BITC launched the insights from our research project, "Opening Doors: What Works " .This research aims to highlight effective strategies employers...
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6 January 2025
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7 January 2025
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Skills Minister, Jack Sargeant, recently visited a Working Wales careers centre to meet individuals who have turned their careers around in their 40s and 50s with the support from a Working Wales career review. Working Wales are currently running a campaign to encourage more people across Wales to take up the offer of their free career review. The review is an opportunity to explore and consider new career possibilities with an experienced and professionally trained...
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6 January 2025
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6 January 2025
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The Welsh Government has kicked off 2025 by awarding up to £10 million of grant funding to 32 community green energy projects across Wales. The successful projects were selected after a highly competitive application process and will be delivered over the coming months. The projects include the deployment of everything from solar panels and heat pumps to battery storage and electric vehicle charging points. They will help to smarten up the use of energy across...
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3 January 2025
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3 January 2025
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Whether you are a large, medium or small business, disruptions due to the weather can happen anywhere at any time. Taking time to plan and prepare your business can save you time and money when something untoward happens. There are simple steps all businesses can take to ensure that they are prepared for adverse weather such as: sign up to receive flood warnings installing flood protection systems checking your insurance policy covers weather damage to...
First published
2 January 2025
Last updated
2 January 2025
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A new online Climate Adaptation Readiness Assessment is now available to help food and drink businesses evaluate their vulnerability to climate change. This tool assists businesses in identifying their strengths and areas for improvement in climate preparedness. The assessment provides immediate feedback on eight key areas: Operations and Supply Chain, Energy and Resource Management, Water Management, Product and Packaging, Governance and Policy, People, Financial and Legal, and Customer and Consumer Engagement. For further information please...
First published
2 January 2025
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2 January 2025

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