Find out about the Energy Bills Discount Scheme (EBDS) for non-standard non-domestic customers. Steelmakers, recycling plants and manufacturers are among the businesses that will benefit from a new scheme launched by the UK Government to help with the cost of their energy bills. From 17 May 2023 these companies – known as Non-Standard Customers - can now apply for help with their bills from April 2023 to March 2024, similar to the support others will...
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Venture skills and talent programmes aim to match the ‘right’ people with the ‘right’ roles and the ‘right’ employers, across South East Wales and are inviting businesses to their Rise and Shine: Business Breakfast Networking event. Learn about their unique recruitment and development programme and see how they can help you recruit the latest talent. The event will take place on Wednesday 7 June 2023, from 8:30am until 10:30am at Cardiff University’s Sbarc|Spark building. Speakers...
Find information on the different types of Corporation Tax relief for companies that work on R&D and what you need to do before you make a claim: R&D tax relief guidance Tell HMRC before you make a claim Submit detailed information before you make a claim R&D tax relief for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) R&D expenditure credit (RDEC) For further information please select the following link Research and Development (R&D) tax relief - GOV.UK...
Net Zero Living Digital Accelerator round 1 UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £1.5 million to develop digital applications to solve challenges in delivering net zero for places. The competiton closes at 11am on 7 June 2023. For further information please select the following link Competition overview - Net Zero Living Digital Accelerator round 1 - Innovation Funding Service (apply-for-innovation-funding.service.gov.uk) Innovation Loans Future Economy Competition: Round 9 UK registered businesses...
Are you an employer? Do you need staff? Are you willing to train and support people who are returning to work? Do you want to contribute to your community? If you can say yes to all of these, we would like to hear from you. The Out-of-Work Service provides mentoring and employability support to people who are in recovery from substance misuse and/or mental ill-health. Employers can benefit from three months of advice and support...
Rebecca Evans MS, Minister for Finance and Local Government Today (16 May 2023), I am launching a consultation on proposals for a non-domestic rates (NDR) improvement relief. The Welsh Government is pursuing a range of reforms during the current Senedd term which will make essential and positive changes to NDR in Wales. We recognise that many businesses see the NDR system as a disincentive to investing in property improvements, as an increase in a property’s...
Whether your business is already exporting, or you are looking at export opportunities, the Welsh Government and its partners provide a range of tools and services that can support Welsh businesses on their export journey. We have recently launched our Export Brochure, which provides details of the comprehensive range of Welsh Government support available to Welsh businesses wishing to grow the exporting side of their business. Included in the brochure you will find information on...
People across Wales will have the chance to become owners of at-risk local pubs, theatres, post offices, sports grounds and corner shops with the launch of the UK Government’s Community Ownership Fund (COF) Round 3. Round 3 Window 1 will open on 31 May 2023 and will close at 11:59am on 12 July 2023 and you can submit an expression of interest (EOI) now, for further information please select the following link Community Ownership Fund...
New high quality, free, diversity and anti-racist professional learning (DARPL) provision and resources are now available for practitioners working with babies and young children providing childcare, play and nursery education, Deputy Minister for Social Services Julie Morgan has announced. The Welsh Government is committed to creating an Anti-Racist Wales by 2030, which calls for zero tolerance of racism in all its guises. Given the pivotal role of childcare and playwork in supporting child development and...
15 to 19 May 2023 is Cynnig Cymraeg week. This is an opportunity to celebrate businesses and charities that take pride in the Welsh language by offering Welsh language services to the public. Welsh speakers and learners should have the opportunity to receive all kinds of services through the medium of Welsh. To be able to live our life in Welsh we need to know what services are available. During the week we will be...