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Work Welsh offers diverse, flexible, fully funded training to employers. The aim of the Work Welsh programme is to strengthen Welsh language skills in workplaces across Wales. There are a variety of options available to suit everyone at all levels of learning Welsh, from intensive tutor-led learning to short self-study courses. For further information please select the following link: Work Welsh Services | Learn Welsh Using just a little bit of Cymraeg in your business...

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16 September 2024

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16 September 2024

National Work Life Week 2024 will take place between 7 and 11 October 2024. National Work Life Week is Working Families’ annual campaign to get both employers and employees talking about wellbeing at work and work-life balance. Employers can use the week to provide activities for staff, and to showcase their flexible working policies and practices. For further information please select the following link: National Work Life Week - Working Families Creating a positive workplace...

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16 September 2024

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16 September 2024

Offshore Wind Growth Partnership (OWGP) is the UK’s flagship supply chain growth funding and business support organisation dedicated to offshore wind. OWGP contributes to UK targets in achieving net zero, energy security and economic growth by supporting the development of the offshore wind supply chain, generation of know-how, economic value, highly skilled jobs and export income for UK businesses. There are two types of funding and support opportunities that OWGP offer, Business Transformation and Grant...

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13 September 2024

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18 September 2024

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A trade barrier is something that slows down, limits or prevents a UK business exporting to or investing in an overseas market. They can affect businesses of all sizes and at all stages of exporting, even if you’re just exploring opportunities. Check if a trade barrier has already been reported The service will give you the trade barrier title and identifying code which can be used to report any issues with an existing barrier: Check...

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13 September 2024

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8 October 2024

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Every year 27 September is celebrated as World Tourism Day (WTD) all over the world with the aim to raise awareness of the important role that tourism plays in building social, cultural and political values worldwide. The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) is a special agency of the UN established to promote sustainable, responsible and universally accessible tourism. Every year a theme is decided by the UNWTO to celebrate WTD, this year’s theme is...

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13 September 2024

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13 September 2024

The newest issue of the Innovation Brief newsletter is now available. Get your digital copy here. Haven’t signed up to the Innovation Brief newsletter yet? Sign up to join the mailing list to receive notifications when a new issue is released.

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13 September 2024

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13 September 2024

Founded by Inclusive Employers, National Inclusion Week (NIW) is a week dedicated to celebrating inclusion and taking action to create inclusive workplaces, this year it takes place from 23 September to 29 September 2024. The theme for National Inclusion Week 2024 is ‘Impact Matters’, a call-to-action to everyone in your organisation, from leaders, to inclusion professionals through to teams and individuals. Each one of us holds the potential to make a profound and positive impact...

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12 September 2024

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12 September 2024

GEM Wales 2023 report reveals record entrepreneurship rates. Wales has seen a record-breaking increase in entrepreneurial activity, with new figures from the 2023 Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) Wales report showing the highest levels of early-stage business rates on record. The report finds that the rate of Total Early-Stage Entrepreneurial Activity (TEA) in Wales has reached an unprecedented 11.5% in 2023, a significant increase from 7.8% in 2022. Entrepreneurship among young people in Wales has seen...

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12 September 2024

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12 September 2024

National Manufacturing Day, on Thursday 26 September 2024, Manufacturers throughout the UK will once again be opening their doors. Members of the public will be invited into factories and sites for a behind-the-scenes look at how Manufacturers' facilities work, as part of this UK-wide Open House. Local communities will have the chance to see the potential careers and jobs on offer within the wonderfully diverse manufacturing sector, as employers engage with all age groups -...

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11 September 2024

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11 September 2024

Each year Small Business Saturday runs a national roadshow that travels the length and breadth of the UK. The Tour will return again this November to spotlight and support small businesses all over the country and their communities and mark the official countdown to Small Business Saturday on 7 December 2024. The Tour will visit twenty three different towns and cities, visiting small businesses, going behind the scenes and meeting the people running them, to...

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11 September 2024

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11 September 2024

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