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Wales’ Limb Art scoops prestigious Great British Entrepreneur Award

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The former Paralympic swimmer and founder of LIMB-art, Mark Williams, has won the national Entrepreneurial Spirit Award for 2020 at the Great British Entrepreneur Awards.

Mark won the award at the virtual National Final on Tuesday and builds on the same title he won for Wales at the regional final in September. National winners were crowned from a group of 135 founders of 110 businesses who were successful at the regional finals. The Covid-19 pandemic forced the National Final online for the first time. LIMB-art is a British design and manufacturing company based in the heart of beautiful North Wales...
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Back from the brink: How accessing Business Wales AGP support secured a future for growing care company

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“Business Wales AGP has been of immense help, providing both moral support and targeted advice through the difficult times we have experienced.”

Care providers have been under immense pressure during the Covid-19 pandemic. Beyond the current crisis, the sector has some longer-term obstacles to overcome, such as finding skilled staff and dealing with shrinking margins. Pineshield Management was established in 2002 and provides care for older people with dementia and adults and children with disabilities. The company, led by chairman James Dwyer, has been through some significant changes and challenges since its inception, and has shown remarkable...
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Fashion brand Mabli finds exciting future in Japanese market

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"Business Wales AGP helped shape the path and structure of the firm, and helped us to think like a business”

Wales has a strong track record of producing and nurturing high quality fashion labels. Many world-leading brands having either been founded or have a manufacturing presence in Wales – Laura Ashley, Toast, Burberry, Hiut Denim and JoJo Maman Bébé to name just a few. Following in that tradition is Mabli a Cardiff-based brand finding success in overseas markets. Here, founder Lisa Roberts tells us how she turned her vision for a fashion label into a...
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Welsh eco pet product start-up Project Blu secures multi-million-pound deal with US venture capital firm Metamorphosis

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Welsh eco pet product start-up Project Blu has secured a multi-million-pound deal with San Diego-based Metamorphosis, a venture capital firm dedicated to the incubation and acceleration of businesses in the pet industry.

The multi-million, multi-year deal will see Metamorphosis take an equity stake in Project Blu, which was founded in 2019 by 35-year-old Geryn Evans. The first global pet brand to offer a full range of sustainable accessories, the company aims to reduce global ocean-bound plastic waste and the broader environmental impact of manufacturing pet products through harnessing innovative textiles and technologies. Project Blu, which recently scooped three Wales Start-Up Awards, has sold over 87,000 products made...
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IT firm finds resilience through COVID-19

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“The adoption of remote technology in business has probably advanced two to three years in the last three months.”

IT support firm Team Metalogic has been providing expertise and support for small businesses since 2003. The business, founded and led by Mike Parfitt, really moved into an expansive phase as the credit crunch hit, when the financial crash led firms to examine how they could make efficiency savings. Since then the company has enjoyed further growth, expanding its workforce and winning new clients. The company has been helped by the Business Wales Accelerated Growth...
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Care provider seeks to provide quality offering for Wrexham residents

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“The support from Business Wales AGP has been really beneficial to us in a challenging year.”

Quality care in later life is something which matters to everyone and for Orchard Care, which has two homes in the Wrexham area, providing a high standard of care for its residents is central to its ethos. When Dave and Gemma Atkins started out in the sector in 2009, they immediately saw the need for quality care provision in the Wrexham area, and sought to give residents at their homes the best possible quality of...
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How one simple idea is turning into a fast-developing fintech disrupter – which is already proving resilient and ready for a changing future

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“It would have been difficult to secure some of our big wins without the support of Business Wales AGP.”

For Swansea-based fintech firm QuoteOnSite, solving other business’ problems is at the heart of their proposition. Established by Nigerian-born TJ Amas, QuoteOnSite provides a unique suite of cloud-based quotation management software. It allows business owner-managers to develop and pitch professional quotations to grow their businesses. For SMEs and larger businesses, the software facilitates the management of teams involved in the quoting process. Still in its early stage of growth, the business has won a range...
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Security firm exceeds £3m turnover and eyes further growth

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"The growth of Parallel Security has been helped in no small part by the expertise and coaching provided by Business Wales AGP."

Ensuring other businesses remain secure and people stay safe is at the heart of what Wrexham-based Parallel Security does. The firm, founded by managing director Francis Johnson in 2014, has enjoyed some robust growth in its six or so years of existence. With an ambitious plan for further expansion, the business is enjoying some exciting times. From door supervision to events security and commercial cleaning, Parallel Security has quickly become a trusted brand. Here, Francis...
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How Welsh mineral water company has become one of the UK's best-known brands

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 "The help of Business Wales AGP has been an important factor in our growth".

From humble beginnings on a family farm to one of the UK's best-known mineral water brands – the journey of Radnor Hills is fascinating, and a Welsh success story to celebrate. The business has positioned itself to take advantage of the growth in the soft drinks sector and has won many prestigious contracts along the way. Here Radnor Hills' Penny Butler tells us how it all started, the pitfalls they have encountered along the way...
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The business partners who went from staff to owners after a management buyout

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"We have found the support and advice of our Business Wales AGP coach invaluable over the last five years."

Entrepreneurship is not just about starting a new business. Sometimes, it can be about taking over a company you already work in and taking it on a new journey. Management buyouts (MBO) are one way to unlock untapped skills and expertise within a company to help fulfil commercial potential. For Vikki Byrne and Lydia Owen, their management buyout of OSP Healthcare has been an exciting challenge. Here, the business partners tell the story of OSP...

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