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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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