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Welsh businesses "falling short" on diversity says leading academic, author and entrepreneur.

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Welsh tech-for-good firm Do-IT Profiler announces new global partnership set to pioneer diverse recruitment practices.

Businesses in Wales need to do more to ensure they can reap the benefits of truly diverse and inclusive teams and boards, according to world-leading neurodiversity expert and entrepreneur Professor Amanda Kirby. Professor Kirby, a founder of Cardiff-based tech-for-good firm Do-IT Profiler, says that despite increasing awareness of the business benefits of diversity, there remains a "reticence and a naivety" around recruiting, retaining and progressing a diverse workforce. She says this often results in "tokenistic"...
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Recruitment firm’s ambitious growth targets after navigating a challenging 2020

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“Being part of the Business Wales AGP has provided a huge amount of help and expertise for the company.”

Recruiting the right people for your business is one of the key components in making it a success. For Go2 Drivers, based in Colwyn Bay, that ethos is critical. Providing talent for the logistics sector has been its central aim since it was founded in 2011. Here, managing director Christopher Hughes gives an overview of the company’s history and shares valuable advice for others setting out on their own entrepreneurial journey, Tell us about Go2...
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Ruthin entrepreneur recognised for success on Top 100 female entrepreneurs list

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Workplace Worksafe founder Rhian Parry recognised for her contribution to society, the economy and local community.

Ruthin entrepreneur Rhian Parry has been named one of the UK's 100 most inspirational female entrepreneurs by Small Business Britain's f:Entrepreneur '#ialso100' campaign. Rhian, who founded Workplace Worksafe - one of the leading independent suppliers of health and safety equipment, personal protection equipment (PPE) and branded workwear in 2005 - is recognised alongside 99 female entrepreneurs from across the UK who are flourishing despite the challenges thrown up by the COVID-19 pandemic. Now in its...
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Welsh technology to help U.S. Navy reduce waste and environmental impact

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Cardiff-based Thermal Compaction Group eyes significant growth following the sale of its 'Massmelt' prototypeCardiff-based Thermal Compaction Group eyes significant growth following the sale of its 'Massmelt' prototype.

Thermal compaction technology developed in Wales is set to help the U.S. Navy reduce the waste produced by its fleet by up to 75%. Cardiff-based Thermal Compaction Group (TCG) has sold a prototype of its patented Massmelt thermal compaction system to the U.S. Navy, in a six-figure deal. The firm is now in negotiations to licence the design for manufacture in the U.S., in a potentially multi-million-dollar deal. TCG, based in Curran Road, was founded...

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