Our social digital footprint poses a fascinating question. What do you do - or more importantly, what do your family and loved ones do - with your social digital footprint after you have died? Gone are the days of the dusty photo album; most of us will be on our 6 th generation mobile phone by now, each device full of memories, videos and photos running into the tens of thousands. What will you do...
A rapidly growing software firm shares its business story
Since Codiance was established, it has grown into a highly-respected software company. The business is growing quickly, adding three new team members in the last month alone. The business is entering a new growth phase thanks to their work with Business Wales Accelerated Growth Programme (AGP). For Codiance, its staff, its founder and its clients, this means an exciting future ahead. The AGP provides targeted support for ambitious businesses. The programme is part-funded by the...
The leading partner for medicines development achieving rapid growth thanks to its innovation and investment in its people
As medical technology advances, the pharmaceutical sector is key to providing high-quality, well-paid jobs in Wales – retaining the nation's brightest and best and attracting talent from elsewhere in the UK and worldwide. One business at the vanguard of Wales' developing pharmaceuticals sector is CatSci, based in Cardiff, and a spin-out from a firm that has become synonymous with modern medicine, particularly the fight against Covid-19 - AstraZeneca. CatSci has been supported through Business Wales...
The Wrexham healthcare business using a lean methodology to build a culture of collaboration and innovation.
The sum of a company's parts is much more than the product or service it delivers. Staff are the very DNA of a business and the culture in which your people operate drives behaviours and outcomes. At Wrexham's Healthcare Matters – which supplies products such as stairlifts, specialist mattresses and a range of bespoke healthcare products – this truth became apparent as the COVID-19 pandemic rolled on. With a curious and open approach, the company...
How the Business Wales AGP has helped an exciting new fashion brand with the founder's heritage at its heart
For Haitham Shamsan, his business encompasses all he is passionate about - design, culture and responsibility. These have formed the essence of his new fashion brand, Double Crossed – a Cardiff-based company with big ambitions. Double Crossed has been supported through the Business Wales Accelerated Growth Programme (AGP). The AGP provides targeted support for ambitious growing firms. The programme is part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund through the Welsh Government. Here Haitham Shamsan gives...
Sustainable sportswear firm in the running to breakthrough in a competitive sector.
There are numerous growing alternatives to mainstream fast-fashion for those looking for a wardrobe built on sustainability. Yet, sourcing environmentally-friendly training gear can be more difficult for those looking for athletic wear. Now, a Welsh brand has launched to supply runners with kit that looks and feels good and is good for the planet. Abergavenny-based Dryad has been supported through the Business Wales Accelerated Growth Programme (AGP). The AGP provides targeted support for ambitious growing...
Training company emerges from pandemic with bright future ahead.
Inspiring, educating and equipping the next generation of skilled workers is at the heart of 4D Academy. The Pontyclun-based training provider was formed when business partners Mark Davies and Christopher Saunders saw the need for a new kind of training offering for businesses. After coming through the pandemic stronger, 4D Academy is now looking ahead to an exciting future. 4D Academy has been supported through the Business Wales Accelerated Growth Programme (AGP). The AGP provides...
The technology start-up which aims to help us live healthier, happier lives.
Understanding the impact eating choices have on health, and the very individual ways those choices can affect different people, is a growing part of ensuring optimum health and well-being. Now, entrepreneurs David Haines and Julian Shapley have developed software using biological know-how to help users adapt food plans to their own lifestyles – allowing them to understand how and why they react in certain ways to the different things they eat. Cardiff-based Glucose Republic centres...
Innovative procurement firm offers businesses the chance to save thousands of pounds
There is an ever-present need to keep costs as low as possible in business. However, optimising spending on the procurement of goods can be a challenge for businesses of all sizes. Caerphilly entrepreneur Phillipe Mele set out to solve this problem for busy business owners, and in the process, his own business was born. My Procurement - a new, collaborative way for businesses to access better deals - uses a membership model to unlock the...
Exciting future ahead for property consultancy with an innovative tech solution at its core.
A life-changing health scare was the catalyst for change for Dean Ward. When he realised the stresses of his job had triggered a suspected stroke, he decided this was a turning point. It became the foundation of a new and exciting chapter for the experienced property professional. Using his experience and extensive knowledge of the sector, Dean founded DCW Group, a property consultancy firm which has the potential for rapid growth thanks to the innovative...