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Business Wales Start-Up Accelerator Programme announces award-winning entrepreneurs

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A start-up accelerator programme to nurture Wales’ most promising entrepreneurial talent has announced the winners of its latest awards.

The Business Wales Start-Up Accelerator Programme brought together 24 aspiring entrepreneurs for an intensive 12-week journey, providing expert guidance, mentorship, and networking opportunities to help transform their innovative ideas into thriving businesses. The programme concluded with a celebration recognising six participants for their exceptional progress and contributions. The winners demonstrated outstanding commitment and creativity across a range of categories: Sales Accelerator Award: Trysten Lloyd, founder of Lyft Club Lyft Club is a marketing platform that...
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Budget 2024: What it means for your business

The 2024 Autumn Budget, delivered by Chancellor Rachel Reeves, was long-awaited for businesses keen to understand how the new Government will prioritise growth. In this guide, we explore the key changes and their implications for companies in Wales. This article has been prepared by one of our specialist project partners, Joel Dunning (Director - Head of GS Verde Tax & Accountants), GS Verde , who offers expert insights to help businesses navigate these updates. Here’s...
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New research proves that inclusive advertising boosts sales and brand value

The Unstereotype Alliance, an industry-led initiative convened by UN Women, published a first-ever global study which empirically proves inclusive advertising -content which authentically and positively portrays a full range of people and is devoid of stereotypes -has a positive impact on business profit, sales and brand value. The study was conducted with leading researchers from Saïd Business School at Oxford University, and leveraged proprietary data provided by Unstereotype Alliance members Bayer Consumer Healthcare, Diageo, the...
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Unlocking Productivity: Why Delegation is Essential for Business Leaders

Howard Jones, one of our Relationship Managers and Coaches shares his top tips for effective leadership and how delegation plays a critical role in achieving your goals, increasing productivity and streamlining your workflow. Howard has a wealth of experience in leadership. Having worked with many successful high-growth businesses over the last 10 years, he has an impressive track record for the design, development, and delivery of a range of engaging learning activities and consultancy projects...
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CPR Global Tech teams up with Swansea University for innovative digital healthcare project

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Innovate UK Knowledge Transfer Partnership will evaluate the potentially transformative impact of wearable health devices on the health and social care sector in Wales.

A Swansea tech firm has teamed up with the All-Wales Intensive Learning Academy for Innovation in Health & Social Care (ILA IHSC) at Swansea University to research how wearable devices could transform digital healthcare by allowing NHS and social care staff to monitor patients remotely. CPR Global Tech, based in Lakeside Technology Park, has paired up with Swansea University for an Innovate UK Management Knowledge Transfer Partnership, which connects forward-thinking businesses with academic partners to...
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Urdd centenary marked in a special way by fast-growing prosthetics company LIMB-Art

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Denbighshire-based LIMB-Art has created a prosthetic leg cover to celebrate 100 years of the Urdd in Wales.

The patriotic leg cover was designed by Sean Mason and LIMB-art founder Mark Williams, and was unveiled at the Urdd Eisteddfod in Denbighshire. LIMB-Art was founded in 2018 by former paralympic swimmer and medallist Mark Williams and his wife Rachel. The company was born out of an overwhelming desire to help other prosthetic users raise their confidence, be proud of what they have and very simply, but equally importantly, have fun showing off while doing...
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Fast-growing firm eyes further expansion with bespoke customs clearance service.

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Freight Systems Express Wales (FSEW) launches a hassle-free customs clearance service to help businesses navigate the post-Brexit import and export landscape

Cardiff-based international freight forwarders, Freight Systems Express Wales (FSEW), has launched a full customs clearance service to help businesses struggling with post-Brexit import and export rules. FSEW is a logistics and international freight forwarding company based at Freightliner in Wentloog, Cardiff. Currently employing approximately 70 people, the company provides transport services to clients in the UK, Europe, and worldwide. Research by the British Chambers of Commerce found that 60% of exporters face difficulties adapting to...
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25,000 jobs now created by Business Wales

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Economy Minister visits pioneering recycling business Thermal Compaction Group to mark the 10,000th job created by the Business Wales Accelerated Growth Programme.

Business Wales, a free service that provides impartial, independent support and advice to people starting, running and growing a business in Wales, has created its 25,000 th job, Economy Minister Vaughan Gething has revealed. Ten thousand of those jobs have been created by businesses supported through the Business Wales Accelerated Growth Programme (AGP), which provides targeted support for ambitious growing firms. The programme is part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund through the Welsh Government...
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Award-winning distillers Andy and Rhys Mallows to launch first-ever Welsh bourbon from new £5M Llantrisant distillery.

Award-winning distillers Andy and Rhys Mallows are to open a new £5M state-of-the-art distillery in South Wales. The father-and-son duo, who co-own Mallows Bottling, are also set to launch the first-ever Welsh bourbon whiskey alongside a range of premium artisan spirits. The purpose-built 30,000 square foot distillery will undertake contract bottling for global brands as well as manufacturing Mallows' own branded spirits. The facility can process up to 12,000 bottles an hour, ranging from 5cl...
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Leading cake manufacturer La Crème Patisserie enjoys the sweet taste of success with the launch of its first retail store

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Welsh family business opens store on Cardiff's Llandaff High Street

Leading bespoke cake and patisserie manufacturer La Crème Patisserie has bucked the pandemic trend by opening its first-ever dedicated retail store. The family-run business, which has manufacturing facilities in Neath and Cwmbran, has signed a 10-year lease on a 1200 square foot premises at 24-26 Llandaff High Street in Cardiff. The store will enable customers to purchase a wide range of high-end cakes, desserts and patisserie to take away. La Crème Patisserie was founded in...

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