The business founders beat entrepreneurs from across Wales to secure a place on the Excelerator Programme, which will see people from under-represented groups take part in a Welsh Government-funded 12-week immersive accelerator programme. The aim is to help them launch and grow their business idea or scale an existing business. The virtual programme will include a series of expert masterclasses for founders, as well as mentorship and professional coaching from business start-up and scaleup experts...
Welsh businesses "falling short" on diversity says leading academic, author and entrepreneur.
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"...
Ruthin entrepreneur recognised for success on Top 100 female entrepreneurs list
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...
Welsh technology to help U.S. Navy reduce waste and environmental impact
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...
Wales’ Limb Art scoops prestigious Great British Entrepreneur Award
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...
Welsh eco pet product start-up Project Blu secures multi-million-pound deal with US venture capital firm Metamorphosis
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...
Seven AGP clients scoop Wales Start-Up Awards
The best start-up firms in Wales were honoured at a virtual awards ceremony on Thursday 1 st October 2020, with the overall title going to sustainable pet brand Project Blu. Cardiff-based Project Blu is revolutionising the pet accessories market by transforming polluting materials, including fishing nets, ocean bound plastic, leather waste and recycled clothes, into pet products such as dog beds, collars, leashes and toys. Project Blu has already received support from Mars Petcare and...
Five AGP business leaders named 'Rising Stars' by Insider magazine
This year's cohort features individuals from across Wales who operate in a range of areas including vegan food, security technology and hospitality. Among the 25 Rising Stars – unveiled in full in the latest Wales Business Insider magazine – are leaders of five businesses that are part of the Business Wales Accelerated Growth Programme. They are as follows: Callum Griffith - Clydach Farm Toby White - Market Mate Chris McDermid - MM Engineering Stephanie Locke...
The Business Wales AGP companies responding with action amid the COVID-19 crisis
Thousands of wash packages delivered by luxury brand Social enterprise The GoodWash Company has quickly become renowned for its quality soaps and skincare. The Barry-based firm – a ubiquitous brand in luxury hotels around the world – has been at the forefront in the national response to coronavirus. It has donated thousands of emergency wash packages, containing shampoo and soap bars, directly to frontline healthcare workers. Software firm’s bright future thanks to a financial boost...
How Business Wales AGP firms have responded to the COVID-19 crisis
Bond Digital Health wins equity funding to help fight Covid-19 Health tech firm Bond Digital Health has won a massive investment to aid its development of testing technology for Covid-19. The Cardiff-based firm – which is part of an international consortium producing a diagnostic test for patients suspected of having Covid-19 – quickly secured £700,000 in equity funding through Wealth Club and the Development Bank of Wales. The consortium was set up by Canadian venture...