Case Studies and News

Two entrepreneurs from Cardiff Metropolitan University are to receive support from the Welsh Government's Business Wales Accelerated Growth Programme (AGP) which is part funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). The programme, delivered by the Excelerator Consortia (Winning Pitch and Impact Innovation), provides specialist tailored support for businesses with the ambition to significantly accelerate their growth and fulfil their high growth potential. Following advice from Cardiff Met's Centre for Entrepreneurship, textile student Jenny Evans...

A revolution in oral care: Brushbox, the UK's first toothbrush & toothpaste subscription box service, delivered when you need it, right to your door. The company, founded in March 2017, went live on January 15th 2018. In its first year, the Cardiff-based firm is aiming to eclipse the 5,000 that subscribed to razor blade service Cornerstone. Online venture Brushbox, whose financial backers include former Welsh rugby international Martyn Williams, is the brainchild of former financial...

One of Wales’ fastest growing businesses, Camilleri Construction, has moved to new premises in the recently refurbished Cardiff Bay Business Centre. Camilleri is a Western Mail Fast Growth 50 company, and on the Welsh Government’s Accelerated Growth Programme. Turnover this year is £4 million, and is predicted to rise to £10 million in three years, when staff are expected to have doubled to 50. Director Rob Camilleri explained the move to CBBC, which is owned...

Business Background Delio Wealth helps financial institutions stay relevant to today’s clients by building a direct private market proposition, delivered through a white labelled digital platform. A gap in the industry was identified by Delio’s co-founders, Gareth Lewis and David Newman. Gareth is a Chartered Accountant with experience in investment banking and mergers & acquisitions. He spotted a recurring theme during practice; he realised that the entrepreneurial clientele he dealt with, were not actively engaging...

More than 2000 jobs across Wales have now been created as a result of support from the Welsh Government’s Business Wales Accelerated Growth Programme Economy Secretary Ken Skates has announced. Launched in 2015, with Welsh Government and ERDF funding, the Business Wales Accelerated Growth programme has been developed to support ambitious businesses in Wales to fulfil their growth potential. It offers a bespoke package of support aimed at helping businesses to grow faster, become stronger...

Economy Secretary Ken Skates was in Chepstow to formally open a new facility at growing local company, Creo Medical, which has recently taken on 22 new members of staff. The medical device company specialises in the emerging field of surgical endoscopy, which aids minimally invasive surgery by applying microwave and radio wave energy. In 2016 Creo Medical received a £2m investment from the Welsh Government supported Finance Wales – now the Development Bank of Wales...

As businesses fight to stay ahead of the game in the Brexit battle, leaders of one Welsh company may have found the secret recipe to making the uncertainty around Brexit a success for their business. WATERS, a creative and innovative marketing agency based in Swansea, has been accepted on to the Business Wales Accelerated Growth Programme (AGP), which offers individual support to high growth pre-revenue and SME businesses. Read the full story on Business News...

Read some of our delegate feedback from the recent “Making Strategy Happen” Masterclass by Steve Young: “Thanks for the great tuition - really, really useful. When you're a micro company trying to only work 25 hours a day then this kind of well tried and proven guidance is like gold dust.” Alan Marsh, Aandsa Pharm Ltd “Really well delivered. Taken away lots of information and understanding about driving and monitoring my team.” Gilly Roger, Indigo...

CPS Group (UK) Ltd, a Cardiff-based IT and technical recruitment business, (operating in both the permanent hire and contact placements market) have received a specialist support package on market intelligence from the Accelerated Growth Programme, creating 19 new jobs, 3 of which are above the Welsh national average.

The Accelerated Growth Programme is pleased to announce that it is partnering with Godi Financial (formerly OSTCFX). Godi Financial is Wales’ first foreign exchange services company and the aim is to help AGP clients stabilise and protect their overseas trading realtionships, cashflow and profit margins. As well as some co-ordintated events, Godi is able to offer bespoke services, through AGP, designed to increase AGP clients control with all FX transactions. More information and contact details...