Please see below, a summary of businesses that have been supported by the Accelerated Growth Programme. 

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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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Wales’ Limb Art scoops prestigious Great British Entrepreneur Award

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The former Paralympic swimmer and founder of LIMB-art, Mark Williams, has won the national Entrepreneurial Spirit Award for 2020 at the Great British Entrepreneur Awards.

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...
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Back from the brink: How accessing Business Wales AGP support secured a future for growing care company

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“Business Wales AGP has been of immense help, providing both moral support and targeted advice through the difficult times we have experienced.”

Care providers have been under immense pressure during the Covid-19 pandemic. Beyond the current crisis, the sector has some longer-term obstacles to overcome, such as finding skilled staff and dealing with shrinking margins. Pineshield Management was established in 2002 and provides care for older people with dementia and adults and children with disabilities. The company, led by chairman James Dwyer, has been through some significant changes and challenges since its inception, and has shown remarkable...
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Fashion brand Mabli finds exciting future in Japanese market

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"Business Wales AGP helped shape the path and structure of the firm, and helped us to think like a business”

Wales has a strong track record of producing and nurturing high quality fashion labels. Many world-leading brands having either been founded or have a manufacturing presence in Wales – Laura Ashley, Toast, Burberry, Hiut Denim and JoJo Maman Bébé to name just a few. Following in that tradition is Mabli a Cardiff-based brand finding success in overseas markets. Here, founder Lisa Roberts tells us how she turned her vision for a fashion label into a...
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Welsh eco pet product start-up Project Blu secures multi-million-pound deal with US venture capital firm Metamorphosis

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Welsh eco pet product start-up Project Blu has secured a multi-million-pound deal with San Diego-based Metamorphosis, a venture capital firm dedicated to the incubation and acceleration of businesses in the pet industry.

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...
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IT firm finds resilience through COVID-19

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“The adoption of remote technology in business has probably advanced two to three years in the last three months.”

IT support firm Team Metalogic has been providing expertise and support for small businesses since 2003. The business, founded and led by Mike Parfitt, really moved into an expansive phase as the credit crunch hit, when the financial crash led firms to examine how they could make efficiency savings. Since then the company has enjoyed further growth, expanding its workforce and winning new clients. The company has been helped by the Business Wales Accelerated Growth...
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Care provider seeks to provide quality offering for Wrexham residents

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“The support from Business Wales AGP has been really beneficial to us in a challenging year.”

Quality care in later life is something which matters to everyone and for Orchard Care, which has two homes in the Wrexham area, providing a high standard of care for its residents is central to its ethos. When Dave and Gemma Atkins started out in the sector in 2009, they immediately saw the need for quality care provision in the Wrexham area, and sought to give residents at their homes the best possible quality of...

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