Resources
Business Finance
All businesses need money and we know that working out where to go to find finance and then choosing the right type can be tricky. That’s why we set up Business Finance – an advice centre designed especially for businesses in Wales - businesses like yours.
My Business Wales
Customise your experience on the Business Wales website and register for a ‘My Business Wales’ profile. Create alerts and save your funding searches using our Finance Locator, get local news and find details of business support events in your area.
Sign up to our Business Wales Members Area
Responsible Business
Being a responsible business is about the way you look after your staff in your workplace, your relationship with your suppliers in the marketplace, your involvement in the community and your impact on the environment. Here you’ll find information on how you can add value in all 4 of these key areas.
Export
Whether you're offering services, licenses or products, exporting has the potential to transform almost every aspect of your business. Aside from the obvious benefits of more sales and greater profits, successful exporters find that trading internationally gives them other advantages over their competitors:
- businesses tend to become more flexible as they respond to market challenges
- adapting services or products to serve new markets drives creativity and innovation
- increased efficiencies through higher volumes and lower costs
Innovation
Innovation can help your business become more competitive, increase sales and enter new markets. Innovation is designed so that you can find out what support and funding is available to help you innovate.
Marketing
Business Wales Marketing is packed with information, advice, and tips on how to get your business known – and drive up profits – through effective and exciting marketing.
Skills Gateway
Research has proved time and again the difference between success and failure is the quality of your people. Raising their skills is an investment in the future of your business. Skills Gateway can make this a reality. Find out where you are today and how you can improve your skills to succeed. It's all here in one place. All you need to make your business more effective, productive and profitable.
BOSS
What is BOSS?
BOSS stands for the Business Online Support Service. The BOSS service is provided by Business Wales.
The service provides online learning courses to help people who are:
- thinking about, or actually, starting a business
- already running a business
- looking to grow their business
To join BOSS all a person needs is access to a computer with a current browser and an internet connection. Course materials include interactive guides, videos, downloadables and quizzes.