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Coronavirus: Acas advice for employers and employees

Acas has published advice for employers on dealing with the new coronavirus outbreak, including how to handle employees who have the virus and those who do not want to come into work because they are worried about catching it.

Innovative business ideas for new products: apply for funding

Up to £25 million is available through Innovate UK’s Smart programme to invest in innovative business projects across any technology area.

Smart is an open grant funding programme that supports the best UK business ideas whatever area they come from.

Education Business Exchange

The Education Business Exchange (EBE) is a Careers Wales facilitated database, giving employers the opportunity to work with schools to develop exciting curriculum enhancing programmes for pupils and is looking for employers and individuals who are ready and willing to work with schools. 

IoD Wales Director of the Year Awards 2020

The Institute of Directors (IoD) awards are a celebration of leadership talent, success and achievement in Wales.

You can nominate yourself or nominate someone you know who represents excellence as a business leader and who you feel deserves recognition.

The UK has left the EU – The transition period

There is now a transition period until the end of 2020 while the UK and EU negotiate additional arrangements.

The current rules on trade, travel, and business for the UK and EU will continue to apply during the transition period.

New rules will take effect on 1 January 2021.

The Female Entrepreneurship Funding

Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has announced a new £1 billion in funding through NatWest to support female entrepreneurs in the UK to scale and grow – the largest intervention by a UK lender focused specifically on female-led businesses.

NatWest Women in Business Free Events

The NatWest and Nelson Myatt Women in Business networking group takes place on Tuesday 4 February at the Deganwy Quay Hotel, Deganwy.

At the event there will be:

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