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How Digitalisation and Data can Help Welsh Manufacturing Recover from the Pandemic
Written by Lynn Davies, Director of Poet Systems. As we slowly start to emerge from lockdown, thoughts are naturally turning to the economic recovery ahead. Like all sectors, manufacturing in Wales has experienced mixed fortunes over …
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The Shortlist for the 2021 FinTech Awards Wales has been Announced
Hosted by Recruit 121 Group, along with principal sponsor Confused.com, FinTech Awards Wales celebrates the outstanding achievements of the FinTech professionals and companies in Wales and recognises the significant contribution made by the FinTech sector …
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Business Owner Successfully Switches Sectors in Lockdown
Every crisis brings an opportunity, but try telling that to shopkeepers who saw the high street shut for months on end during the Covid-19 lockdown. The pandemic did not discriminate, as family-run firms who had …
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Now is the Time for Business Owners to Prepare for the Cost of Redundancies
Smaller businesses looking to reduce their workforces should urgently prepare for the costs of redundancies, following changes to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme made late last year. That’s the warning from human resources experts The …
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Admiral Tops UK List of Best Employers for Wellbeing
Welsh employer, Admiral has been named the best big company in the UK for Wellbeing. The FTSE 100 financial services company, which is headquartered in Cardiff, was recognised for its outstanding approach to employee wellbeing …
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52% of Businesses Facing Severe Pressure Due to Skills Gap
New research from global learning and development (L&D) experts, Hemsley Fraser, and learning and communications platform vendor, 5App, reveals that tackling skills gaps will be the next major challenge for L&D and HR practitioners. Key …
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Ofgem Gives Green Light to Boost Wales’ Electric Vehicle Charge Points
Ofgem, the energy regulator, has approved 17 net zero projects worth around £12 million across Wales. These shovel-ready, low carbon projects start this year, supporting clean transport and heat, and opening up local electricity grids …
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Delivering a Greener Future
Written by Robert Lloyd Griffiths, Director, IOD Wales With the promise of a new 10-year Wales Infrastructure Investment Plan for a zero-carbon economy, our new Welsh Government has set out a clear vision to deliver …
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Applications Now Open for the FinTech Wales Foundry
Successful applicants will be invited to develop proof of concepts for Foundry partners whilst receiving tools, mentorship, and access to over £100,000 worth of perks from a growing number of supporting organisations. The accelerator programme …
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How Welsh Social Care can Innovate and Reach its Potential
It has been almost two weeks since reports of the First Minister Mark Drakeford and several Welsh Labour ministers speaking out on the possible creation of an independent solution for Wales should the UK government …
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Cywain Highlights Food Business Boom in Swansea Bay
Swansea Bay has become home to a host of up-and-coming food and drink producers, with new ventures booming across the region. Many are being helped by Cywain – a Menter a Busnes project that supports …
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Hospitality and Leisure SMEs Anticipate 21 Per Cent Revenue Increase as Restrictions Continue to Ease
With lockdown restrictions continuing to ease across the UK, new research from Barclaycard Payments finds that SMEs predict a 9.8 per cent rise in revenue this quarter compared to Q1 2021 – marking the highest …
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The Rise of the Digital Bank
As the Welsh tech sector continues to grow, with its worth at an estimated £8.2bn, the importance to the Digital Economy of Wales, and to those actively employed within it, has never been so significant …
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Start Up Loans Set to Unlock the Potential of Young Entrepreneurs in Wales Following the Pandemic
Start Up Loans, part of the British Business Bank, today sets out its commitment to unlock the talent of thousands more people across the UK by helping them to start their own business. The disruptive …
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Pembrokeshire Villages to get New Fibre Broadband
Rural broadband provider, Broadway Partners, has been chosen by the Angle, Tiers Cross and Lawrenny and Marletwy communities in Pembrokeshire, Wales to deliver FTTP (fibre to the premise) networks to their respective areas as part …
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Is Wales Ready for a Green Economy?
Billions of pounds is expected be spent on the green economy, and the results of the recent election and the appointment of Julie James as Minister for Climate Change, and Lee Waters as Deputy Minister …
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Simon Wright In Conversation with Jane Davidson
In this edition of In Conversation with Jane Davidson, renowned food writer, restauranteur and broadcaster Simon Wright speaks to Jane about his 30-year career. Simon speaks about his time as the Editor of the AA’s …
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Coaching Through Change
Dr Louise Bright, Director of Research and Business Engagement, at the University of South Wales Who could have imagined, just over a year ago, the monumental shift in our lives that happened almost overnight. The way …
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Principality Appoints Chief Customer Officer
Principality Building Society has appointed Vicky Wales as its Chief Customer Officer. Formerly the head of customer services, Vicky joined Principality at the end of 2019. She began her career on the HSBC Executive Trainee …
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Amazon’s Partnership with Entrepreneurs
Kerry-Anne Lawlor, Country Director for Amazon Logistics, explains how you could partner with Amazon by starting your own delivery business. Amazon is seeking independent entrepreneurs across the country to launch and operate their own …
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Business Stands Ready to Play Its Part
By Ian Price, Director, CBI Wales As the results are mulled over and the dust begins to settle on last week’s election results, I’ve heard one message time and time again from businesses: now begins …
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Record Label Success for Coleg Gwent Music Student
Seventeen-year-old Laura Huckbody from Tredegar studies Rock School Music (Extended Diploma) Level 3 at from Coleg Gwent’s Blaenau Gwent Learning Zone in Ebbw Vale, has been offered a contract with Swansea-based record label, SWND, and …
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A Decade of Opportunity Ahead for a UK Accountancy Profession that’s at a Turning Point
A decade of opportunity for Generation Z accountancy professionals and their employers is predicted by ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) and IFAC (the International Federation of Accountants) in a new report published today …
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Let’s Get Behind One Team – Team Wales and UK
Life is returning to some kind of normality. Although foreign holidays still appear to be some way off, we can all look forward to the prospect of the hospitality sector reopening indoors next week and …
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FSG – Not Just Bricks and Mortar
Any business is only as good as the people who work in it. At Facility Services Group (FSG), special care is taken to ensure the wellbeing of staff, and to provide good opportunities for career …
