The six key actions many firms may need to take are: Goods – if you import or export goods to the EU, you must get an EORI number, make customs declarations or employ an agent to do them for you, check if your goods require extra papers (like plant or animal products) and speak to […]
Read 'Six key actions' >After attending an Employability Bridgend event, one of the raffle winners received support and started her own business. Read more here: Making the cut pdf
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Now that the UK has left the EU, there will be new rules from 1 January 2021. Read about how these new rules will affect citizens, businesses and travel to the EU. The UK left the EU on 31 January and has been in a transition period which will end on 31 December 2020. The […]
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Join us throughout November as Superfast Business Wales trainer Austin Walters answers the questions you asked us about digital. You asked: How do I sell online? Today there are multiple solutions to selling online. You could create an e-commerce store with WordPress and WooCommerce, or you could use a ready built “online shop” such as Shopify. There […]
Read 'November Ask the Expert: Your Digital Questions Answered' >As part of Bridgend County Borough Council’s ongoing support for businesses in the current Covid-19 pandemic, we recently undertook a survey asking whether businesses had all the information and support they needed to run their business safely. With the survey having ended on October 19, we are now able to share the results. The survey […]
Read 'Regional Covid-19 Business Survey results' >The ‘In-Work Support’ Service is part funded by the European Social Fund through the Welsh Government and provides free and confidential support for employed and self-employed people with health issues that are affecting them in work. The Service also provides free Workplace Health Programmes for local small to medium sized businesses who want to take […]
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Business Wales are running an Accelerated Growth Programme delivered by the Excelerator Consortium. A series of webinars are available which can help prepare your business for the Brexit Transition. Brexit Transition – The Clock is Ticking, Are You Ready? This webinar will look at the overall implications for your business; what it will mean for […]
Read 'Prepare your business for the Brexit Transition' >To support businesses during the lockdown fortnight, Welsh Government has announced a £300m financial support package. The Welsh Government said the funding will complement wage-support schemes available from the UK government and more information would be available shortly. Key elements of the support package will include: an extra £150 million into phase three of the […]
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It has been a difficult year for businesses and sadly due to the ongoing pandemic, the Bridgend Business Forum annual awards ceremony will not take place this year. Instead, we have heard from businesses across Bridgend County Borough about what being a forum member has meant to them and how they are coping with and […]
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Property or business owners located in one of Bridgend county borough’s urban centres are being invited to apply now for grants of up to £10,000 for outdoor adaptations that facilitate social distancing in external areas. The funding can be used towards a variety of adaptations ranging from outdoor canopies and igloo bubbles to outdoor furniture […]
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