Businesses across Bridgend County Borough are being invited to a disability confident event next month. The event will be taking place on Thursday 18 May between 10am and 12pm at Bryngarw House in Brynmenyn. The event is being organised between the Department for Work & Pensions (DWP) and Business Wales, alongside the hosts Awen Cultural […]
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Tickets are now on sale for an afternoon tea networking event for women who run businesses across the county borough. I Am Woman will be taking place on Friday 28 April between 11am and 2.30pm at CBS House, Mountain Ash, Cardiff. The event is an exciting opportunity for entrepreneurial women in business to network and […]
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The Energy Bills Discount Scheme is now available for businesses and organisations across Bridgend County Borough. It will provide support with energy bills for non-domestic customers in Great Britain and Northern Ireland, support will be applied automatically. The scheme has replaced the Energy Bill Relief Scheme that previously supported businesses between October 2022 and March […]
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The Welsh Women in Business Awards have opened for nominations. The awards ceremony is open to any woman who is running a business and is based in Wales. Women across Bridgend County Borough can nominate themselves for an award, or another woman. There are 13 categories in total, which include: New Business (less than 12 […]
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The new innovation strategy for Wales has been published by the Welsh Government, focusing on efforts to a greener, healthier Wales. The new strategy sets out what focuses the Welsh Government will have on innovation and helping to boost the economy. The four missions that form this cross-government vision include: Education: this mission helps ensure […]
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Are you a businesswoman based in Bridgend County Borough? Want to meet and network with like-minded women across South Wales? An evening event, “Celebration of Women in Business” is being held to help businesswomen across Bridgend and South Wales meet and network. The event is taking place on Thursday 20 April at 6pm and will […]
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The Development Bank of Wales have launched the Green Business Loan Scheme, which will help businesses become more environmentally conscious. The Green Business Loan Scheme works to provide businesses across Wales with tailored support packages that help to address pressures that business face, as well as the competing priorities for resource and investment. Key barriers […]
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The Bridgend Business Start-up Fund has now re-opened for 2023. The flexible grant scheme provides financial assistance to new or existing micro-businesses that are located, or are planning to locate, in Bridgend County Borough. A micro-business is one which has fewer than ten employees and a turnover or balance sheet total of less than £2 […]
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If you know an inspirational small business in Bridgend County Borough, they could win at The UK Small Awards UK 2023. The Small Awards celebrate small businesses across the UK who have helped their local community and shine a light on business practices that could get overlooked by other awards events. The categories that businesses […]
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Applications for a cash grant programme worth £150,000 are now open. Enterprise Nation and VistaPrint have joined forces to give 20 small businesses from across the UK a chance to win marketing support along with a £7,500 grant. The marketing support includes a free subscription for 12 months to VistaPrint’s graphic design software, £500 to […]
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