Welsh youngsters need a clear ‘route map’ to help them through the minefield of starting their own business, according to a National Assembly committee.The Enterprise and Business Committee found a significant difference…
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Caerphilly Business Forum launches women’s network
Caerphilly Business Forum has launched a new women’s networking group in partnership with Caerphilly’s Rural Development Programme.The launch, which took place at Glenside Commercial last night, saw dozens of women across the…
Finance Wales “not fit for purpose”, according to report
An organisation set up to help small Welsh companies grow has been branded not “fit for purpose” by a leading academic.Professor Dylan Jones-Evans has claimed Finance Wales is more focussed on behaving…
Expansion for Caerphilly-based magazine aimed at deaf people
A Caerphilly-based magazine aimed at the deaf community has expanded with a new digital edition.
Unemployment in Wales falls by 8%
The number of people unemployed in Wales has fallen by 1,000 to 120,000 in the last three months, according to figures published by Office for National Statistics (ONS).The unemployment figure has also…
Plaid AM raises threat to Bedwas jobs with First Minister
Plaid Cymru AM Lindsay Whittle has raised the threat to 132 jobs at a Bedwas aluminium plant with First Minister Carwyn Jones in the Senedd today.Sapa Extrusions has entered into a consultation…
132 jobs at risk in Bedwas after aluminium factory announces closure plan
Around 132 jobs have been put at risk after the owner of an aluminium factory in Bedwas announced plans to close the plant.Company Sapa said it was entering a consultation period with…
Finalists announced for the Caerphilly Business Forum Awards 2013
Caerphilly Observer is among the finalists of the 2013 Caerphilly Business Forum Awards.The newspaper and website has been shortlisted for the New Business of the Year Award, supported by Chwarae Teg Agile…
Low interest loans on offer for entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurs are set to benefit from low interest rate loans as part of the Welsh Government’s Business Start Up service.The loans, made through a UK Government-backed scheme, will be delivered through the…
Blackwood café owner’s new Cardiff branch
An award-winning Blackwood café has expanded with a new branch in Cardiff.Esther and George Apoussidis, the husband and wife team behind Coffee Continental, have opened its second branch in the Castle Arcade…