Unemployment in Wales has risen by 2,000 according to latest figures from the the Office for National Statistics. The number of people out of work between March and May this year was…
Category: Business
Hot reception for Welsh ICE opening
An enterprise centre based in Caerphilly is aiming to help create 3,000 jobs within five years. The Welsh Innovation Centre for Enterprise (ICE) marked its official opening recently with the bold statement….
Canmol Marketing awards launched
Caerphilly businesses are being urged to enter the 2013 Canmol: Wales Marketing Awards, organised by the Chartered Institute of Marketing. Canmol, which means “to praise” in Welsh, was created in 2008 to…
Welsh ICE Blog: Celebrating our first year
In her column for Caerphilly Observer, businesswoman and Welsh ICE director Mandy Weston takes a look at current business news. I was delighted to see Brace’s Bakery chairman Ernest Brace included in…
Business surgeries for Caerphilly County Borough traders
A series of four business surgeries are to be held to help business owners get advice. The first two will be held in Bargoed and Blackwood on June 21 and June 27…
Dŵr Cymru boosts Welsh economy by £1 billion a year, according to study
Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water, headquarted in Nelson, contributes more than a £1 billion a year to the Welsh economy according to a new economic impact assessment from Cardiff Business School. The report,…
Tomorrow’s business stars shine in 24-hour challenge
Entrepreneurial students proved they have what it takes to become the business stars of tomorrow at a ground-breaking, round-the-clock enterprise challenge in Caerphilly. Undergraduates from all corners of the world took part…
40 jobs to go at drug company Norgine
Forty jobs are to go at pharmaceutical firm Norgine, Caerphilly Observer can reveal.
Caerphilly Council improving on paying invoices on time
Caerphilly County Borough Council has said it is improving on paying its bills on time. In 2012/13 the council managed to pay 94.2% of its undisputed within 30 days. Despite missing its…
Excellence IT to roll out training to bakers’ union
A Bedwas-based IT firm has signed an agreement to provide computer training to members of a bakers’ union.