Business in Focus CEO, Katy Chamberlain in podcast with Carwyn Jones of Business News Wales #CarwynMeets Listen to the podcast here
At a time when uncertainty about our future is impacting on business confidence, Business in Focus has committed to a large-scale property investment in the South Wales Valleys and Wrexham. A strong acquisition strategy has yielded results as the social enterprise increases the size of its portfolio by 67%, taking it from 227k to nearly […]
What a great night at the Wales StartUp Awards where Business in Focus were proud to have sponsored the Rural StarUp of the Year Award. Recognising and celebrating the hard work all of entrepreneurs in Wales is such a privilege. There were so many worthy entries which made whittling down the nominees to a short-list […]
Entrepreneurs in Carmarthen have a new state-of-the-art business incubation space at their disposal, with the launch of an Enterprise Hub, run by Business In Focus at Canolfan S4C Yr Egin – a new creative and digital centre based at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David’s campus in the town. Lee Waters AM, Deputy Minister […]
A husband and wife team are tasting success with their Thai takeaway business, after Business In Focus supported them in securing a £25,000 start-up loan from the Start Up Loans Company. Chris and April Napier set up Bangkok Express, in Swansea, after the exotic lunches April cooked for her husband caused a stir among […]
It’s been a busy few months for Business in Focus, so we’d like to share with you all the great things that have been happening here! AGM 2018 Last month we held our AGM at the stunning Vale Resort Hotel. We were joined by our guest speaker, Louise O’Shea, Chief Executive Officer of Confused.com who […]
These are exciting times for entrepreneurs and start ups, with bold new business ventures coming on-stream week in, week out. You might say Wales is the home of the small business – according to latest Welsh Government figures, of the more than 238,000 active firms in Wales, 99.3 percent of these are SMEs. And those […]
Julie Walters, Business Development and Marketing Manager at the Welsh enterprise support specialists, Business in Focus, explains how careful branding of your business and its products is pivotal to positioning yourself effectively in the marketplace. Unless you are in the business of branding, you might not appreciate the careful consideration that goes into creating […]
The strength of any company – no matter what sector they operate in – is to be found in the quality of its personnel. Consequently, recruiting quality candidates should be at the forefront of every business owner’s mind. There are any number of pressures upon companies looking for the right candidate – not simply do […]
