A £1.2 billion Cardiff Capital Region City Deal that could transform the economy of south east Wales was formally ratified on March 1, 2017 during a special ceremony held on St David’s Day. The Cardiff City Deal will unlock significant economic growth across the Cardiff Capital Region (CCR), which includes the ten local authorities of […]
UK Chancellor Philip Hammond has dedicated an additional £200m in funding to the Welsh Government. The funding includes £149m of additional revenue funding between 2017-18 and 2019-20 and an extra £52m of capital funding for Wales between 2017-18 and 2020-21. Phillip Hammond also announced measures designed to support companies affected by the business rates revaluation, […]
Chancellor Philip Hammond announced a number of measures that will affect small firms in the Autumn Statement 2016. The key points from the Statement are: A new National Productivity Investment Fund (NPIF) will provide £23 billion of investment in housing, transport, digital communications and science and innovation by 2021/22. Further steps have been announced for […]
Cardiff based online marketing company, started with the support of Big Ideas Wales. A fantastic feature in the Western Mail on LaunchLocal – founded by Keenan Garvey and Kristian Harris, with support from Big Ideas Wales – the Welsh Government’s business advice service for young people. Business in Focus is delighted to be delivering the […]