Business in Focus is proud to be delivering Focus Futures on behalf of Pembrokeshire County Council. Working in partnership with the local authority, Focus Futures is part of the successful Community Renewal Fund award won by the county to support local people to ‘build back better’. Focus Futures forms part of the £1,347,672 partnership fund […]
For those shoppers walking through Riverside Quay this month, they’ll notice a tasty new pop-up shop based in Shared Spaces Haverfordwest. Chloe Pye is the owner of Chloe’s Cakery, a completely plant-based, homemade cakery that doesn’t compromise on taste. Wanting her children to enjoy healthier treats, and with excellent feedback on her trial bakes, Chloe […]
Business was booming in Barry town centre, as 23 entrepreneurial traders took over ‘Shared Spaces Barry’ – reaching full capacity within its first week of opening. Launched in November 2021 by Wales’ leading business support organisation and commercial landlords, Business in Focus, the project was funded by the Vale of Glamorgan Council under the Welsh […]
Testing something new for your business can sometimes be a daunting experience. However, thanks to the support of Focus Carmarthen Enterprise Hub and Shared Spaces Carmarthen, a vintage garment retailer was able to increase their sales in a week after opening a new pop-up shop in the heart of Carmarthen town centre. Having successfully completed […]
This Mental Health Week, Business in Focus is taking time to celebrate being awarded Investors in People’s We invest in Wellbeing, Gold accreditation. Mental Health Awareness Week is an annual event where there is an opportunity for the whole of the UK to focus on achieving good mental health and to educate and increase awareness […]
With the coffee pot ready and food laid out, the doors to Shared Spaces Haverfordwest opened to an influx of people on Friday 25th February. The aim of the day? To welcome the local community, officially open the co-working and test trading facilities, and give people the chance to meet the team and network with […]
Wales’ leading business support organisation and commercial landlords have recently announced that they have secured premises to expand their current offering. This important move means that Business in Focus will now be able to offer start ups test trading and co-working space in West Wales. Chief Executive, Katy Chamberlain said “as we have been emerging […]
Andrew Traynor’s obsession with brewing came after friends at university bought him his first home brewing kit. Quickly developing his skills, Andrew ordered more equipment, began listening to beer related podcasts and bought every book he could find to learn as much as possible. Clear that this was a career path for him, Andrew landed […]
Simon Turner has St Lucian roots and during lockdown came across a little notebook, full of his Grandfather’s own Caribbean recipes, hidden away in the attic that had been left when he had visited the UK. Whilst on Furlough and struggling with his mental health, Simon tried out a few of the recipes, realised how […]
