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Kickstart Scheme – Get 100% funding to offer a work placement

Could you offer a young person a job placement in your business? This will be fully funded by the Government. The Chancellor announced a plan to get young people into work who have lost jobs and opportunities because of the coronavirus pandemic. We are sharing The Kickstart Scheme, which provides funding to employers to create […]

Mallows Beauty diversifies during Covid19 outbreak and achieves £100k of sales

Mallows Beauty, founded by Fashion Design graduate Laura Mallows, is a fun, innovative and down to earth skincare brand focused on self-care and mental wellbeing. The original range of products consisted of face mask sachets with bright, colourful, positive health slogans, aimed at encouraging a younger audience to think with a positive mind-set. The business […]

Katy Chamberlain contributes to Leaders Council podcast alongside Lord Blunkett

The Leaders Council of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is currently in the process of talking to leadership figures from across the nation in an attempt to understand this universal trait and what it means in Britain and Northern Ireland today. Business in Focus’ Chief Executive, Katy Chamberlain, was invited onto an episode of the […]

Packing up a case full of luxury to support other Welsh businesses

Abigail is the proud founder of the Welsh Luxury Hamper Company based in Chepstow. It provides luxury hampers with products sourced from all around Wales, inspired by Wales’ beautiful landscape and heritage. Created only eight months ago, the business has been extremely busy during lockdown and has since started supplying two additional corporate clients with […]

Coronavirus Contingency Planning Update

As a client, stakeholder or partner of Business in Focus, we want to reassure you that we are taking the necessary steps to safeguard our personnel and users of our services in response to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak. During this unique situation our priority will always be to protect the health and wellbeing of our […]

Business in Focus Properties during the Coronavirus outbreak

As we continue to contend with Covid 19 it is extremely important to update you regularly on the status of our Business in Focus properties. Our sites remain open at present with our Property & Facilities Staff performing essential roles, to allow tenants access and providing services to them; albeit on a slightly reduced basis. […]

Carmarthen Hub members learn how to Sow the Seeds of Success

Entrepreneurs in Carmarthenshire will have the opportunity to learn how to Sow the Seeds of Success from BBC Apprentice Winner, Alana Spencer. This evening conference is designed to support the local community and provide opportunities to explore entrepreneurship and innovation in Wales. This fantastic, free event is hosted by the Focus Carmarthen Enterprise Hub and […]

CEO Katy Chamberlain podcast with Carwyn Jones

Business in Focus CEO, Katy Chamberlain in podcast with Carwyn Jones of Business News Wales #CarwynMeets Listen to the podcast here 

Business in Focus increases Property Portfolio by 67%

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 […]

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