NEWS 23 July - Is your business sustainable? Will it survive and thrive economically? How can it reduce its environmental impact? Will your staff grow as your business grows? Are you developing your social community so that it can support your business better? These are the questions which I am working on with the Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB) for its WISE project. If you are an engineering and/or construction business in West Wales, we can help you to think through your sustainability issues, with up to 10 days support without any cost to you. With the recession continuing, most businesses are focusing on economic sustainability.
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23 July 2009News - Is your business sustainable?
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14 July 2009Finance Wales has secured additional funding for loans and equity investments in Welsh businesses.
Finance Wales has secured £150 million additional funding for loans and equity investments in Welsh businesses. This more than doubles the funds available from Finance Wales from £130million to £280 million, so there is a substantial opportunity to access additional finance for Welsh businesses. West Wales Consulting will be helping businesses to access the funding which, typically, will complete a funding package which also includes an investment by business owners, banks and grant providers. For larger businesses, we will will also be helping them to access equity investments from Finance Wales, and from the Xénos business angel network.
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13 July 2009The Council has announced a new Business Support package to assist with Rates, Rent and Hardship relief.
The Council has announced a new Business Support package to assist with Rates, Rent and Hardship relief:
- Loans of £5,000 - £20,000 are available to rate paying businesses in Carmarthenshire which have been refused finance by their bank. The loans are repayable over 18 months and intended to assist viable businesses with short term cash flow difficulties
- Rates can be deferred if they are a substantial aprt of the business’ overheads
- Rent on Council owned commercial and industrial properties can be restructured with repayments over 12 months
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2 July 2009We are starting delivery of a service to Engineering Construction businesses to improve their sustainability.
We are starting delivery of a service to Engineering Construction businesses to improve their sustainability. Funded by the Engineering Construction Industry Training Board, we will be helping local engineering and construction businesses to improve their economic, environmental and financial sustainability. In practice, this means that we will be able to help them plan and implement a wide range of improvements to their businesses which will make them more viable and profitable.
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10 June 2009More young farmers will be eligible for 80% funded support under Farming Connect.
More young farmers will be eligible for 80% funded support under FarmingFarming businesses Connect. Previously all partners and owners had to be ‘young’ in order to qualify. The new rules now allow farms with a ‘young’ partner or owner to qualify, even if they have older partners and owners as well.
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1 June 2009Jim Bradbury joins West Wales Consulting
We'd like to welcome our new food adviser, Jim Bradbury.
He has spent his whole career in drinks processing with national firms like Britvic and local ones like Brecon Carreg Water.
Jim will strengthen the advice which can give to food and drink producers by bringing large scale production processing experience to complement of business, marketing and finance skills.
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23 April 2009Applications for the Local Investment Fund (LIF) grant of the local councils in West Wales are starting.
Applications for the Local Investment Fund (LIF) grant of the local councils in West Wales are starting. Many businesses in the region are eligible for grants of £1,000 - £5,000 for up to 40% of the capital costs of projects. Businesses have to be in an eligible business sector, such as manufacturingManufacturing businesses, construction, business or B2B services and tourismTourism and tourist businesses (but not in retail and B2C services).
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21 April 2009We are continuing to grant applications, especially for the Single Investment Fund (SIF) grant of the Welsh Assembly Government.
We are continuing to grant applicationsassistance to present their businesses to banks and grant awarding bodies with our excellent understanding of banks and grant awarding bodies and their procedures, especially for the Single Investment Fund (SIF) grant of the Welsh Assembly Government. Many businesses in the region are eligible for grants of £5,000 or more for up to 50% of the capital costs of projects to buy equipment, build or upgrade premises, or invest in innovation and technology. Businesses have to be in an eligible business sector, such as manufacturingManufacturing businesses, construction, business or B2B services and tourismTourism and tourist businesses (but not in retail and B2C services).
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14 April 2009We continue to help businesses in Pembrokeshire to apply for loans from the Pembrokeshire Lottery.
We continue to help businesses in Pembrokeshire to apply for loans from the Pembrokeshire Lottery. Interest free loans of £2,000 - £25,000 to contribute up to 25% of the cost of a project are available over 2 – 5 years. The businesses have to participate in the lottery and employ or retain staff in proportion the loan.
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10 April 2009We are continuing to provide training support to all businesses under the Workforce Development Programme of the Welsh Assembly Government.
We are continuing to provide training support to all businesses under the Workforce Development Programme of the Welsh Assembly Government. This helps businesses to develop training plans. Many of them will go on to gain formal accreditation as Investors in People, and some of them will also gain accreditation under the Leadership and Management model. Our work is 100% funded and the businesses can also apply for grants to pay for some of the training identified during our work.
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8 April 2009We are continuing to provide advice to growth businesses under the Flexible Support for Business scheme of the Welsh Assembly Government.
We are continuing to provide advice to growth businesses under the Flexible Support for BusinessThe Welsh Assembly Government's Business Support scheme of the Welsh Assembly Government. The support is 100%^ funded for businesses with good growth potential who are already selling over £100,000 p.a. and employing at least 5 people, in eligible sectors such as manufacturingManufacturing businesses, construction, business or B2B services and tourismTourism and tourist businesses (but not in retail and B2C services). We will continue to help these businesses with a wide range of advice including business, financial, marketing, survival and succession plans and business reviews. A lot of our work will continue to be used to support finance applications, especially for the Single Investment Fund (SIF) grant of the Welsh Assembly Government, the Local Investment Fund (LIF) grant of the local councils in West Wales, Finance Wales loans and equity, Pembrokeshire Lottery loans, and from banks.
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4 April 2009We are starting delivery of the Food Business Development Advice service on behalf of the Welsh Assembly Government.
We are starting delivery of the FoodFood businesses Business Development Advice service on behalf of the Welsh Assembly Government. We will be helping food, drink, fish and forestry businesses with business advice, business financial and marketing plans and applications for food and drink Processing and Marketing Grants (PMG), Supply Chain Efficiency (SCE) grants and European Fisheries Fund (EFF) grants. Our work for eligible clients will now be 100% funded under the scheme.
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2 April 2009We are starting delivery of the Farming Connect service on behalf of the Welsh Assembly Government.
We are starting delivery of the FarmingFarming businesses Connect service on behalf of the Welsh Assembly Government. We will be helping fams with business and financial planning, and with business planning for diversification into any sector including foof, tourismTourism and tourist businesses, alternative energy, horticulture and timber. Our work on feasibility studies, business plans, grant applicationsassistance to present their businesses to banks and grant awarding bodies with our excellent understanding of banks and grant awarding bodies and their procedures and general advice will be 50% funded for most farms and 80% funded for young farmers.
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22 May 2008Contract Award : Delivery of Farming Connect Programme - to West Wales Consulting
West Wales Consulting awarded the Contract for Mentors & Advisors for Delivery of FarmingFarming businesses Connect Programme
The successful contractors, (the tender consists of 13 lots), will offer training and guidance to encourage farm and forestry businesses to develop, remain viable and meet future challenges in a sustainable and innovative way, by providing a support structure to encourage farm and forestry owners to improve business performance and investigate opportunities to diversify and create a more sustainable future.
Phil Corper said "West Wales Consulting are looking forward to helping farm and forestry businesses to develop, remain viable and meet future challenges in a sustainable and innovative way. Our consultants and business advisers have a great deal of experience and we have already helped with training and guidance to a number of farm and forestry businesses and are keen to help more."
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9 May 2007Project review and produce business plan for De Valence and Tenby Events projects
West Wales Consulting conducts project review and produces business planto help clients ensure that all aspects of the business have been thought through, and to present their businesses to banks and grant awarding bodies for De Valence and Tenby Events projects
... “We have been through a very detailed review of the project guided by Sue Davies of West Wales Consulting to ensure its continuation. The new business plan takes us through to 2010 and, with the continued support of the Town Council and the other partners in the project, we will be able to sustain and improve on activities both in the De Valence and throughout Tenby to the benefit of the community for many years to come.”
