Monday 27th June 2022
EMPLOYEE OWNERSHIP | Plans Set out to Double the Number of Employee-Owned Businesses in Wales - The Welsh Government wants to double the number of businesses in Wales that are owned by their employees.
FOOD & DRINK | Welsh Food and Drink Exports Hit Record High - Wales also had the largest percentage increase in the value of food and drink exports out of the four UK nations between 2020 and 2021 rising by £89 million, a growth of 16.1%.

Collaboration network Manufacturing Wales and leading digital agency Box UK have joined forces with Business News Wales to launch a new industry Think Tank, set up to specifically identify and solve some of the digital transformation challenges facing the manufacturing sector.

The event takes place on Tuesday 28th June 9.30am
Rhian Elston, Investment Director at the Development Bank of Wales talks to Business News Wales about the impact rising energy costs is having on businesses across Wales and what businesses can do to overcome these challenges.
SOUTH WEST WALES | New £138m Regional Investment Plan is Being Produced for South West Wales - Aimed at securing funding worth nearly £138m to South West Wales over the next three years, a new regional investment plan is being produced.
COMPOUND SEMICONDUCTORS | Webinar Explores High-value Compound Semiconductor Cluster in Net Zero Week - An online webinar marking Net Zero Week will show how Cardiff University’s leading research translates into real-world benefits.
RHONDDA CYNON TAF | Welsh Government and EU Backed Project Helps RCT Firm Achieve Biggest Ever Year - A Rhonnda Cynon Taf based business has seen its biggest ever year for enquiries and achieved a turnover of £3.5million.
MANUFACTURING | Foresight Group Invests £3.75M in Flintshire uPVC Window Manufacturer - a private equity and infrastructure investment manager, has announced a £3.75m investment into a North Wales manufacturer of uPVC windows.
NEWPORT | Newport Entrepreneur Expands Business Thanks To Pet Ownership Boom - A Newport entrepreneur has expanded her fledgling pet supplies business thanks to the boom in pet ownership during the pandemic.
FINANCIAL SERVICES | Digital Journey for Welsh Community Bank - Digital innovation has helped a Welsh Community Bank transform the service it gives its Members, a Technology forum in Abertillery has been told.
UK TOP 100 | UK’s 100 Fastest Growing Founder-Led Private Companies Revealed - Britain’s fastest-growing, founder-led private companies have been revealed in the inaugural FEBE Growth 100 list.
KEEP WALES TIDY | Keep Wales Tidy’s Litter Free Zone Campaign Goes From Strength To Strength - While the long hot days of summer have slowly been creeping up on us and the cricket season easing sleepily into full swing.
ARMED FORCES WEEEK | Wales Showcases Vital Support Services on Offer to Veterans this Armed Forces Week - Armed Forces Week kicked off in Wales on Monday with a spectacular showcase of the vital support available to veterans.
NORTH WALES | North Wales Council Event to Provide Ambitious Entrepreneurs a Head Start - Denbighshire County Council is holding free events in Rhyl to offer guidance for residents who are thinking about starting up a business in the County.
HAY FESTIVAL | Submissions Open for Hay Festival Creative Wales International Fellowship - Hay Festival has opened submissions for the 2022/23 Cymrawd Rhyngwladol Cymru Greadigol Hay Festival | Hay Festival Creative Wales International Fellowship.
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