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Hopes for economic boost as ARFOR fund reaches £2million milestone

Hopes for economic boost as ARFOR fund reaches £2million milestone

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Thirty innovative projects across north and west Wales have secured funding totalling over £2 million through the ARFOR Challenge Fund. The fund was set up to pilot new and innovative solutions to challenges that exist in the ARFOR area, which covers Anglesey, Gwynedd, Ceredigion and Carmarthenshire. With a focus on bringing organisations together to innovate, … Continued

School pupils’ culinary inventions win the Tasty Careers Schools Challenge

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Pupils from schools across Wales have been taking part in the Tasty Careers Schools Challenge, a competition that challenges pupils to design food products and dishes that are healthy, sustainable, and commercially viable. The Tasty Careers Schools Challenge is a National Skills Academy for Food & Drink (NSAFD) Wales initiative in partnership with the Welsh … Continued

Building a brighter future for the food and drink industry

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The Wales Food & Drink Upskilling Business of the Year Award will recognise the positive impact and tangible benefits that upskilling the workforce can have on food and drink businesses. It is one of 17 categories in this year’s awards, which will be celebrated with a black-tie event at The Brangwyn Hall, Swansea, on May … Continued

First-of-its-kind governance conference leading the way in north Wales

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A first-of-its-kind conference will be held in north Wales this Spring, bringing together the private, public and third sectors in order to share best practice and to encourage collaboration between organisations to ensure good governance. Jointly developed by law firm Darwin Gray, Adra Housing Association and Menter a Busnes, the “Governance Wales – Leading the … Continued

Food and Drink businesses share apprenticeship success stories in National Apprenticeship Week business breakfasts

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Business owners discovered the benefits of apprenticeships in Wales’ food and drink industry during National Apprenticeship Week (February 5-11) in two business breakfasts – one in St Clears and the other in Abergele. The business breakfasts, organised by Food & Drink Skills Wales / Sgiliau Bwyd a Diod Cymru, enabled potential employers interested in offering … Continued

WANTED – the search is on for two young individuals to take up the ‘cyfle’ of a lifetime…

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Would you like paid work experience visiting farms or attending farming events, or working within agricultural marketing, event management, business or financial administration? Following the success of last year’s internship scheme, Menter a Busnes (MaB), one of Wales’ leading economic development companies, is offering two young people the chance to undertake a ‘hands on’ paid … Continued

Turn your side hustle into a dream job with SBARC Ceredigion

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If your new year’s resolution is about growing or starting your own business, becoming your own boss, or turning your side hustle into a full-time job, SBARC Ceredigion could be the ideal opportunity for you. The tailored programme by Menter a Busnes – which is now accepting applications for its 2024 programme – could be … Continued