Business Wales is running a broad programme of online webinars in May and June 2026, covering marketing and digital skills, HR and recruitment, equality and diversity, sustainability and carbon reduction, tendering, and core business compliance.

Member company gloversure has recently completed a project with a Mid Wales manufacturing business to modernise a long-standing core system that had been central to day-to-day operations for many years.The company had been relying on a Microsoft Access database that, while dependable in earlier years, had become increasingly restrictive as the business expanded. As operations grew in complexity, the legacy system made it harder to maintain efficiency and manage data consistently across teams.

The Global Trade Department have some super important webinar activity and educational videos coming on their YouTube channel

The High Value Manufacturing Catapult has released a long‑term technology strategy designed to strengthen the UK’s position in advanced manufacturing. Built with input from more than 150 industry partners, it lays out how emerging technologies can be translated into market‑ready products over the next 15 years.

A consultation over plans for a business park, and an advanced manufacturing centre (AMC) for Mid Wales, to be built on the edge of Newtown is now open.

Business Wales is running a broad programme of online webinars in April 2026, covering marketing and digital skills, HR and recruitment, equality and diversity, sustainability and carbon reduction, tendering, and core business compliance. Many sessions repeat monthly—such as marketing strategy, HR basics, inclusive recruitment, disability awareness, carbon reduction planning, and tendering—giving businesses regular opportunities to build skills and meet compliance needs, mostly in accessible morning time slots.

A shared commitment to local young people, social impact, and community change shows what long-term partnership between business and the voluntary sector can achieve.

Insights, expert guidance and hands‑on workshops to help your business prepare for tomorrow’s challenges

The Welsh Government has introduced a new Transitional Rates Relief scheme to support non‑domestic ratepayers affected by changes in their rateable values following the 2026 non‑domestic rates revaluation. The scheme is designed to help businesses manage any significant increases in their rates bills by phasing in the impact over time.

Innovate UK has launched a major new funding opportunity aimed at boosting innovation and accelerating growth within the UK’s advanced manufacturing supply chains. A total of £2 million is available to support micro, small and medium‑sized enterprises working to overcome technical or commercial barriers that are slowing down their route to market.

Business Wales is running a broad programme of online webinars from February to April 2026, covering marketing and digital skills, HR and recruitment, equality and diversity, sustainability and carbon reduction, tendering, and core business compliance. Many sessions repeat monthly—such as marketing strategy, HR basics, inclusive recruitment, disability awareness, carbon reduction planning, and tendering—giving businesses regular opportunities to build skills and meet compliance needs, mostly in accessible morning time slots.

A deal has been struck to pave the way for a state-of-the-art advanced manufacturing centre (AMC) for Mid Wales, and business park, to be built on the edge of Newtown.

A series of upcoming online events designed to help Welsh SMEs grow, recruit, and operate more sustainabl.

If your business exports or you are interested in trading overseas and would like to know more about the support available, our conference is a must!

A new Innovation Funding Programme has launched, offering financial support to accelerate near‑to‑market or market‑ready technologies within the UK offshore wind supply chain.

MWMG Group Manager Ceri Stephens, who also chairs the Advanced Manufacturing Cluster for the Mid Wales Regional Skills Partnership, has been featured discussing the urgent need to inspire the next generation of engineering talent in our region.

A series of upcoming online events designed to help Welsh SMEs grow, recruit, and operate more sustainably:

Acas recently released a new webinar recording, where Acas experts examine key measures and actions employers will need to take relating to changes to the Employment Rights Act 2025.

This fund is part of GB Energy’s wider £1bn Energy, Engineered in the UK (EEUK) supply chain programme and is specifically targeting the following supply chain components:

The Business Growth Service is the Government’s new national service that was launched as part of the Small Business Plan to make it easier and quicker for businesses across the UK to get the help, support and advice they need to start, grow and succeed.