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Friday 24 April 2020

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Taxi group looks at new ways to drive growth

One of the UK’s biggest private hire taxi groups is using the “once-in-a-generation opportunity” of the Covid-19 pandemic to improve its business model before returning to growth.
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Ask the expert: Economic Resilience Grant Fund is now open

The new Welsh Government Economic Resilience Grant fund begun taking applications on Friday 17th April. Mike Fenwick of Verde Corporate Finance outlines the key eligibility criteria for businesses.
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Development Bank updates on Covid-19 loan scheme progress

Almost 600 businesses across Wales have been awarded funding totalling £36m by the Development Bank of Wales since the Covid-19 Wales Business Loan Scheme was launched.
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Screening firm outlines M&A ambitions

A Mountain Ash-based company which provides pre-employment screening and criminal check services has revealed its ambition to complete more mergers and acquisitions as it marks its 15th year in business.
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British Business Investments makes £10m commitment to SFC

British Business Investments, a commercial subsidiary of the British Business Bank, has committed £10m to Startup Funding Club (SFC) to support early stage businesses.
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Invoice finance firm launches Covid-19 package

Invoice finance firm Optimum Finance has launched a support package for UK SMEs affected by coronavirus.
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Business Matters: COVID-19 - Counting down the days

Katherine Broadhurst, director of corporate finance at Baldwins, says at the speed with which the Development Bank of Wales loan fund became oversubscribed indicates the intense need within the Welsh economy for proactive support.
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Business

Queen’s Awards success for Welsh firms

Businesses from across Wales, including a video games and interactive movie firm and a call-blocking technology specialist, have been recognised in the latest Queen’s Awards.
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Former First Minister teams up with BoardroomAdvisors

A company which helps SMEs to scale up by giving them access to experienced part-time directors is working with a former First Minister of Wales.
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Resilient GoCo to help consumer through challenging time

GoGo Group has said it can play an important role in supporting the consumer at this challenging time after reporting a strong first quarter trading performance.
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Ask the expert: How to make your commercial premises safer

Rachel Fleri, owner and managing director of South Wales security company Specialist Security, has offered advice to those with vacant commercial property.
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Property

Persimmon to resume work on sites next week

Housebuilding giant Persimmon is set to begin a phased resumption of work on its sites next week with a number of protective measures put in place.
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Challenges ahead for the construction industry - report

Workloads in the Welsh construction sectors have seen a sharp decline due to the coronavirus lockdown, according to the RICS UK Construction & Infrastructure Market Survey for the first quarter of 2020. While this was not a surprise, the forward-looking metrics have also softened.
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