Young entrepreneur Sarah McHarg has received a special award and bursary from the Cardiff Business Club for her enterprise, Massages for Pirates. Sarah, 28, established her business in 2017 with support from youth charity The Prince’s Trust Cymru. After losing her job and suffering a series of illnesses, Sarah wanted to explore self-employment but didn’t know where to start. The Trust’s Enterprise programme gave her the confidence, guidance and support she needed to make it on her own. She says,…

Official figures show it would take the average Brit between seven and 29 years to be able to put down a 10% deposit on a house in their city Londoners need to save for the longest amount of time to buy a home, while people in Edinburgh should be able to get on the property ladder more quickly Piggyback Property offers an alternative way to benefit from the property market, even for those who cannot afford to buy outright January…

It has been a strange year for small businesses in Britain, it is currently Small Business Advice Week is here to provide millions of small businesses up and down the UK with great advice and tips. As always it has attracted leading Government Bodies, Corporate Organisations and experts– making it a key point in the media calendar. This year, Small Business Advice Week has partnered with Royal Mail, ICAEW, 123-Reg and the Department of International Trade, all of whom are planning…

Dawn Evans founder of the Cardiff-based training company Ajuda is a finalist for Female Entrepreneur of the Year in the 2016 South Wales Business Awards. The 45 year old who runs her UK-wide business from offices in Cardiff Bay, said: “I’m amazed and delighted to even be considered for such a prestigious award. To stand shoulder to shoulder with five other inspiring women in business is deeply humbling.” Ajuda is a multi award winning company which currently runs 52 courses…

WELSH businessman Stuart Barrow was invited to present a prestigious social care award at a ceremony at the House of Lords recently on July 13th. Stuart, who is managing director of private occupational therapy company Promoting Independence, presented the Handyperson Service of the Year Award at the Foundations 2016 award ceremony hosted by Lord Richard Best. Foundations is the national organisation for home improvement agencies across the UK and it seeks to share best practice and excellence, build a network…

Organisers of Venturefest have announced that the investment and collaboration event is set to return to Wales’ SWALEC Stadium, Cardiff, for its third consecutive year on 28 September 2016.   This year’s Venturefest Wales event will focus on breaking through the common business barriers that Welsh business leaders and entrepreneurs have identified are holding them back, as well as bringing together investors with academics, entrepreneurs and innovators to create meaningful business partnerships. Having conducted market research to understand what Wales’…

New commuter-friendly summaries of leading business books launched Britain’s rail network, buses and the Tube are about to be turned into the country’s biggest learning zone, enabling busy professionals to learn the lessons of respected business leaders and self-help experts in the time it takes to get to work in the morning. A new service has launched in the UK, Joosr (www.joosr.com) – providing downloadable non-fiction book summaries that can be read in just 20 minutes. The subscription-based app offers top quality summaries of some of the world’s most…

Cardiff Business Men’ are getting together to brew up for the Wales Biggest  Tea Party month this March along with Celebrities including former Welsh Rugby International  Ian Gough and Weather lass Sue Charles. All money raised will support the charity’s Every second Counts Defibrillator Appeal to get 1,000’s of Defibrillators placed throughout Wales www.welshhearts.org/events The special month kicks off with a Nigel John of 73 Cathedral Road fame and Spiro Borg of Spiros Fine Dining Caterers hosting a Champagne Afternoon Tea…

St David’s Hall Saturday 12 March 7.30pm BOTH ARTISTS NOW AVAILABLE FOR PHONE INTERVIEWS! BRITPOP hero Chris Helme is coming to St David’s Hall armed with an arsenal of solo songs and his most powerful weapon – his voice! Plus, he’s bringing Aberdare singer-songwriter Ragsy with him as support for this special show in the L3 Lounge on Saturday 12 March at 7.30pm. Chris first shot to prominence as the frontman of John Squire’s post-Stone Roses band The Seahorses after…

Kate Ball knew she had the nugget of a great business plan when she had the idea for ‘Mini First Aid’ in the middle of the night; but she certainly didn’t expect her business to so quickly attract other enterprising Mums itching to take on a piece of the action.   Having developed a successful business since launching Mini First Aid in 2014 (winning a Top 100 New Business Award from Mumpreneur UK in 2015), Kate is keen to go…