Business Support Bulletins

26 May: EVENT: GLlM Meet the employers jobs fair; EVENT: Meet the Buyer event hosted by Hochtief June 6, 2023; CONSULTATION: Improvement Rates Relief; NEWS:New workplace recycling regulations; NEWS: New retail sector action plan launched.

23 May: EVENT: Hunaiaith business breakfast, 5 June 2023; EVENT: Cyber Security North Wales – protect your business, protect your future 14 June 2023; NEWS: New security standards set for consumer products with internet connectivity; RESOURCE: Digital Toolkit For Business; CAMPAIGN: Importance of pig traceability and registration.

19 May: EVENT: Gwynedd Business Day, 22 May 2023; EVENT: ‘North Wales Means Business’ Conference and Trade Show, 1 June 2023; NEWS: New ‘Multi-Purpose’ Sheep bred successfully in Gwynedd; NEWS: Reminder, important changes to VAT online account; CAMPAIGN: Mental Health Awareness Week 2023.

16 May: EVENT: Gwynedd Business Day, 22 May 2023; OPPORTUNITY: Adra Housing Association Meet the Buyer event, May 23 2023; CAMPAIGN: Wales Tourism Week 2023; NEWS: Food Standards Agency launches online hub for food businesses; CONSULTATION: EU Employment law reform; AWARDS: Applications now open for Apprenticeship Awards Cymru.

10 May: EVENT: Gwynedd Business Day, 22 May 2023; HEALTH & SAFETY: Encouraging people to enjoy the Gwynedd coast safely; NEWS: Pub diversifies with community garden; SURVEY: Value of Tourism – Gwynedd STEAM Survey 2022; EMPLOYMENT: Employers’ Liability Insurance; EVENT: Cyber Security North Wales – protect your business, protect your future 14 June 2023.

3 May: RECRUITMENT: Gwaith Gwynedd Jobs Fair – 10 May 2023; TOURISM: Wales Tourism Week 2023 starts 15 May 2023; FUNDING: Coetiroedd Bach (Tiny Forests) grant; EMPLOYMENT: Shortage Occupation List review; ENERGY: Energy Bills Discount Scheme support for Energy and Trade Intensive Industries (ETIIs); EVENT: RWE Renewables Venue Cymru 18 May 2023.

28 April: EVENT: Gwynedd Business Day, 22 May 2023; CONSULTATION: Taxi and Private Hire Vehicle (Wales) Bill; REGULATION: Importing live animals or animal products; TRANSPORT: Bank holiday weekend; HEALTH & SAFETY: Managing drug and alcohol misuse in your workplace; AWARDS: The British Business Awards 2023.

25 April: FUNDING: Welsh Government launches two new funds for events and their supply chains; TAX: HMRC Employer Bulletin – April 2023; CAMPAIGN: Stop Food Waste Day 26 April 2023; RESOURCES: Wales Coast Path Business Newsletter; CAMPAIGN: World Intellectual Property Day 2023; SUPPORT: You can now get in touch with Busnes@gwynedd.llyw.cymru in even more ways!

21 April: ENVIRONMENT: Plastic Free Yr Wyddfa Launch Event 24 April 2023; NEWS: Time set for UK Emergency Alerts test; NEWS: Welsh seafood on show at world event; EVENT: “North Wales Means Business” Conference 1 June 2023; EVENT: Wales Tech Week 2023 – North Wales Roadshow 26-27 April 2023; EVENT: Create a Winning Business Strategy! 28 April 2023.

18 April: TRAINING: Gwynedd Ambassador Scheme – UNESCO World Heritage Sites module; FUNDING: Pub is the Hub Community Services Fund; EVENT: LinkedIn for businesses workshop M-SParc #OnTour Bangor TODAY!; SUPPORT: Business Companion – trading laws explained; AGRICULTURE: Avian Influenza – Housing Order to be lifted on 18 April 2023; TRAINING: Lantra – quality training for staff.

13 April: RECRUITMENT: Last few spaces available at Gwaith Gwynedd’s Tywyn and Barmouth jobs fairs; EVENT: RWE Offshore UK | Awel y Môr Supplier Engagement Day 20 April 2023; ENVIRONMENT: Plastic Free Yr Wyddfa Launch Event 24 April 2023; EVENT: Build a Personal Brand From Scratch in Seven Steps! 21 April 2023; HEALTH & SAFETY: Volunteering – guidance for employers on how to manage the risks; EMPLOYMENT: Preventing sexual harassment at work – Hospitality; CONSULTATION: Proposed reforms to bus, coach and HGV driver training rules.

5 April: ENERGY: Energy Bills Discount Scheme; PROPERTY: 2023 Non-Domestic Rating list is now live; TOURISM: Helping the NHS in North Wales by encouraging visitors to use the right health Service | Responsible parking urged; HEALTH & SAFETY: Updates from HSE; FUNDING: Innovate UK Smart Grants.

31 March: RECRUITMENT: Last few spaces available at Gwaith Gwynedd’s Tywyn and Barmouth jobs fairs; CONGRATULATIONS: Global recognition for Dyfi Distillery; TRAINING: The Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses UK programme; TRANSPORT: Updates; TAX: HMRC late payment interest rates to be revised April 2023; SECURITY: Cyber check-up tools for SMEs.

28 March: FUNDING: ARFOR Enterprising Communities Fund; CONGRATULATIONS: Aberdaron bakery win FSB award; HEALTH & SAFETY: Campaign launched to reduce farm vehicle deaths and injuries; CONSULTATION: Changes to the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005; ENVIRONMENT: Plastic Free Yr Wyddfa Launch Event 24 April 2023; COVID-19: “We’re Good to Go” scheme ended.

24 March: EVENT: Spring tourism trade seminar and meet the producer event, 28 March 2023; TAX: Taxpayers given more time for voluntary National Insurance contributions; FUNDING: Agile Cymru; TRAINING: Help to Grow | Management Course; REGULATION: Licence to play live or recorded music; EVENT: Showcasing Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTPs) 31 March 2023.

21 March: FUNDING: £400,000 to support the fishing industry in Wales; SUPPORT: New ‘Help to Grow’ website for businesses; FUNDING: Green Business Loan Scheme; EVENTS: Business Wales webinars; AWARDS: #LlaisAwards – Welsh Women in Business Awards 2023; RECRUITMENT: Last few spaces available at Gwaith Gwynedd’s jobs fairs.

17 March: EVENT: Spring tourism trade seminar and meet the producer event, 28 March 2023; OPPORTUNITY: Llwyddo’n Lleol (ARFOR) tender live; EVENT: BT Transforming the Future of Wales 20 April 2023; DIGITAL: Superfast Business Wales – Free webinars; FINANCIAL: Spring Budget 2023; TAX: Get ready for the new tax year.

14 March: EMPLOYMENT: Age at Work Programme; ENVIRONMENT: Spring Clean Cymru 2023 & Global Recycling Day; WELLBEING: Health, wellbeing and personal development for small businesses – FSB online event 15 March 2023; EVENT: M-SParc – forthcoming events; FUNDING: Innovate UK Transformative Technologies; CONSULTATION: Proposed licensing scheme for all visitor accommodation providers in Wales.

9 March: TRAINING: Help to Grow | Management Course; EVENT: Showcasing Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTPs) 31 March 2023; TRANSPORT: Vehicle tester and traffic examiner strike – March 2023; AWARDS: The Wales Food and Drink Awards 2023; EMPLOYMENT: National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage rates for 2023; EMPLOYMENT: Agricultural Minimum Wage Changes from 1 April 2023; AGRICULTURE: Updated guidance on finding a professional to certify export health certificates; SUPPORT: Guide to building business resilience.

3 March: RECRUITMENT: Limited spaces at Gwaith Gwynedd’s jobs fairs; FINANCE: Mynd Amdani – interest free loans; NEWS: Ynys Enlli announced as the first dark sky sanctuary in Europe; EMPLOYMENT: Business Wales – We’re in your corner; AGRICULTURE: Over £22m Farming Connect support for Welsh farmers; DIGITAL: Getting ready for the 2025 PSTN switch-off.

28 February: OPPORTUNITY: Celebrating St David’s Day 1 March 2023 – #BuyLocal #LoveWalesLoveTaste #RandomActsOfWelshness; CAMPAIGN: Fairtrade Fortnight 2023; CAMPAIGN: Food Waste Action Week 2023, 6-12 March 2023; TAX: New VAT penalties and interest payments; OPPORTUNITY: Eisteddfod 2023 Stands – booking opens 1 March 2023; CONSULTATION: Proposed licensing scheme for all visitor accommodation providers in Wales; CAMPAIGN: Cambrian Mountains Day 28 February 2023.

24 February: OPPORTUNITY: Eisteddfod 2023 Stands – booking opens 1 March 2023; EVENT: Busnes@gwynedd.llyw.cymru Improve your Digital Platform Scheme – 1 March 2023; OPPORTUNITY: Celebrating St David’s Day 1 March 2023 by boosting local spend – #BuyLocal #LoveWalesLoveTaste #RandomActsOfWelshness; CONSULTATION: Gwynedd and Anglesey Wellbeing Plan – a chance to have your say; EVENT: Larder Cymru Harlech Foodservice Expo Invitation – 1 & 2 March 2023; TAX: HMRC Employer Bulletin – February 2023. 

21 February: OPPORTUNITY: Eisteddfod 2023 Stands – booking opens 1 March 2023; EVENT: Don’t miss out! Using Technology for Business Efficiency webinar, 28 February 2023; RECRUITMENT: If you’re looking for staff, this is your chance!; CAMPAIGN: International Mother Language Day 2023; RESOURCES: Sustainable Tourism Wales; FUNDING: Innovation loans future economy competition – Round 8; EVENT: Toyota Lean Clusters – Networking Event 23 March 2023.

17 February: FUNDING: Green Business Loan Scheme; NEWS: Cyngor Gwynedd Arosfan overnight motorhome and campervan pilot scheme; OPPORTUNITY: Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI) Centre of Excellence – open competition; SURVEY: Research to Understand Employer Attitudes to Health and Wellbeing in the Workplace; AWARDS: StartUp Awards National Series; AWARDS: The Small Awards UK 2023.

14 February: RECRUITMENT: Gwaith Gwynedd’s jobs fairs – more 2023 dates!; EVENT: Busnes@gwynedd.llyw.cymru Webinar – Using Technology for Business Efficiency, 28 February 2023; HEALTH & SAFETY: Guidance on working in cold and wintry weather; EVENT: Building a Framework for Health & Life Science Innovation across the Irish and Celtic seas 28 February 2023; TRAINING: Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women Online Course; EVENT: BT Transforming the Future of Wales 20 Apri

10 February: EVENT: Busnes@gwynedd.llyw.cymru Webinar – Using Technology for Business Efficiency, 28 February 2023; SUPPORT: Businesses and organisations off the gas grid to receive energy bill support; TRAINING: Help to Grow | Management Course; DIGITAL: Superfast Business Wales – Free webinars; NEWS: Bilingual apprentices at Antur Waunfawr praised after developing promising careers; EVENT: Cutting costs and carbon emissions for business 14 February 2023; COMPETITION: Realising the Remarkable – win £7,500 to grow your business.

7 February: OPPORTUNITY: 2023 Eisteddfod Catering Concessions; EMPLOYMENT: New law to give workers more say over their working hours; EVENT: Now is the time for Innovation & Entrepreneurs – 17 February 2023; AWARDS: Food and Drink Federation Awards 2023; CAMPAIGN: Welsh Language Music Day – 10 February 2023; EVENT: Wales Week London 2023. 

3 February: CONGRATULATIONS: Tafarn y Madryn, Chwilog, voted best pub in Wales; EVENT: Busnes@gwynedd.llyw.cymru Improve your Digital Platform Scheme; EVENT: Cutting costs and carbon emissions for business 14 February 2023; AWARDS: Great Taste 2023 Awards – closing date 7 February 2023; TAX: Selling online and paying taxes; EVENT: Human Resources & Employment Law Webinar 8 March 2023.

31 January: EVENT: 2023 Eisteddfod Catering Concessions – Tendering event 3 February 2023; SUPPORT: Busnes@gwynedd.llyw.cymru – drop-in session Bangor, 2 February 2023; AWARDS: FSB Celebrating Small Business Awards 2023 – Entries close 2 February 2023; OPPORTUNITY: Community Catalysts – Gwynedd micro-enterprises project; SUPPORT: Help to Grow | Digital – scheme closes 2 February 2023; TRANSPORT: Menai Suspension Bridge to reopen on 2 February 2023; EMPLOYMENT: Apprenticeship Week 6-12 February 2023.

27 January: SUPPORT: Busnes@gwynedd.llyw.cymru – drop-in session Bangor, 2 February 2023; AWARDS: The Wales Business Awards 2023; TRANSPORT: Sherpa’r Wyddfa – new website; LEARNING: Fully funded MADE Cymru courses starting February; SURVEY: Chance to win an iPad; NEWS: Positive press coverage for employee-owned Caernarfon TV company.

24 January: SUPPORT: Young entrepreneurs in Wales; SECURITY: Cyber Resilience – Secure Your Business, Secure Your Future 1 February 2023; OPPORTUNITY: 2023 Eisteddfod Catering Concessions; EVENT: Canva | TikTok | Instagram – Free courses; FUNDING: Sustainable decarbonisation of the Eryri National Park’s Conservation Areas; CAMPAIGN: Let’s boost spending locally while celebrating St Dwynwen’s Day #CalonYGymuned #SantesDwynwen.

20 January: CAMPAIGN: Let’s boost spending locally while celebrating St Dwynwen’s Day #CalonYGymuned #SantesDwynwen; RECRUITMENT: Gwaith Gwynedd jobs fairs – don’t miss out!; EVENT: Busnes@gwynedd.llyw.cymru Improve your Digital Platform Scheme; EVENT: Marketing on a Budget – 25 January 2023; HEALTH & SAFETY: Guidance on working in cold and wintry weather; SUPPORT: Busnes@gwynedd.llyw.cymru on WhatsApp.

17 January: SUPPORT: New ‘Energy Bills Discount Scheme’ for businesses; FUNDING: Creative Catalyst 2023; RESOURCES: 2023: Llwybrau. Wales, by Trails – Visit Wales Thematic Year; EVENT: Guardians of Grub webinar 25 January 2023; EVENT: Net Zero North Wales Network – 7 February 2023; HEALTH & SAFETY: Hot tub safety for accommodation providers.

13 January: OPPORTUNITY: Don’t miss out on the opportunity to take part in the Digital Platform Scheme!; WELL DONE: Tafarn y Madryn Arms, Chwilog, on shortlist for Welsh ‘Rural Oscars’; EVENT: Empowering North Wales – Skills for the Future, 27 January 2023; SKILLS: Business for Good – Green Skills for Small Business; HEALTH & SAFETY: HSE updates; EMPLOYMENT: 2023 UK Bank Holidays; SURVEY: How can we keep making our business bulletins better, and would you like to see Gwynedd Business Week return?

10 January: HEALTH: Guidance for people with symptoms of a respiratory infection, including COVID-19; RECRUITMENT: Gwaith Gwynedd’s jobs fairs are back for 2023!; TAX: 2021-2022 Self Assessment tax returns; SUPPORT: Cost of doing business; EVENT: How to grow in a recession webinar 23 January 2023; OPPORTUNITY: Business units and office space to let; EMPLOYMENT: Code of Practice on Ethical Employment in Supply Chains; EMPLOYMENT: Safeguarding Workers’ Rights in the Food & Drink Sector in Wales.

December

22 December: SUPPORT: Practical advice for businesses in relation to reducing carbon emissions and saving on energy costs; CAMPAIGN: #BuyLocal #SupportLocal; EVENT: StartUp Show 2023; EVENT: Guardians of Grub webinar 25 January 2023; NEWS: FSB Newsletter; Wishing you the best for 2023.

20 December: SURVEY: How can we keep making our business bulletins better, and would you like to see Gwynedd Business Week return?; TAX: HMRC Employer Bulletin – December 2022; CONSULTATION: Proposed licensing scheme for all visitor accommodation providers in Wales; OPPORTUNITY: Freelancers Miwtini – Llwyddo’n Lleol 2050; COMPETITION: National and Junior Chef of Wales competitions; OPPORTUNITY: Get products stocked on the high street. 

16 December: AWARDS: The Farm Shop and Deli Retailer Awards 2023; REGULATION: DVLA updates major health conditions drivers must declare to avoid £1,000 fine; REGULATION: New regulations for larger businesses on packaging waste; REGULATION: New law for the rented sector in Wales in force; RESOURCES: Visit Wales toolkits; MARKETING: Easy Ways to Attract More Customers this Christmas.

13 December: FUNDING: £3m funding scheme for marine, fisheries and aquaculture projects; SUPPORT: Non-domestic rates support for 2023-24; HEALTH & SAFETY: Guidance for door supervisors; SUPPORT: Energy Bill Relief Scheme – help for businesses and other non-domestic customers; AGRICULTURE: Farm Resilience Programme; TRANSPORT: Industrial action to impact Transport for Wales (TfW) over the coming weeks.

9 December: OPPORTUNITY: Magnox seeks suppliers for demolition project at Trawsfynydd Site; COVID-19: COVID-19 booster and flu vaccines; SURVEY: How can we keep making our business bulletins better, and would you like to see Gwynedd Business Week return?; OPPORTUNITY: Open Call – Gwynedd’s creative people; SURVEY: Bangor Gateway – Train Station Quarter; DIGITAL: Superfast Business Wales – Free webinars; NEWS: FSB Newsletter.

6 December: CAMPAIGN: #BuyLocal #SupportLocal; FUNDING: HYBRID SBRI 2.1 – Feasibility funding competition now open; AGRICULTURE: New measures to tackle avian influenza; EVENT: Digital Green Future 9 December 2022; AWARDS: FSB Celebrating Small Business Awards 2023; COMPETITION: Let’s Celebrate Towns; CONSULTATION: Employment practices and data protection – information about workers’ health. 

2 December: SURVEY: How can we keep making our business bulletins better, and would you like to see Gwynedd Business Week return?; AWARDS: Gwynedd Go North Wales Awards 2022 Winners; TAX: Self Assessment – don’t forget to declare COVID-19 payments; TRANSPORT: More measures to help people affected by the closure of Menai Suspension Bridge; EVENT: FSB ‘BIG networking for small businesses’ 9 December 2022; DIGITAL: Tips to encourage customers to complete their online purchases.

November

29 November: SUPPORT: Free Christmas parking in Gwynedd 10-27 December 2022; OPPORTUNITY: Small Business Saturday 2022; FUNDING: £1.4m grant scheme to support social care improve energy efficiency; OPPORTUNITY: Busnes@gwynedd.llyw.cymru Improve your Digital Platform Scheme; EVENT: Digital Green Future 9 December 2022; EVENT: Social Business Wales – Challenging the way we do business, Caernarfon 7 December 2022.

25 November: OPPORTUNITY: Call for artist/illustrator – Canfas; NEWS: Talybont caravan park wins award; OPPORTUNITY: Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI) Centre of Excellence – open competition; EVENT: Social Business Wales – Finance for Impact 30 November 2022; ADVICE: Companies House – File accounts early and online to avoid penalties; BREXIT: News.

22 November: TAX: HM Revenue and Customs digital support for Self Assessment; BREXIT: Businesses to be given UK product marking flexibility; FUNDING: Historic Buildings Capital Grant Programme; WELLBEING: Working with long COVID; NEWS: UK Government Autumn Statement 2022; EVENT: North Wales Business Growth Summit 29 November 2022.

18 November: EVENT: Don’t miss out! Save Energy, Save Money webinar, 22 November 2022; CAMPAIGN: Wales Climate Week 2022; HEALTH & SAFETY: Keep safe at work as the winter months arrive; FINANCE: Gwynedd Town Centre Loans Fund; POB LWC: C’mon Cymru! REGULATION: Statutory licensing scheme for all visitor accommodation in Wales; DIGITAL: Stay ahead of the game with digital.

15 November: EVENT: Busnes@gwynedd.llyw.cymru Webinar – Save Energy, Save Money 22 November 2022; ADVICE: Energy advice, guidance and costs calculator for businesses; EVENT: Construction Sector – ‘How to price a job’ workshop 8 December 2022; RECRUITMENT: Bangor Gwaith Gwynedd Jobs Fair – diolch!; TRANSPORT: A5 Menai Bridge: frequently asked questions; TRANSPORT: Barmouth Viaduct refurbishment; EVENT: Social Business Wales – Lessons to my future self, 17 November 2022.

11 November: EVENT: Busnes@gwynedd.llyw.cymru Webinar – Save Energy, Save Money 22 November 2022; EVENT: Net Zero North Wales Network – 29 November 2022; EVENT: M-SParc #OnTour Bangor – November Events; ADVICE: Could your business deal with severe winter weather?; DIGITAL: Running a business and worrying about rising costs?; NEWS: New Healthcare Centre of Excellence for Gwynedd. 

4 November: TRANSPORT: Industrial action to impact Transport for Wales (TfW) services on 5, 7 and 9 November 2022; SUPPORT: Free Business Support for Welsh Food Businesses; FUNDING: Creative Skills Fund closes 7 November 2022; COVID-19: Keep Wales Safe communications toolkit; TAX: Self Assessment – don’t forget to declare COVID-19 payments; AWARDS: FSB Celebrating Small Business Awards 2023; DIGITAL: Superfast Business Wales – Free webinars.

October

26 October: AWARDS: Daily Post Business Awards 2022; EVENT: Innovation Drumbeat 27 October 2022; FUNDING: Creative Skills Fund; CAMPAIGN: International Trade Week 2022; EVENT: ARFOR Programme – Tendering Opportunities |Questions and Answers Session 3 November 2022; SUPPORT: Help to Grow : Digital.

24 October: FINANCE: Recovery Loan Scheme; SUPPORT: Energy Bill Relief Scheme – help for businesses and other non-domestic customers; FUNDING: Innovation loans future economy competition – Round 6; HEALTH & SAFETY: Managing work-related violence in licensed or retail premises; SUPPORT: £6.4 million boost for employers to support disabled people; EVENT: Cross Party Group Meeting – Co-operative solutions to the Cost of Living Crisis 26 October 2022.

19 October: TRAINING: Farming Connect – Skills and Training; MARKETING: Marketing Workshops Busnes@LlandrilloMenai; CAMPAIGN: Recycle Week 17-23 October 2022; EVENT: Shellfish Centre Conference – Challenges & Opportunities 9-10 November 2022; TAX: Making Tax Digital for VAT; WELLBEING: Healthy Working Wales; SUPPORT: Tir Dewi Support for Farmers.

14 October: RECRUITMENT: Bangor Gwaith Gwynedd Jobs Fair – 8 November 2022; AWARDS: St David Awards 2023; AWARDS: BAFTA Cymru 2022; RESOURCES: ‘Proud to support the World Heritage Site’ stickers; OPPORTUNITY: £15,000 Branding Support Competition for Welsh Start Ups; HEALTH & SAFETY: Prevent stress and support mental health at work; TAX: HMRC warns Self Assessment customers could be a target for fraudsters.

11 October: FUNDING: Skills for Employers and Employees (SEE) Funding; TRANSPORT: Plans in place for potential weather impact on Britannia Bridge crossing; FUNDING: Businesses benefit from Gwynedd Council’s Town Center Property Improvement Grant; OPPORTUNITY: Improve your Digital Platform Scheme; EVENTS: FSB; DIGITAL: Five ways to Advertise your Small Business Online.

7 October: CAMPAIGN: Small Business Saturday 2022; EVENT: The UK Nuclear Renaissance North Wales – Open for Business 20 October 2022; EVENT: Construction Sector – ‘How to price a job’ workshop 21 October 2022; AWARDS: Social Business Wales Awards 2022; WELLBEING: World Mental Health Day 2022 10 October 2022; AGRICULTURE: Avian Influenza in the Arthog area – update; FUNDING: Start Up Loans – British Business Bank.

4 October: EVENTS: M-SParc; EVENT: Visit Wales marketing update 13 October 2022; LEARNING: MADE Cymru – courses starting 7 October 2022; CAMPAIGN: Recycle Week 17-23 October 2022; TAX: Submitting Self Assessment returns earlier; OPPORTUNITY: Rising Stars 5.0.

September

30 September: FOOD & DRINK: Well done to the Black Boy Inn and Antur Waunfawr; FUNDING: Eligibility of Start Up Loans scheme widened; EVENTS: Enterprise Hub; RECRUITMENT: Careers and Employability Fair – Bangor University 26 October 2022; EVENT: Gŵyl Cymru Festival; OPPORTUNITY: TechX Clean Energy Accelerator.

28 September: EVENT: Visit Wales marketing update 13 October 2022; AWARDS: Go North Wales Tourism Awards 2022; EVENTS: Business Wales Tendering Webinars; REGULATION: Bill to ban single-use plastics in Wales; TRANSPORT: Industrial action to impact Transport for Wales (TfW) services on 1 and 8 October 2022; MANUFACTURING: SMART Digital Accelerator.

23 September: SUPPORT: UK Government Growth Plan and details of energy cost support for businesses; AWARDS: FSB Celebrating Small Business Awards 2023; FUNDING: Launch of Creative Skills Action Plan and Creative Skills Fund; FUNDING: SME Innovation Funding Call – AgorIP; CONSULTATION: Discretionary visitor levy for local authorities; TRAINING: Gwynedd Ambassador Scheme; CAMPAIGN: #BuyLocal #SupportLocal.

20 September: SURVEY: Understanding the Circular Economy; AWARDS: St David Awards 2023; LEARNING: Free courses MeTAL – Materials and Manufacturing Education Training and Learning; LEARNING: MADE Cymru – courses starting 7 October 2022; BREXIT: Webinars for using UKCA marking; FUNDING: Skills for Employers and Employees (SEE) Funding; WELLBEING: RCS Webinars; EVENT: Creative North Wales – Brand-New(ydd) 22 September 2022.

16 September: RESOURCES: ‘Proud to support the World Heritage Site’ stickers; HEALTH & SAFETY: HSE updates; EVENT: Creative North Wales – Brand-New(ydd) 22 September 2022; EMPLOYMENT: New plan helping people with learning disabilities into work; COVID-19: Autumn COVID-19 booster roll-out; OPPORTUNITY: AberInnovation Solutions Catalyst; DIGITAL: Superfast Business Wales – Free webinars. 

13 September: NEWS: Bank Holiday to take place on 19 September 2022; SUPPORT: Energy bills support; OPPORTUNITY: Improve your Digital Platform Scheme; EVENT POSTPONED: Creative Wales – Galeri 14 September 2022; SUPPORT: Farm Liaison Service; LEARNING: Personal Learning Account; EVENT: Blue Solutions – Towards a framework for healthy, sustainable and resilient Irish and Celtic Seas 16 September 2022; EVENT: Business Continuity – Consultation and Workshop 16 September 2022.

8 September: AGRICULTURE: Avian Influenza confirmed in the Arthog area; EVENT: Innovation Support Surgery 21 September 2022; EVENT: Control Of Agricultural Pollution Regulations – January 2023 Measures; EVENT: FSB – ‘BIG networking for small businesses’ 16 September 2022; REGULATION: What are the new rules on calculating holiday pay for seasonal workers?; NEWS: Economy Minister visits the new look Cei Llechi; OPPORTUNITY: Join the Creative Wales Board; RESEARCH: Tourism market demand reports – June 2022; EVENT: Creative Wales – Have your say! 14 September 2022. 

5 September: CONSULTATION: Innovation Strategy for Wales: Consultation Events; HEALTH & SAFETY: Improving general ventilation in the workplace; FUNDING: Net zero carbon start-up grant; FOOD & DRINK: Food Skills Cymru – Workshops and masterclasses for September 2022; SUPPORT: Helo Blod | Using Cymraeg in your business; OPPORTUNITY: Sell2Wales Request for Quotation (RFQ): Evaluation Consultants; AGRICULTURE: Addressing high production costs in the farming sector; OPPORTUNITY: Business units and office space to let.

1 September: HEALTH & SAFETY: HSE – Protect those working alone; TAX: HMRC can help with childcare costs; FUNDING: Small Grants – Environment (Landscape and Pollinators); FUNDING: The Woodland Investment Grant; FUNDING: Woodland Creation Planning Scheme; EMPLOYMENT: WORKPLACED – Menter Môn; ADVICE: Companies House – File accounts early and online to avoid delays; DIGITAL: Smart Gwynedd a Môn digital workshops.

August 

25 August: OFFER: Free 5 litre bottles of hand sanitising gel; EVENT: Big Ideas Wales On Tour!; EMPLOYMENT: Construction apprenticeships in Wales are changing; TAX: HMRC Employer Bulletin August 2022; FUNDING: Innovation loans future economy competition: round five; AWARDS: The Great British Businesswoman Awards 2022. 

18 August: OPPORTUNITY: Improve your Digital Platform Scheme; FUNDING: World Cup 2022 Partner Support Fund; WELLBEING: RCS Webinars; EVENTS: Business Wales Webinars; EVENT: Larder Cymru Social Value Workshop 14 September 2022; HEALTH: The Circuit – The National Defibrillator Network.

11 August: REGULATION: Al fresco dining boost for businesses; RESOURCES: Wales Coast Explorer App; SUPPORT: Supporting employees through the cost-of-living crisis; CONSULTATION: Innovation Strategy for Wales Consultation; HEALTH & SAFETY: Keeping visitors and Wales safe this summer; BREXIT: Businesses risk losing ability to import goods.

4 August: AWARDS: Go North Wales Tourism Awards 2022; AWARDS: Women in Innovation Awards 2022/23: Briefing Event 18 August 2022; EVENT: The Circular Revolution in Wales 2022 20 September 2022; OPPORTUNITY: Business units and office space to let; OPPORTUNITY: Working with Visit Wales.

July

29 July: NEWS: Ambition North Wales – First North Wales Growth Deal Project Launched; FUNDING: SME Innovation Funding Call – AgorIP; FUNDING: Resilient Communities Grant Funding – National Resources Wales; HEALTH & SAFETY: Legionella risk from hot tubs and spas; MARKETING: Effective Email Marketing; OPPORTUNITY: Sell2Wales Request for Quotation (RFQ): Evaluation Consultants.

26 July: AGRICULTURE: Farming Connect soil carbon benchmarking initiative; FUNDING: Community Ownership Fund 2022; TRAINING: Help to Grow | Management Course; EVENTS: Business Wales webinars; SUPPORT: Get help with the cost of living; RECRUITMENT: Food Workforce Wales campaign extended.

22 July: SUPPORT: Gwynedd Council is expanding the business support team; OPPORTUNITY: Busnes@LlanrilloMenai – Project Net Zero Gwynedd; TRANSPORT: Bws Ogwen electric shuttle bus launched; TECH: SMART Town Solution Showcase – Wordnerds Event 27 July 2022; TRANSPORT: Industrial action to impact Transport for Wales (TfW) services on 27 and 30 July 2022; NEWS: Digital overhaul gives holiday park new lease of life; OPPORTUNITY: The Pitch 2022.

19 July: OPPORTUNITY: Busnes@LlandrilloMenai – Green Digital Academy; LEGISLATION: Withholding tips from staff to be made illegal; SURVEY: Supporting Local Energy – Stakeholder Survey; HEALTH & SAFETY: Keeping visitors and Wales safe this summer; COVID-19: Living Safely with COVID-19 – A Keep Wales Safe communications toolkit; POLICY: The National Events Strategy for Wales 2022 to 2030; NEWS: The growing Welsh space sector.

15 July: STAY SAFE: Amber heat warning issued; OPPORTUNITY: Business units and office space to let; FOOD & DRINK: Two local businesses collaborate to launch new product; SUPPORT: Helo Blod | Free translation service; DIGITAL: NEW Digital Toolkit for Business; FUNDING: Fast Start: Innovation Funding Competition; NEWS: FSB Newsletter.

12 July: COVID-19: Chief Medical Officer reminds people of advice to stop spread of coronavirus; FUNDING: Barriers to Start-up Grant for 25 year olds and over; FUNDING: Creative Wales Music Revenue Fund Open; BREXIT: Safety and security requirements on imports and exports; RESOURCES: Wales Coast Path; WELLBEING: Men’s Health and Wellbeing Webinar 19 July 2022 – RCS; REGULATION: Statutory licensing scheme for all visitor accommodation to be introduced.

8 July: AGRICULTURE: Sustainable Farming Scheme; FUNDING: Young Person’s Start Up Grant; SUPPORT: Gwynedd Council is expanding the business support team; ENERGY: Reduce Energy Costs and Consumption for your business; HEALTH & SAFETY: Latest updates from HSE; TECH: SMART Town Solution Showcase – Travelperx Event 13 July 2022. 

5 July: TECH: Become a Smart Town Webinar 12 July 2022; WELLBEING: Live Well, Farm Strong 7-13 July 2022; TRAINING: Help to Grow Management scheme – Eligibility Criteria Update; OPPORTUNITY: Gwynedd Sports Awards 2022 – sponsors; EVENT: Cost of Living webinar series; ENERGY: Cwmni Egino Sets out Ambition for UK’s First SMR at Trawsfynydd Nuclear Site.

1 July: EMPLOYMENT: Employee Ownership; TRANSPORT: £48 million to help Wales’ bus industry; OPPORTUNITY: Create a Business in M-SParc #OnTour Summer 2022; HEALTH & SAFETY: Protecting pregnant workers and new mothers; FOOD & DRINK: Maggie Ogunbanwo of Penygroes wins renowned worldwide award; DIGITAL: Superfast Business Wales – Free webinars.

June

28 June: COVID-19: Vigilance required as cases rise; EMPLOYMENT: Guidance for businesses offering work to people coming from Ukraine; RECRUITMENT: Experience Makers – Work in hospitality and tourism; EVENT: Create a Business Cofi! 7 July 2022; HEALTH & SAFETY: Ensure your event runs safely this summer; SUPPORT: NatWest Accelerator; FUNDING: National Forest for Wales – The Woodland Investment Grant (National Lottery Heritage Fund – Round 1); TAX: HMRC update for employers – July payroll NIC thresholds.

24 June: OFFER: Free 5 litre bottle of hand sanitising gel; OPPORTUNITY: Open Call – Takeaway ‘Pop-up’ Trial; EVENT: FSB North Wales Small Business Conference 14 July 2022; OPPORTUNITY: Small Business Saturday 2022 – Small Biz 100; AWARDS: Social Business Wales Awards 2022; OPPORTUNITY: Open Call – Canvas Challenge.

21 June: FUNDING: New £5 Million Fund To Boost Entrepreneurialism Among Young People in Wales; OPPORTUNITY: Birmingham 2022 Queen’s Baton Relay in Gwynedd; TECH: SMART Town Solution Showcase – Loqiva Event 29 June 2022; EVENT: International Women in Engineering Day 2022; NEWS: New vision to secure a bright future for Wales’ retail sector; FUNDING: Beacons – Short Film Funding; EVENT: Level Up Showcase 23 June 2022.

17 June: TECH: SMART Town Workshop – Bethesda 21 June 2022; EVENT: Construction sector event – Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor 21 June 2022; HEALTH & SAFETY: Latest updates from HSE; EVENT: UK Shared Prosperity Fund in Gwynedd: information and engagement sessions for stakeholders; EVENT: Cross Party Group for Co-operative and Mutuals – Social Care 29 June 2022; FUNDING: Innovate UK £30 million Fast Start boost; OPPORTUNITY: Innovate UK EDGE – Scaleup Programme. 

14 June: CAMPAIGN: Let’s boost local spend for Father’s Day #SulYTadau #BuyLocal #SupportLocal; RECRUITMENT: Gwaith Gwynedd – Jobs Noticeboard; DIGITAL: Discover the benefits of.wales and.cymru domains; WELLBEING: Men’s Health and Wellbeing Webinar 15 June 2022 – RCS; EVENT: FSB – In conversation with Professor Chris Whitty, Chief Medical Officer – COVID-19 and small businesses 27 June 2022; FUNDING: Community Ownership Fund round 2.

10 June: EVENT: Maximising Business Opportunities on the Wales Coast Path 21 June 2022; AWARDS: 2022 Wales Fast Growth 50; AWARDS: Social Business Wales Awards 2022; LEARNING:Toyota Lean Clusters Programme; HEALTH & SAFETY: Seasonal workers; EVENT: Big Data – How Can your Business Benefit 27 June 2022; LEARNING: Start Something Good – 4 week training course.

7 June: EMPLOYMENT: New flagship programme to help more people into work; FOOD AND DRINK: Cywain on Tour – Regional Networking 14 June 2022; OPPORTUNITY: Small Business Saturday 2022 – Small Biz 100; AWARDS: The Grocer New Product Awards 2022; OFFER: Free 5 litre bottle of hand sanitising gel; EVENT: Innovation Leadership Workshop 13 June 2022; EVENT: Innovation Support Surgery 15 June 2022.

May

31 May: EVENT: UK Shared Prosperity Fund in Gwynedd: information and engagement sessions for stakeholders; TAX: HMRC urges businesses to move to new customs IT platform; EVENTS: Business Wales Events – June; OPPORTUNITY: Congl Meinciau Enterprise Centre, Botwnnog – Café to let; OPPORTUNITY: Cynnig Cymraeg (Welsh Offer); TECH: Ffiws Maker Space Porthmadog; DIGITAL: The Digital Divide in North Wales – discussion; REGULATION: Landlords: housing law is changing (Renting Homes).

27 May: COVID-19: Coronavirus regulations to end in Wales; TRAINING: Gwynedd Ambassador Scheme; RECRUITMENT: Gwaith Gwynedd – Jobs Noticeboard; SURVEY: Ardal Ni 2035 – have you shared your opinion about your local area?; LEARNING: Free courses MeTAL – Materials and Manufacturing Education Training and Learning; TAX: The classification of self-catering accommodation for local tax purposes; EVENTS: FSB online events – June.

24 May: EVENT: Digital Skills & Careers Expo 7 June 2022; TAX: Check if a letter you’ve received from HMRC is genuine; FUNDING: The Ashley Family Foundation; EVENT: FSB North Wales Small Business Conference 14 July 2022; EMPLOYMENT: National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage rates for 2022; NEWS: Welsh Government Brilliant Basics Fund; FUNDING: Seafood Innovation Fund; FUNDING: Heat Pump Scheme – information for installers.

20 May: FUNDING: Creative Wales Production Funding; LEARNING: MADE Cymru – courses starting 10 June 2022; SURVEY: Skills and Employment Survey; CONGRATULATIONS: Bangor Pier is Pier of the Year 2022; TECH: SMART Town Solution Showcase – Route Media Event 25 May 202; FOOD & DRINK: Wales: A Food Destination – extra funding; BREXIT: Webinars for using UKCA marking.

17 May: SURVEY: Gwynedd Business Survey – closes 18 May 2022; OPPORTUNITY: Garages/Taxi companies – Free car seat covers; FUNDING: UK Global Screen Fund; WELLBEING: Preventing sexual harassment at work – hospitality sector; TECH: FFIWS Caernarfon Workshop 19 May 2022; CAMPAIGN: Wales Tourism Week 2022, 15 – 22 May; BREXIT: Update on import controls on EU goods.

13 May: SURVEY: Gwynedd Business Survey – thanks, you’re amazing!; EVENT: Gŵyl Fwyd Caernarfon 14 May 2022 #BuyLocal #SupportLocal; SURVEY: Skills and Employment Survey; NEWS: Caernarfon-based TV company leads £650,000 global co-production; NEWS: Bangor University Business Engagement News – Spring Issue; AWARDS: Wales Food and Drink Awards 2022; OPPORTUNITY: Business Wales Expert Sessions: Supply Chain Summits.

10 May: SURVEY: Gwynedd Business Survey – last chance to share your views; AWARDS: Apprenticeship Awards Cymru 2022; EMPLOYMENT: Guidance for businesses offering work to people coming from Ukraine; EMPLOYMENT: Lowest paid workers to be given flexibility to top up their pay; BREXIT: Moving goods between GB and the EU – Webinars; DIGITAL: Superfast Business Wales – Free webinars; EVENTS: FSB online events.

6 May: TRAINING: Farming Connect – Skills and Training; AWARDS: Food Awards Wales 2022 – Gwynedd winners; LEARNING: Community Leader Cymru – Clore Social Leadership – 6 June – 5 August 2022; WELLBEING: Mental Health Awareness Week, 9-15 May 2022; SURVEY: Childcare in Gwynedd – A survey of employers; SURVEY: Value of Tourism – Gwynedd STEAM Survey 2021; COVID-19: Face coverings retained in health and social care settings.

3 May: FUNDING: Installation of Electrical Vehicle Charging Ports; TECH: SMART Town Workshops – Blaenau Ffestiniog, Beddgelert and Aberdaron; BREXIT: Update; AGRICULTURE: Avian influenza (bird flu) – latest; TAX: Business and motoring expenses explained; OPPORTUNITY: Looking for mentors for the Made with Wool project; REGULATION: Goods originating in Russia and Belarus; REGULATION: Licensing hours extended to mark Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. 

April

29 April: FUNDING: Horticulture Development Scheme; FUNDING: Digital Growth Grant; FUNDING: Pub is the Hub 2022 – Community Grants; EVENT: Gwynedd Business Surgery 4 May 2022; HEALTH & SAFETY: Latest updates from HSE; TAX: HMRC guidance on electronic payment of tips; TRANSPORT: Pen y Pass pre-booked parking; EVENT: Travel Trade training – Reaching new audiences, 4 May 2022; FOOD SAFETY AND HYGIENE: Recall of Kinder products.

25 April: COVID-19: Checklist for businesses, employers and event organisers; RECRUITMENT: Bangor Gwaith Gwynedd Jobs Fair; TECH: FFIWS Caernarfon Workshops 26/28 April 2022; EVENT: Business networking event in Dolgellau; EVENT: Wales Co-operative Centre – Building Stronger Local Economies 27 April 2022; EVENT: Social Business Wales – Start Something Good 27 April 2022; EMPLOYMENT: National Insurance relief when hiring veterans.

14 April: COVID-19: Change to legal requirements 18 April 2022.

13 April: CONGRATULATIONS: Success for Gwynedd businesses at FSB Wales Awards; TECH: SMART Town Workshops – Aberdaron and Blaenau Ffestiniog; EVENT: In-person networking event in Dolgellau; OPPORTUNITY: Busnes@LlandrilloMenai – Green Digital Academy; EVENT: Construction Employers – Apprenticeships, Courses and Funding 10 May 2022; AWARDS: Welsh Women in Business Awards 2022; SKILLS: Flexible Skills Programme; BREXIT: Post EU-exit border controls and infrastructure at Welsh Ports; EVENTS: FSB online events; SAFETY: Visitors to popular locations urged to plan ahead; Best wishes for the Easter holiday.

8 April: CONGRATULATIONS: Gwynedd businesses commended!; SKILLS: Caernarfon TV company in pioneering training programme; WELLBEING: RCS Mental Health and the Workplace webinar 10 May 2022; DIGITAL: Superfast Business Wales – Free webinars; OPPORTUNITY: Fashion for Change Accelerator Programme; TRANSPORT: Changes to Sherpa bus services.

5 April: RECRUITMENT: Dolgellau Gwaith Gwynedd Jobs Fair 12 May 2022; EVENT: How Can Marketing Boost Your Business? 27 April 2022; TAX: Retail, Leisure and Hospitality Rates Relief 2022/23; SURVEY: Accommodation businesses – Gwynedd STEAM Survey 2021 closes 8 April; EVENT: Nuclear Decommissioning Business Opportunities in North Wales 7 April 2022; EMPLOYMENT: Construction apprenticeships in Wales are changing; EMPLOYMENT: National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage rates for 2022; TAX: Prepare for the Health and Social Care Levy.

1 April: TECH: FFIWS Caernarfon Augmented Reality Workshop 5 April 2022; EVENT: Nuclear Decommissioning Business Opportunities in North Wales 7 April 2022; RECRUITMENT: The experience makers – Work in hospitality and tourism; SUPPORT: Register a business or organisation to help Ukrainian refugees coming to Wales; BREXIT: 24 March 2022 UPDATE.

March

28 March: EMPLOYMENT: Offer work to people who have come to the UK from Ukraine; OPPORTUNITY: Environmental Officers; EVENT: Made with Wool Workshop @ Ffiws Porthmadog; COVID-19: Free 5 litre bottle of hand sanitising gel; SUPPORT: Be the Business – UK; TAX: One week left to pay Self Assessment tax bill.

25 March: COVID-19: Changes to legal requirements; CAMPAIGN: Let’s boost local spend for Mother’s Day #SulYMamau #BuyLocal #SupportLocal; AWARDS: Gwynedd companies shortlisted for Daily Post/North Wales Live Business Awards; REGULATION: Ending physical punishment in Wales; TECH: FFIWS Caernarfon Workshop 28 March 2022; BREXIT: Updated guidance for the transport sector; REGULATION: Impact of UK Russian sanctions on businesses; SURVEY: Gwynedd STEAM Survey 2021 – accommodation businesses; EVENT: Social Business Wales – Social Impact Mini Series.

22 March: RECRUITMENT: Barmouth Gwaith Gwynedd Jobs Fair; EMPLOYMENT: Business Wales – We’re in your corner; EVENTS: Business Wales webinars; REGULATION: Outdoor civil weddings and civil partnerships; FUNDING: UK Government announces plans for largest ever R&D budget; EVENT: Hot Topics for International Trade – 31 March 2022; EMPLOYMENT: National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage rates for 2022; BREXIT: Food standards – labelling and composition.

18 March: NEWS: Gwynedd businesses recognised as Welsh export champions; CAMPAIGN: Let’s boost local spend for Mother’s Day #SulYMamau #BuyLocal #SupportLocal; NEWS: New food emporium in Harlech featured by Development Bank; SUSTAINABILITY: Refill Cymru – Get involved to help tackle single-use plastic pollution!; BREXIT: Tariffs on goods imported into the UK; WARNING: Scammers targeting Self Assessment customers; TECH: ‘Become a SMART Town’ – ‘Bubltown thrive’ showcase 23 March 2022; SURVEY: Gwynedd Business Support Bulletin Survey.

15 March: RECRUITMENT: Barmouth Gwaith Gwynedd Jobs Fair; HUMANITARIAN: ‘Homes for Ukraine’ scheme launched; COVID-19: Final claims for the Statutory Sick Pay Rebate Scheme; TAX: Prepare for the Health and Social Care Levy; EMPLOYMENT: Incentives for businesses to recruit disabled apprentices increased and extended; SURVEY: Creative Wales Industry Survey.

11 March: SURVEY: Gwynedd Business Support Bulletin Survey; LEARNING: 20Twenty Business Growth Programme – Fast Track CMI level 4 Leadership Programme; CONSULTATION: Ardal Ni 2035 – an opportunity for the people of Gwynedd to shape the future of their area; EVENT: Green Ambition Webinar Series 21-24 March 2022; NETWORKING: Corris Craft Centre Open Day 5 April 2022; HEALTH & SAFETY:Health and safety law poster and leaflet; FUNDING: £150 million loan scheme to support innovative SMEs launched.

8 March: DIGITAL: Social Media – Grow as you go 10 & 17 March 2022; EVENT: MIT ILP Wales Celebrating Women in Science & Technology – March 2022; EVENT: WRAP Cymru Celebration Event – 14 March 2022; WELLBEING: RCS Wellbeing monthly planners; EVENTS: FSB online events; MARKETING: Wales Coast Path toolkit; SUPPORT: Ukraine – support for people affected.

4 March: COVID-19: Current regulations to remain for the time being and long-term plan published; COVID-19: SURVEY: Free 5 litre bottle of hand sanitising gel; Education and the economy – HELP US TO HELP YOU!; TAX: New local tax rules for holiday lets from April 2023; OPPORTUNITY: Busnes@LlandrilloMenai Green Digital Academy; TECH: ‘Become a SMART Town’ March workshops; LEARNING: Free courses MeTAL – Materials and Manufacturing Education Training and Learning; SURVEY: Help Build The Future of Wales Questionnaire – OECD.

February

28 February: COVID-19: New regulations on face coverings introduced; OPPORTUNITY: Celebrating St David’s Day by boosting local spend – #RandomActsOfWelshness #StDavidsDay #BuyLocal #SupportLocal; RECRUITMENT: Gwaith Gwynedd Job Fairs; FUNDING: Business Wales Town Centre Entrepreneurship Fund; REGULATIONS: Smoke-free law changes from 1 March 2022.  

25 February: TRAINING: Tourism for All (TFA) training course – improving accessibility; CAMPAIGN: Food Waste Action Week 2022, 7-13 March 2022; CONSULTATION: Review of travel, tourism, hospitality and catering qualifications; DIGITAL: Superfast Business Wales – Free webinars; ENVIRONMENT: The Journey to Net Zero for SMEs; WELLBEING: CULT Cymru – Mental Health & Wellbeing Workshops.

22 February: RECRUITMENT UPDATE: Gwaith Gwynedd Job Fairs; TAX: Less than a week left to file late Self Assessment tax returns; AWARDS: FSB Celebrating Small Business Awards 2022 – entries close 27 February 2022; EVENT: Wales Coast Path – Visit Wales industry webinar 3 March 2022; CAMPAIGN: St David’s Day 2022; EVENT: Wales Week London 2022. 

18 February: COVID-19: COVID Pass no longer required for indoor or outdoor events; EMPLOYMENT: Apprenticeship Recruitment Support; EMPLOYMENT: Business Wales – We’re in your corner; OPPORTUNITY: CIST – Project Net Zero Gwynedd; SECURITY: New Cyber Essentials scheme; AWARDS: FSB Celebrating Small Business Awards 2022 – entries close 27 February 2022; CAMPAIGN: Fairtrade Fortnight 2022; TAX: Almost 100,000 customers spread the cost of their tax bill.   

15 February: CONSULTATION: Precautionary Allergen Labelling (PAL); CAMPAIGN: Keep Wales Tidy – Litter Free Zones; EVENT: Wales on Rails tourism webinar 17 February 2022; RECRUITMENT: Gwaith Gwynedd General Jobs Fairs; FUNDING: Barriers To Start Up Grant – Enterprise Hub Miwtini Event 16 February 2022; EVENT: Social Business Wales – Employee Ownership 17 February 2022; OPPORTUNITY: Welsh Health Hack 16 February 2022 & 1 March 2022.

11 February: COVID-19: Further relaxation of Coronavirus protections announced; FUNDING: COVID-19 restrictions business support funds closing at 5:00pm on Monday; RECRUITMENT: Gwaith Gwynedd hospitality jobs fairs – next week; SURVEY: Gwynedd, Anglesey and Conwy Marine Code of Conduct Questionnaire; TECH: Ffiws maker space in Caernarfon opens 14 February 2022; FOOD & DRINK: #LoveWalesLoveTaste St David’s Day March 1st 2022; BREXIT: Have your say on the future of customs checks.

8 February: EMPLOYMENT: Apprenticeship Week, 7-13 February 2022; RECRUITMENT: Gwaith Gwynedd hospitality jobs fair – update; FUNDING: COVID-19 restrictions business support funds – one week to go; OPPORTUNITY: Busnes@LlandrilloMenai Green Digital Academy; REGULATION: Private Parking Code of Practice; TAX: More than 10.2 million Self Assessments filed by 31 January 2022; DIGITAL: Superfast Business Wales – Free webinars; EVENTS: FSB.

4 February: RECRUITMENT: Gwaith Gwynedd hospitality jobs fair – update; SURVEY: Education and the economy – meeting the skills needs of Gwynedd businesses; FUNDING: Wales’ Cultural Recovery Fund 3 opens to new entrants; COVID-19: Alert Level 0 guidance; OPPORTUNITY: Nuclear Supply Chain Opportunities; SUPPORT: Funded support for the agri industry – Advisory Service; NEWS: Bangor Business Engagement News – Winter Issue; BREXIT: Using the UKNI marking; NETWORKING: Food Network for social businesses 16 Chwefror 2022.

1 February: FUNDING: Economic Resilience Fund closing at 4:00pm today!; FINANCE: Be Nesa Llŷn – interest free loans; TECH: Ffiws Maker Space Porthmadog; BREXIT: Help and support for UK transition; COMPETITION: Great Taste Awards 2022.

January 2022

28 January: COVID-19: Wales moves to Alert Level 0; COVID-19: Measures remaining at Alert Level 0; RECRUITMENT: Gwaith Gwynedd hospitality jobs fair; LEARNING: MADE Cymru – courses starting 4 February 2022; HEALTH & SAFETY: Working at height guidelines; SECURITY: National Cyber Security Centre urges UK organisations to bolster their cyber security resilience. 

25 January: OPPORTUNITY: Busnes@LlandrilloMenai Green Digital Academy; RECRUITMENT: Gwaith Gwynedd Jobs Fair 27 January 2022; TECH: SMART Innovation; EVENT: Morlais Construction Phase – Drop-In Event 1 February 2022; WELLBEING: RCS webinars; BREXIT: Help and support for UK transition; FUNDING: Alert Level 2 business funds open. 

21 January: COVID-19: Phased easing of Covid restrictions to continue; SURVEY: Education and the economy – meeting the skills needs of Gwynedd businesses; FUNDING: All three Alert Level 2 business funds are now open; OPPORTUNITY: £1.3million competition launched to develop Telexistence technology; TECH: Help to Grow: Digital; EVENTS: Sustainable Visitor Economy 2035 events – register now; CONSULTATION: Reform of the School Year – Online engagement events; LEARNING: 20Twenty Business Growth Programme.

20 January: FUNDING: Application form for Emergency Business Fund now available

18 January: FUNDING: ERF Business Support – December 2021 to February 2022 now open; OPPORTUNITY: Let’s boost spending locally while celebrating St Dwynwen’s Day #CalonYGymuned; FUNDING: Barriers To Start Up Grant; EVENT: NDA (Nuclear Decommissioning Authority) Supply Chain Event 21 July 2022; BREXIT: Using the UKNI marking; HEALTH & SAFETY: Latest updates from HSE; TAX: HMRC responses to inaccurate claims; LEARNING: Free courses MeTAL – Materials and Manufacturing Education Training and Learning; EVENTS: Enterprise Hub @ M-SParc; WELLBEING: RCS Webinars. 

14 January: COVID-19: Roadmap to Alert Level 0 announced; FUNDING: Enhanced support to be provided by Emergency Business Fund and threshold for support from Economic Resilience Fund lowered; FUNDING: £15.4m to help support Wales’ Arts and Culture sectors; EVENTS: Sustainable Visitor Economy 2035 – Virtual Events 27 January 2022 | 7 February 2022; FUNDING: Industrial Energy Transformation Fund (IETF); FUNDING: UK Seafood Fund; OPPORTUNITY: Miwtini Egin Cegin; TAX: Making Tax Digital for VAT.

13 January: FUNDING: Registration form for NDR Emergency Fund now available

11 January: FUNDING: Gwynedd Town Centre Property Improvement Grant – don’t miss out!; RECRUITMENT: Gwaith Gwynedd Jobs Fair 27 January 2022; FUNDING: Cultural Winter Stability Fund opens 12 January 2022; BREXIT: Transport goods in and out of the UK using vans or car and trailers from 21 May 2022; BREXIT: Touring Europe – checklists for the arts, cultural, creative, and heritage sectors; BREXIT: Moving specific goods between GB and Europe webinars; LEARNING: MADE Cymru – courses starting February 2022; EVENTS: Business Wales webinars; EVENTS: FSB.

7 January: COVID-19: round-up of recent changes; COVID-19: Alert Level 2 requirements and regulations for businesses; COVID-19: Update on financial help for businesses impacted by Alert Level 2 regulations. 

December

23 December: FUNDING: £120m of emergency support for businesses; COVID-19: Updated guidance; Wishing you the best for 2022.   

22 December: COVID-19: Strengthened measures to keep Wales safe as omicron strikes; FUNDING: £5.25m Cultural Winter Stability Fund established; COVID-19: Lateral Flow Tests – LFT;  COVID-19: Guidance for childcare and playwork: coronavirus.

21 December: FUNDING: Retail, leisure and hospitality to receive 50% non-domestic rates relief in 2022-23; COVID-19: Latest Information and Guidance; COVID-19: Vaccinations; HEALTH & SAFETY: Dangers of emergency tree work; BREXIT: Get a goods movement reference; TAX: Don’t forget to declare COVID-19 grants on your tax return; EVENTS: Business Wales webinars.

17 December: COVID-19: New requirements and regulations for businesses; COVID-19: Vaccinations; OPPORTUNITY: Let’s boost local spend with #NadoligLlawenLleol.

14 December: COVID-19: Act now!; FUNDING: £1 million fund to support 500 unemployed people to start a business; FUNDING: The Circular Future Fund: The Million Pound Challenge; FUNDING: Wales International Inbound Tourism Fund (WIITF); BREXIT: Successfully import, export and expand overseas; AGRICULTURE: Avian influenza (bird flu) – latest update; TAX: Self Assessment customers use monthly payment plans to pay £46 million in tax.

10 December: COVID-19: Latest Welsh Government 21-day review; COVID-19: Vaccination; COVID-19: Testing; COVID-19: Employer Responsibilities – Information and Guidance; SAFETY: Spiked Campaign.

7 December: COVID-19: ‘Disrupt the transmission’ – latest Keep Wales Safe campaign launches; FUNDING: New Town Centre Property Improvement Grant now available; OPPORTUNITY: Shop local winter campaign; EVENT: SMART Solution Showcase – Insights into understanding footfall data 9 December 2021; FUNDING: Business Wales Town Centre Entrepreneurship Fund; EMPLOYMENT: Job vacancies in Gwynedd noticeboards; EMPLOYMENT: Busnes@LlandrilloMenai support for businesses to recruit apprentices; BREXIT: Christmas hours for customs checks at the Port of Holyhead; NEWS: Closure of Barmouth Viaduct extended up until 29 December 2021.

3 December: COVID-19: Now’s the time to redouble our efforts; FUNDING: Creative Wales Music Capital Fund (MCF); EVENT: Healthy Working Wales – COVID-19 Commendation Event 8 December 2021; SUPPORT: Free Christmas parking in Gwynedd 11-28 December 2021; OPPORTUNITY: Designers of the future; AWARDS: South Caernarfon Creameries (SCC) scoops record haul of international awards; BREXIT: Webinars calendar; BREXIT: Less than a month until full customs controls are introduced; ADVICE: Companies House – File accounts early and online to avoid delays; LEARNING: Expanding Horizons with Equity LIVE. 

November

29 November: BREXIT: Brexit checker; EVENT: North Wales Economic Ambition Board – Early Market Engagement Event 3 December 2021; EVENT: Small Business Saturday 4 December 2021; EVENT: FSB Big Small Business Networking Event 15 December 2021; AWARDS: Gwynedd Go North Wales Awards 2021 Winners; GUIDANCE: Professional Qualifications Bill 2021: factsheets; AWARDS: FSB Celebrating Small Business Awards 2022 open for entries; EVENTS: FSB.

26 November: COVID-19: Employer Responsibilities – Information and Guidance; HEALTH & SAFETY: Managing home workers’ health and safety; WELLBEING: Working Minds campaign launched; OPPORTUNITY: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Wales – Could your business benefit?; SUPPORT: Cyber Resilience Centre for Wales (WCRC); BREXIT: Check how to import or export goods; FUNDING: Aerospace innovation grant for SMEs; EVENT: North Wales Economic Ambition Board – Early Market Engagement Event 3 December 2021; EVENT: Recruitment of Employees – The Legal Issues 29 November 2021; EVENT: FSB – Women entrepreneurs in hospitality 30 November 2021; TRAINING: Help to Grow | Management scheme. 

23 November: FUNDING: Additional support for businesses announced; HEALTH & SAFETY: Seasonal workers’ health and safety; SUPPORT: UK Export Finance (UKEF) enhanced support; SURVEY: UK space sector survey – Size and Health 2021; OPPORTUNITY: Innovate UK EDGE Pitchfest Wales – Applications open; BREXIT: Ask the export support team a question; TAX: HMRC warns customers about Self Assessment tricksters; ENVIRONMENT: SMART Innovation.

19 November: COVID-19: Caution urged; OPPORTUNITY: Neges@Home Open Call; AGRICULTURE: Avian influenza prevention zone now in place across GB; LEARNING: Web Design Workshop, 23 November 2021; LEARNING: Legal sector webinar, 24 November 2021; LEARNING: CAD Workshop, 25 November 2021; TRAINING: Help to Grow | Management scheme.

16 November: EVENT: Small Business Saturday 2021; OPPORTUNITY: Business Directory; SUPPORT: Gwynedd Council is expanding the business support team; EVENT: Cyber Security for Social Businesses 25 November 2021; BREXIT: Apply to access Customs Handling of Import and Export Freight (C1800); BREXIT: Leaflets for hauliers; LEARNING: MADE Cymru – courses starting February 2022.

12 November: COVID-19: Required use of the NHS COVID Pass to be extended; COVID-19: Risk assesments still required at Alert Level 0; OPPORTUNITY: Digital Marketing Companies; EVENT: Social Enterprise Futures, 8 November 2021 – 8 December 2021; NETWORKING: Food Network for Social Businesses 17 November 2021; WELLBEING: RCS – News; BREXIT: Webinars calendar.  

10 November: OPPORTUNITY: Neges@Home Open Call; AWARDS: Daily Post/North Wales Live Business Awards 2021; TECH: Ffiws Maker Space Porthmadog; EVENT: North Wales Economic Ambition Board – Early Market Engagement Event 3 December 2021; FINANCE: Be Nesa Llŷn – interest free loans; OPPORTUNITY: Blaenau Ffestiniog Pop Up Shop; FINANCE: Recovery Loan Fund for charities and social enterprises. 

5 November: EVENT: Sustainable Visitor Economy 2035 – Virtual Event 30 November 2021; SURVEY: The 2021 Visitor Season; OPPORTUNITY: Visit Wales Quality Grading Assessments are now free; CONSULTATION: Statutory registration / licensing for holiday accommodation; CONSULTATION: Local taxes on second homes and holiday lets. 

2 November: COVID-19: Alert Level 0 measures strengthened; COVID-19: New self-isolation requirements; COVID-19: Use of NHS COVID Pass to be extended; REGULATION: Autumn Budget 2021; EVENT: Small Business Saturday 2021; HEALTH & SAFETY: Working safely in confined spaces; EVENT: Enterprise Hub Events November 2021; SUPPORT: Gwynedd Council advertising for a ‘Supporting Local Businesses Officer'.

October

26 October: TAX: HMRC Self Assessment deadlines; HEALTH & SAFETY: HSE – Protect those working alone; FOOD and DRINK: Workshops and Masterclasses; PROMOTION: Promote your business to Gwynedd Council’s 6,000+ workers; LEARNING: The Journey to Net Zero – FSB virtual conference 2 November 2021; LEARNING: Superfast Business Wales webinars – Get Found Online | SEO; COVID-19: Gwynedd coronavirus numbers.

20 October: EVENT: SMART Solution Showcase – Helping places to understand their citizens 21 October 2021; FUNDING: Gwynedd Town Centre Loans Fund; EVENT: How to use your story to market your business 29 October 2021; RECRUITMENT: Recruiting Prison Leavers – Employers Summit 2021; SURVEY: National Slate Museum – Past, Present and Future; EMPLOYMENT: GO Wales – Helping students to develop skills for the workplace; EVENT: Free FSB virtual events; RECRUITMENT: Working Wales – Tourism and hospitality recruitment/careers campaign.

15 October: COVID-19: COVID Pass – first weekend; TECH: ‘Become a SMART Town’ workshops; TECH: The Internet of Things -IoT – project at Glynllifon College Farm; TECH: Ffiws Maker Space Porthmadog; LEARNING: Expanding Horizons with Equity LIVE; EVENT: BlasCymru/TasteWales 2021 27-28 October 2021. 

13 October: COVID-19: COVID Pass guidance updated; FUNDING: SME Innovation Funding Call; WELLBEING: RCS – Working Well Programme | Becoming a Wellbeing Employer 21 October 2021; SURVEY: Farmer & Landowner survey – Our Living Trails; WELLBEING: Menopause in the Workplace; EVENT: FSB Meeting the Challenge in Wales: Becoming a Sustainable Small Business 15 October 2021; EVENT: Healthy Working Wales – COVID-19 Commendation Event. 

8 October: COVID-19: Coronavirus control plan: autumn and winter 2021 update; COVID-19: COVID Pass for events and nightclubs; COVID-19: General resources; EMPLOYMENT: Incentives for businesses to recruit apprentices further extended; RESEARCH: RSP North Wales – Employer Survey.

5 October: FUNDING:Welsh Food and Drink Industry – The Decarbonisation and Covid Challenge Fund; REGULATION: Changes in allergen labelling requirements; COVID-19: Deadline for Covid-19 sick pay; BUSINESS SUPPORT: Childcare and Playwork providers; REGULATION: Additional training requirement for door supervisors and security guards; AWARDS: Go North Wales Tourism Awards 2021; COVID-19: PCR testing sites. 

1 October: COVID-19: Furlough scheme has ended; EMPLOYMENT: Sign up to the Equality Pledge; COMPETITION: Heroes of Net Zero Competition; BREXIT: Latest; HOSPITALITY: PCA (Pubs Code Adjudicator) publishes factsheet on Code rights; TECH: ‘Become a SMART Town’ workshops; COMPETITION: Could your organisation’s response to Covid-19 be award winning?

September

29 September: REQUEST: Accommodation sought; CONSULTATION: Establishing a statutory registration or licensing scheme for holiday accommodation operators in Wales; TAX: Businesses get more time to prepare for digital tax changes; LEGISLATION: Withholding tips from staff to be made illegal; LEARNING: Expanding Horizons with Equity LIVE.

24 September: RESEARCH: Cultural Freelancers Wales survey; FOOD and DRINK: Workshops and Masterclasses; LEARNING: Cyber Resilience – Secure Your Business, Secure Your Future 12 October 2021; LEARNING: FSB Meeting the Challenge in Wales: Becoming a Sustainable Small Business 15 October 2021; LEARNING: The Journey to Net Zero – FSB virtual conference 2 November 2021; FUNDING: National Lottery Heritage Fund – ‘15-minute heritage programme – Round 2’. 

21 September: FUNDING: Creative Wales Development Fund; COVID-19: Children’s soft play and indoor play areas: potential reasonable measures action card; LEARNING: MADE Cymru – last chance to take advantage of 100% funding; RESEARCH: RSP North Wales- Employer Survey; LEARNING: Miwtini: Bangor 22 September 2021; TECH: SMART Towns Cymru webinar – ‘Discover Digital Marketing Methods’ 24 September 2021; TECH: 5G and the Creative Industries: Gaming 27 September 2021; EVENT: FSB Fully Funded Digital Marketing Apprenticeships in Wales 8 October 2021. 

17 September: COVID-19: COVID Pass for events and nightclubs announced; COVID-19: Wales remains at Alert Level 0; COVID-19: HSE ventilation guidance; COVID-19: Vaccination; COVID-19: PCR testing sites; COVID-19: General resources.

15 September: FUNDING: Give your business a boost by winning £25,000!; FUNDING: Rates relief extended for childcare providers until 2025; REGULATION: End of temporary insolvency measures; LEARNING:Toyota Lean Clusters Programme; HEALTH & SAFETY: Latest news and guidance from the HSE; TECH: Ffiws Maker Space Porthmadog; AWARDS: FSB Celebrating Small Business Awards 2022; SURVEY: Enterprise Engineering and Optics Centre Business Needs Survey. 

13 September: NETWORKING: Cardiff Business School Breakfast Briefings; BREXIT: Guidance and advice; AWARDS: St David Awards 2022; WELLBEING: Anti sexual harassment pioneers needed; CONSULTATION: Local taxes on second homes and holiday lets.

8 September: ENVIRONMENT: Recycle Week 20-26 September 2021; AWARDS: Digital Leaders 100 Awards; LEARNING: FSB Events; EVENT: National Hospitality Day 18.09.2021; NETWORKING: Cocktails and Creativity 15 September 2021 5:30pm-7:00pm.

2 September: Bulletin Content - COVID-19: Measures to protect businesses from eviction extended; LEARNING: Free webinars to help food and drink manufacturers get digital; TECH: ‘Become a SMART Town’ workshops; COVID-19: Vaccination Clinics; COVID-19: Bangor PCR testing site has moved; COVID-19: Summary and resources.

August

27 August: Bulletin Content - COVID-19: Let’s have a safe and successful Bank Holiday weekend; COVID-19: Vaccination; COVID-19: PCR testing sites; COVID-19: Lateral Flow Tests (LFTs); COVID 19: Self-isolation; COVID-19: general resources.

24 August: Bulletin Content - FUNDING: National Forest for Wales – The Woodland Investment Grant (TWIG); TRAINING: Help to Grow | Management scheme; FUNDING: Space entrepreneurs business growth scheme; TECH: The Internet of Things project at Glynllifon College Farm; TECH: Ffiws Support Package; SUPPORT: Helo Blod | Free translation service; NETWORKING: FSB Events.

20 August: Bulletin Content - COVID-19: Alert Level 0; COVID-19: Reasonable measures action cards; COVID-19: Ventilation | Updated HSE guidance; COVID-19: Vaccination; COVID-19: Testing; COVID-19: Self-isolation; COVID-19: general resources.

18 August: Bulletin Content - SKILLS AND RECRUITMENT: Tourism, Hospitality and Events Sector; BREXIT: Webinars; SURVEY: Creative Wales Audience Insights; TECH: SMART Towns Cymru; LEARNING: Miwtini: Bangor 22 September 2021; WELLBEING: The Healthy Working Wales Podcast.

9 August: Bulletin Content - COVID-19: Economic Resilience Fund (ERF): July/August support for businesses with a turnover of less than £85k closes today at 5:00pm; COVID-19: Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme changes.

6 August: Bulletin Content - COVID-19: Move to Alert Level 0 to be completed on 7 August 2021; COVID-19: Key points for businesses at Alert Level 0; COVID-19: Changes to self-isolation for fully-vaccinated adults; COVID-19: Testing; COVID-19: Vaccination; COVID-19: General resources.

3 August: Bulletin Content - COVID-19: Economic Resilience Fund (ERF): July/August support for businesses with a turnover of less than £85k; COVID-19: Vaccination; NEWS: New World Heritage Site for Gwynedd; REGULATION: Changes in allergen labelling requirements; WELLBEING: RCS – Wellbeing for work | Building Resilience; RESOURCES: Wales Coast Path toolkitl; BREXIT: Updated guidance for transport sector.

30 July: Bulletin Content - COVID-19: Alert Level 1 signage; COVID-19: Vaccination; COVID-19: Testing; COVID-19: Make sure you’re complying with the regulations; COVID-19: general resources.

July

27 July: Bulletin Content - WELLBEING: Mental Health Awareness Training 29 July 2021; TAX: Tax Credit renewal date 31 July 2021; TECH: Ffiws Maker Space, Porthmadog; TECH: SFBW – Free advice to help your business get online; LEARNING: Business Wales Events; BREXIT: Guidance and webinars; FUNDING: New funding from UK Space Agency.

22 July: Bulletin Content - COVID-19: Lateral Flow Tests (LFTs); COVID-19: Vaccination clinic – Caernarfon; COVID-19: Alert Level 1 signage; COVID-19: Make sure you have a risk assessment in place; COVID-19: general resources.

20 July: Bulletin Content - COVID-19: Alert Level 1 regulations from 17 July 2021; FUNDING: Circular Economy Fund: WRAP Cymru; EMPLOYMENT: Job vacancies noticeboard and National Minimum Wage reminder; MANUFACTURING: MADE Cymru; BREXIT: EU Settlement Scheme – information for employers.

15 July: Bulletin Content - COVID-19: Move to Alert Level 1 to be completed on 17 July 2021; COVID-19: Useful resources; COVID-19: Blaenau Ffestiniog testing centre; COVID-19: Lateral Flow Test (LFT) pick-up points.   

13 July: Bulletin Content - COVID-19: Economic Resilience Fund (ERF): July/August support open for businesses with a turnover of £85k+; COVID-19: Self-Employment Income Support Scheme SEISS – fifth grant; COVID-19: The Agricultural Shows Innovation Fund; FUNDING: VisitBritain: Business Events Domestic Support Fund; COVID-19: Face coverings to continue to help keep Wales safe; COVID-19: Lateral Flow Tests (LFTs); NETWORKING: Mott MacDonald Collaborator Engagement Event 15 July 2021; BREXIT UPDATE. 

6 July: Bulletin Content - COVID-19: Economic Resilience Fund (ERF): Further support for businesses with a turnover of £85k+; COVID-19: You can now make June CJRS claims; LEARNING: RCS – Wellbeing for work: Managing Employee Stress & Avoiding Burnout 20 July 2021; BREXIT: EU Settlement Scheme – the deadline has now passed; NETWORKING: FSB Annual North Wales Small Business Conference 16 July 2021; LEARNING: Responsible Business in Wales: purpose and values 13 July 2021.

June

29 June: Bulletin Content - COVID-19: May/June support for businesses with a pre-COVID turnover of under £85k closing 30/6/21; COVID-19: Measures to protect businesses from eviction extended; COVID-19: Lateral Flow Tests (LFTs) | Vaccination; LEARNING: Eryri Podcast; NETWORKING: FSB North Wales Virtual Networking.

25 June: Bulletin Content - COVID-19: Pause in move to Alert Level 1 confirmed; COVID-19: Lateral Flow Tests (LFTs) and vaccination update; COVID-19: Together Stronger!; FUNDING: VisitBritain: Business Events Domestic Support Fund launched; FUNDING: HMRC can help towards the cost of children’s summer holiday activities; TAX: P11D – complete your 2020 to 2021 return; LEARNING: “Helping Guests and Visitors to Stay Safer in the Outdoors – Ask the Experts” 1 July 2021; HEALTH: NHS 111 Wales.

22 June: Bulletin Content - FUNDING: Town Centre Entrepreneurship Fund – Bangor; COVID-19: Furlough (CJRS) is changing from July; RECRUITMENT: Gwaith Gwynedd jobs fair for tourism and hospitality 29 June 2021; EMPLOYMENT: Disabled People’s Employment Champions; FUNDING: Support for farmers and landowners; HEALTH & SAFETY: Legionella risk from hot tubs and spas; LEARNING: Free webinars to help food and drink producers get digital.

18 June: Bulletin Content - COVID-19: Rule changes on hold for 4 weeks as Delta spreads; COVID-19: new materials to help hospitality and tourism stay safe; COVID-19: Key messages to keep your staff, customers and the community safe.

17 June: Bulletin Content - RECRUITMENT: Gwaith Gwynedd jobs fair for tourism and hospitality 29 June 2021; COVID-19: “Support Wales by holidaying at home this year”; COVID-19: Letter to driving instructors about the future demand for driving tests; LEARNING: Tax and Bookkeeping Webinar – North Wales; BREXIT: Importing or moving fish to the UK; BREXIT: Customs, VAT and Excise UK transition legislation from 1 January 2021; BREXIT: Register of customs agents and fast parcel operators.

11 June: Bulletin Content - COVID-19: Last chance for businesses with £85k+ turnover pre-COVID to access ERF money; COVID-19: HMRC confirms fifth SEISS grant; COVID-19: Help keep your customers and the community safe this weekend; AWARDS: Womenspire nominations close 21 June 2021; AWARDS: Social Business Wales Awards 2021; BREXIT: Summary – The UK’s new relationship with the EU; BREXIT: New Conformity Assessment Markings.

8 June: Bulletin Content - COVID-19: Phased move to Alert Level 1; COVID-19: Keep alert and stay compliant; COVID-19: Revised guidance from UKHospitality; COVID-19: The Delta variant is in Gwynedd; COVID-19: Economic Resilience Fund (ERF) financial support; FUNDING: UK Global Screen Fund – International Business Development; LEARNING: Superfast Business Wales/FSB Wales Webinars.

3 June: Bulletin Content - Economic Resilience Fund (ERF) for businesses with a turnover of £85k+ closes 14 June 2021; ERF for businesses with a turnover of under £85,000 open; Rural Business Investment Scheme – Non Agricultural (RBIS); Gwynedd Town Centre Loans Fund; FSB North Wales Virtual Networking; CITB & Sell2Wales Virtual Workshop: 9 June 2021, 3:00pm – 4:00pm; Business Wales Webinars.

May

27 May: Bulletin Content - COVID-19: Welsh Government Statement: New variants of coronavirus; COVID-19: public encouraged to plan ahead for Bank Holiday weekend; COVID-19: Current advice; TOURISM & HOSPITALITY: Pen y Pass pre-booked parking; RECRUITMENT: Gwaith Gwynedd; FOOD and DRINK: Workshops and Masterclasses; FOOD and DRINK: UN Food Systems Summit Competition; MANUFACTURING: MADE Cymru: courses starting 4 June 2021; MANUFACTURING: MADE Cymru Industry Summit: 8 – 10 June 2021; BREXIT: Delaying declarations for EU goods brought into Great Britain; BREXIT: Rules of Origin webinar available for Welsh businesses. 

24 May: Bulletin Content - Economic Resilience Fund (ERF) open for businesses with a turnover of £85k+; Updated Hostels Guidance; Welsh Fire Services calling for holiday home owners to take action; SMART Towns Project Webinars; Free business start-up course: Miwtini Creative and Digital 2 June 2021; ION Leadership’s “Personality in Work; Making the best of who you are!” event– 27 May2021.

21 May: Bulletin Contant - Pub is the Hub – community grants; Residential Outdoor Education Sector Fund; Cei Llechi Caernarfon: Units available; M-SParc: Recruiting the Future 26 May 2021, 10:30am – 12:00pm; Business Wales Webinar | Operating as a Limited Company: Tuesday 25 May 2021, 1.00pm – 4.00pm; Resilience Series Workshop for Welsh Social Enterprises: Re-thinking Income Streams 26 & 27 May 2021, 9.30am – 12.30pm; Brexit Update. 

17 May: Bulletin Content - Wales is now in Alert Level 2; Further financial support for businesses; Wales Cultural Recovery Fund – Freelancer Support Fund open; Wales Start-Up Awards 2021; FSB North Wales Virtual Networking'; SELKIE Project – ‘Meet the Expert’ Series - Tenders: Sell2Wales 20 May 2021.

14 May: Bulletin Content - Wales moves to Alert Level 2; Encouraging safe re-opening in Gwynedd; Latest advice; Further financial support for businesses; Wales Cultural Recovery Fund – Freelancer Support Fund opens 17 May 2021; Slate Landscape of Northwest Wales World Heritage Site Nomination: Community Events; Resilience Series Workshop for Welsh Social Enterprises: Measuring Your Social Impact 19 & 20 May 2021, 9:30am – 12:30pm.

11 May: Bulletin Content - Welcoming the customer safely in Gwynedd; Clocaenog Forest Wind Farm Fund: Business Grants Launch 17 May 2021; Brexit Update; CRISP21 – Free Online Innovation Funding Support Surgery 19 May 2021; SFBW: Let digital pick up the slack – free webinars to increase resource; Slate Landscape of Northwest Wales World Heritage Site Nomination: Community Events.

7 May: Bulletin Content - Tourism and Hospitality Businesses: keep your staff, customers and the community safe; Latest advice; New online tools to help prevent, lower and manage stress at work; Mental Health Awareness Week: Connect with nature 10-16 May 2021; Slate Landscape of Northwest Wales World Heritage Site Nomination: Community Events.

1 May: Bulletin Content - Let’s have a safe and successful Bank Holiday weekend; Gwynedd Press Release: Public urged to remain vigilant over Bank Holiday Weekend; Gwynedd Press Release: Public urged to remain vigilant over Bank Holiday Weekend; Alert level 3: summary; Health and Safety Executive (HSE): Key points to consider for businesses reopening in Wales; Checklists; Latest advice; Visit Wales News.

April

30 April: Bulletin Content - Marketing Support for Businesses; Food Skills Cymru: Workshops and masterclasses for May 2021; MADE Cymru Industry Summit 8–10 June 2021; Wales Start-Up Awards 2021; Operating As A Limited Company Webinar – Business Wales North; Net Zero 2021 – North Wales & Mersey Dee Business Conference – Free & Online 20 May 2021; Plastic-Free Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon) Survey.

27 April: Bulletin Content - Relaxation of COVID-19 restrictions – update; COVID-19 checklists for tourism and hospitality businesses; Letter to the visitor economy sector from Dr Frank Atherton, Chief Medical Officer; Rural Business Investment Scheme – Non-Agricultural Open; Volunteers and those unable to work from home can order a lateral flow self-test kit online; Wales Tech Week 21-25 June 2021.

23 April: Bulletin Content - Relaxation of COVID-19 restrictions – updated timetable; Open Call – Arloesi Gwynedd Wledig looking for two pubs in Gwynedd; SFBW: Free webinars to help food and drink producers get digital (May-Jun 2021); FSB Free Webinars; Gwynedd Active Travel project consultation.

19 April: Bulletin Content - IMPORTANT: Welsh Government Cultural Recovery Fund Phase 2 closes at 5:00pm tomorrow, 20 April 2021; Guidance for tourism and hospitality businesses; People in Wales who cannot work from home encouraged to use lateral flow self-tests; Letter for the attention of providers of close contact services; Health and safety for gig economy, agency and temporary workers.

15 April: Bulletin Content - CORONAVIRUS: Recovery Loan Scheme launched; BREXIT: Recording of webinar about trading with the EU under the new rules available; Superfast Business Wales (SFBW) – Digital support for Welsh businesses; FSB Free Webinars; RCS – Wellbeing for work: Stress Awareness Month; Coronavirus (COVID-19): DVSA letter to driving instructors about lessons and tests; £20 million fund for life sciences manufacturing opens.

13 April: Bulletin Content - Relaxation of COVID-19 restrictions – updated timetable; Business Action Cards – close contact Services; Coronavirus (COVID-19): New temporary permitted development rights to support economic recovery. 

8 April: Bulletin Content - Welsh Government Cultural Recovery Fund Phase 2 Grant Open; Healthy Working Wales Online Survey: Current and future health impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on employers and their staff; Menter Môn: WORKPLACED; Busnes@llandrillomenai: Hospitality Courses; Ready to Recruit? Funded Employment Schemes: Business Wales Webinar 13 April 2021; Business Wales Tendering Webinars.

1 April: Bulletin Content - Gwynedd Council thanks businesses in the county; Caution urged as Gwynedd’s economy reopens safely; Moving Wales into Alert Level 3: First Minister sets out plans to further relax COVID restrictions; National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage increase; Creative North Wales Events 21 April 2021; Community Questionnaire Storiel, Bangor.

March

26 March: Bulletin Content - Restrictions update; Retailers: coronavirus guidance updated; The Lloyd George Museum Community Questionnaire; Promote your business to Gwynedd Council’s 6,000+ workers; Restrictions Business Funds closing on 31 March 2021.

24 March: Bulletin Content - Cultural Recovery Fund 2021-22: Eligibility Checker live; £1.3m for Welsh seafood sector to help deal with Brexit and Covid impacts; Rural Business Investment Scheme (Food) is now open; Motorhome and Campervan provision – Gwynedd campsite owners survey; Busnes@LLM Jobs Noticeboard; Promote your business to Gwynedd Council’s 6,000+ workers.

22 March: Bulletin Content - Welsh Government updates Coronavirus Control Plan; £20 Million SME Brexit Support Fund open for applications; New timeline for border control processes on import of goods from the EU; Healthy Working Wales Online Survey: Current and future health impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on employers and their staff; Business Resilience for Hospitality Webinar 25 March 2021; FSB Free Webinars.

15 March: Bulletin Content - Hairdressing and barbering businesses: coronavirus workplace guidance; March / April 2021 Restrictions Business Funds (businesses liable for Non-Domestic Rates only); Heritage Grants; Re-opening of self-contained holiday accommodation; Superfast Business Wales (SFBW) Webinars; Free webinar for tourism businesses operating along the Wales Coast Path, 18 March 2021.

12 March: Bulletin Content - 12 March 2021 Restrictions Review – key points; REMINDER: Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure businesses Sector Specific Grant application phase 2 closes 8:00pm today 12 March 2021; Extra £150 million to support businesses in Wales.

11 March: Bulletin Content - IMPORTANT: February/March 2021 Restrictions grants for businesses liable for Non-Domestic Rates closing at 5:00pm TODAY; Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure businesses Sector Specific Grant application phase 2 closes 8:00pm 12 March 2021; Written Statement: Covid-19 and Non-Domestic Rates Relief for Businesses in 2021-22. 

8 March: Bulletin Content - Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure businesses Sector Specific Grant application phase 2 opens 10:00am 9 March 2021; Gwynedd residents urged to stick to Covid-19 rules; Change on the horizon?; ‘We’re in Your Corner’: Welsh Government backs business in new campaign; Welsh Government Apprenticeship Recruitment Support; Webinars for importers of food and drink products from the EU to Great Britain.

4 March: Bulletin Content - Business rates holiday extended for 12 months; UK Government Budget 2021; UPDATE: Guidance for tourism and hospitality businesses: coronavirus; COVID-19 workplace testing framework; Our Producers: Cywain; Cyber Security for Sole Traders and Microbusinesses.

3 March: Bulletin Content - Additional funding for Hospitality, Leisure and Tourism businesses; ‘We’re in Your Corner’: Welsh Government backs business in new campaign; BarberTalk Online Wales 9 March 2021; SMART Towns Masterclasses: Digital infrastructure for a smart town 11 March 2021; MADE Cymru leads discussion about the bright future of manufacturing in Wales.

February

24 February: Bulletin Content - Coronavirus control plan: alert levels in Wales (coming out of lockdown); North Wales Business Academy: Covid-19 response support for businesses; ASTUTE 2020+: Enabling Welsh Manufacturing Towards a Sustainable Recovery Webinar 3 March 2021.

22 February: Bulletin Content - BREXIT: Increased support for fishing and shellfish businesses; Business Flood Relief Fund; WRAP Cymru: Circular Economy Fund – Final call for grant applications; Smoke-free law: guidance on the changes from March 2021; Regional Recovery 2021 – Business Summit 24 February 2021 (Online); Meat Promotion Wales: Researching sustainable farming in Wales 22 February 2021 7:30pm.

17 February: Bulletin Content - Sport Wales: Sport Sector Private Provider Fund closes Friday 19 February 2021; UK Government announces £20 million SME Brexit Support Fund; ‘Green shoots’ vision announced for food and drink industry post-Covid; Lessons Learnt from C-19 & Looking Towards the Future event 18 February 2021; Regional Recovery 2021 – Business Summit 24th Feb 2021 (Online); Welsh Government Local Broadband Fund: Information event for social enterprises 2 March 2021; FSB Free Webinars; RCS Wellbeing Webinars.

12 February: Bulletin Content - Update: Gwynedd application forms for Welsh Government February / March 2021 Restrictions Business Funds available.

10 February: Bulletin Content - Welsh Government February / March 2021 Restrictions Business Funds; Sport Wales: Sport Sector Private Provider Fund now open; £23 Million Seafood Disruption Support Scheme open; Free PPE packs for taxi drivers; February Events / Webinars.

4 February: Bulletin Content - URGENT: December 2020 – January 2021 Restrictions Business Fund closes tomorrow 5 February 2021.

2 February: Bulletin Content - Update: December 2020 – January 2021 Restrictions Business Fund closing 5 February 2021; Restrictions Business Fund Extension 25 January – March 2021; People to be asked to shape future of Welsh workplace; Encouraging people to shop local in Gwynedd;  February Events/Webinars.

January

29 January: Bulletin Content - Further business support announced.

28 January: Bulletin Content - COVID-19 Economic Resilience Fund Sector Specific Grant closes 12:00pm; Self-Employment Income Support Scheme SEISS; HMRC: No Self Assessment late filing penalty for those who file online by 28 February 2021; Magnox launches apprentice recruitment programme; Food Innovation Wales: Welsh Food and Drink Directory; Creative North Wales Event 18 February 2021.  

25 January: Bulletin Content - COVID-19 Economic Resilience Fund Sector Specific Grant closes 12:00pm 29 January 2021; Sport Freelancer Fund re-opens; COVID-19 in Gwynedd – new variant spreading quickly; Cywain virtual events; Invitation to ION Leadership’s “Climbing Out of Covid” Virtual Event – 28 January 2021.

20 January: Bulletin Content - Welsh Government December 2020 – January 2021 Restrictions Business Funds; COVID-19 in Gwynedd; Smoke-free law: guidance on the changes from March 2021; Encouraging people to shop local in Gwynedd; Using Social Media and Online Tools in Tourism and Hospitality; Regional Recovery 2021 – Business Summit 24th Feb 2021 (Online).

15 January: Bulletin Content - Welsh Government to strengthen legislation to ensure workplaces and shops are safer; ERF Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure Sector Specific Fund is open; Rural Business Investment Scheme – Food (RBIS); SMART Cymru – Call for decarbonisation R&D projects; Encouraging people to shop local in Gwynedd; South Caernarfon Creameries to create 30 jobs in Gwynedd as part of £14m investment; Miwtini – Creative and Digital Colwyn Network 21 January 2021.

12 January: Bulletin Content - ERF Sector Specific Fund opens 13 January 2021; Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme; Encouraging people to shop local in Gwynedd; New Covid vaccination strategy published; Emerging Tech Fest Conference 2021; MIT ILP – Wales Virtual Conference February 2021.

8 January: Bulletin Content - First Minister: “Stay home to save lives”; Update: ERF Sector Specific Fund; Authorities come together once again to close Snowdonia’s car parks; Consulting on raising council tax premium on second homes and long-term empty homes in Gwynedd; £850,000 improvements underway at Neuadd Dwyfor; International Trade Support: What does the UK-EU Trade deal mean for Business?; M-Sparc Enterprise HUB: SMART Towns Masterclasses 14 January 2021.

6 January: Bulletin Content - ERF Sector Specific Fund opens 11 January 2021; MESSAGE FOR ACCOMMODATION PROVIDERS: Request for Accommodation; Rural Business Investment Scheme – Food (RBIS); HMRC Press Release: Self Assessment deadline – less than a month to go; Network Rail: Cambrian Line investment; Opportunity North Wales 21 January 2021; Sustainable Transformation – bridging the gap between digital and human 20 January 2021.

2020 

21 December: Bulletin Content - Alert Level 4 restrictions across Wales; Additional support for businesses in response to new restrictions.

18 December: Bulletin Content - Alert level four restrictions across Wales from 6:00pm on 25 December 2020; Additional support for businesses in response to new restrictions; Job Retention (Furlough) Scheme extended to April 2021; North Wales Growth Deal signed; Encouraging people to shop local in Gwynedd this Christmas; Brexit: The End of the EU Transition Period; Superfast Business Wales : 2021 Digital Support.

16 December: Bulletin Content - Welsh Government December 2020 Restrictions Business Funds; Eligibility checker for hospitality, leisure and tourism fund is live; Coronavirus Control Plan: alert levels in Wales; Encouraging people to shop local in Gwynedd this Christmas; Brexit: The End of the EU Transition Period; Circular Economy Fund: WRAP Cymru.

11 December: Bulletin Content - Welsh Government December 2020 Restrictions Business Funds; Eligibility checker for hospitality, leisure and tourism fund goes live; Updated Covid control plan to be published; Business Wales Skills Gateway: Flexible Skills Programme; Coronavirus self-isolation and quarantine reduced to 10 days in Wales; Visit Wales’ latest bulletin 10 December 2020; 100th Gwynedd Business Support Bulletin. 

7 December: Bulletin Content - Coronavirus regulations: frequently asked questions; Welcoming the Customer Safely Fund; Encouraging people to shop local in Gwynedd this Christmas; Brexit: The End of the EU Transition Period; Changing terms and conditions of employment: avoiding costly mistakes webinar 9 December 2020; RCS Making a Difference.

3 December: Bulletin Content - Coronavirus regulations from 4 December: frequently asked questions; October/November Lockdown Discretionary Grant closing soon; Freelancer Fund Phase 3 closes 7 December 2020; Encouraging people to shop local in Gwynedd this Christmas; Superfast Business Wales: Selling Online (E-Commerce) Webinar/Workshop; North Wales Means Business Conference 17 December 2020; RCS Making a Difference.

2 December: Bulletin Content - October/November Lockdown Discretionary Grant closing soon; Freelancer Fund Phase 3 closes 7 December 2020; Update: New targeted restrictions in the hospitality and leisure sectors; Visit Wales news 1 December 2020; Encouraging people to shop local in Gwynedd this Christmas; M-Sparc Enterprise HUB: SMART Towns Masterclasses. 

30 November: Bulletin Content - New targeted restrictions in the hospitality and leisure sectors announced; Encouraging people to shop local in Gwynedd this Christmas; Business Wales News 30 November 2020; Self-Employment Income Support Scheme Grant Extension – SEISS; Small Business Saturday 5 December 2020.

26 November: Bulletin Content - Self-Employment Income Support Scheme Grant Extension – SEISS; Business Wales Barriers Grant; Visit Wales Industry News 26 November 2020; Food and Drink Wales: Building business resilience in volatile times 1 December 2020; Changing terms and conditions of employment: avoiding costly mistakes webinar 9 December 2020; The Next Tourism Generation Competition 2021.

24 November: Bulletin Content - Lockdown Discretionary Grant still available; Freelancer Fund Phase 3 opened 23 November 2020; Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) newguidance; Brexit Advice.

20 November: Bulletin Content - Firebreak NDR grant closes at 5:00pm today – Discretionary grant extended; Creative Freelancer Fund Phase 3 opens 23 November 2020; Companies House issue ‘don’t leave it until the last minute’ advice to businesses; Brexit Update: Fish Export Service trial period; Ask the expert: Superfast Business Wales answer your digital questions.

19 November: Bulletin Content -  24 hours for Gwynedd businesses to claim firebreak grant; Brexit Advice; Make the web more Welsh with a.wales domain.

18 November: Bulletin Content - Time running out for Gwynedd businesses to claim firebreak grant; Freelancer Fund Phase 3 opens 23 November 2020; Self Isolation Support Payment; Brexit Guidance; Brexit the Future: Online event 10 December 2020. 

16 November: Bulletin Content - Lockdown Business Fund remains open; Self Isolation Support Payment; Transition Period New Guidance; Covid-19 statutory sick pay enhancement scheme: eligibility checker; Companies House urges all companies to sign up for email reminders; Air conditioning and ventilation during the coronavirus pandemic; Small Business Saturday 5 December 2020; Superfast Business Wales launches free Winterwebinars for businesses; Level Up: Working in Tech 2020. 

12 November: Bulletin Content - Additional £10 million is made available for arts and culture in Wales; Leaving the EU: Letter from the Minister for Economy, Transport and North Wales, Ken Skates; Self-Employment Income Support Scheme Grant Extension – SEISS; Update: Coronavirus Business Interruption LoanSchemes and Future Fund – close end of January 2021; ‘Patrwm’ Event 19 November 2020 and 23 November 2020; She’s her own Boss Conference 17 November 2020.

11 November: Bulletin Content - Furlough Scheme Extended; Major new employer incentives announced to help recruit apprentices; ERF Lockdown Business Fund remains open; Busnes@llandrillomenai – Facebook Live – 12.11.2020: THIS FACEBOOK LIVE BROADCAST IS IN WELSH; EU Settlement Scheme; Coronavirus regulations from 9 November 2020.

9 November: Bulletin Content - Coronavirus regulations from 9 November 2020; Self-Employment Income Support Scheme Grant Extension – SEISS; Update: Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Schemes and Future Fund – close end of January 2021; Open call Siop.io pilot scheme 10 November.

6 November: Bulletin Content - ERF Lockdown Business Fund remains open; Coronavirus regulations from 9 November 2020; Self-Employment Income Support Scheme Grant Extension – SEISS; Business Wales / Visit Wales Bulletins; Open call Siop.io pilot scheme 10 November; The UK and EU transition – Take action now for new rules in 2021.

5 November: Bulletin Content - Coronavirus regulations from 9 November 2020; Self-Employment Income Support Scheme Grant Extension – SEISS; Furlough Scheme Extended; Keeping children safe in childcare.

4 November: Bulletin Content - New Coronavirus regulations 9 November 2020; Self-Employment Income Support Scheme Grant Extension – SEISS; Furlough Scheme Extended; SFBW Free digital support to help local businesses upskill; Enterprise Hub @ M-SParc Webinars.

2 November: Bulletin Content - New national Covid measures for Wales; Furlough Scheme Extended; The UK and EU transition – Take action now fornew rules in 2021; Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Schemes and Future Fund – close end of November; Reopening your business – Remember QR Codes / Test, Trace, Protect.

29 October: Bulletin Content - Lockdown Business Fund;Economic Resilience Fund ERF Business Development Grant; Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme – closes on 31October 2020; National coronavirus firebreak: Closure of businesses and premises; Food and Drink EU Transition Newsletter.

26 October: Bulletin Content - National coronavirus firebreak: Closure of businesses and premises; Financial support in response to the national firebreak lockdown; Phase 2: Cultural Recovery Fund Freelancer Grant; Apprenticeship Recruitment Support; Brexit: Preparing Wales; Virtual Conference on North Wales Growth Deal and Economic Recovery; Online Courses/Webinars; PopUp Business School North Wales online course.

20 October: Bulletin Content - £300 million for Welsh businesses; National coronavirus fire-break – FAQ’s; Subscribe to business support bulletins; Phase 2: Cultural Recovery Fund Freelancer Grant; Job Support Scheme.