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South Wales Business Awards 2012 - The Winners Are!!! South Wales Business Awards 2012 The Winners Are!!!! On the 21st September at the Bear Hotel in Cowbridge, the annual South Wales Business Awards were held. The awards were once again hosted by one of Welsh television and radio’s most popular presenters - Sara Edwards. The awards which are celebrating their fifth anniversary have been developed and launched by WS Marketing and are proudly sponsored by Bridgend Business Forum, Centre For Enterprise – University of Glamorgan, Careers Wales and Business in Focus. Once again expectations were exceeded in both the number and standard of applications. The judging process was extremely difficult for the independent judging panel. However, the winners are:
The evening was also an opportunity for the businesses in attendance to show their generosity. £673 was raised on the evening for the nominated charity Healing the Wounds. Congratulations once again go to Spectrum Technologies PLC and all the other winners alike. 2012’s awards have set an exceptional standard, but the challenge is to make sure 2013 is even more spectacular! |
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South Wales Business Awards 2012 - Nominee Rundown! South Wales Business Awards 2012! Nominee Rundown HI Guys. Below is a rundown of all the nominees for the South Wales Business Awards 2012. Please take a few moments review them! Young Entrepreneur of the year George Ikamba – Mr G’s Soul Kitchen Mr G’s Soul Kitchen is one of Cardiff’s newest independent restaurants and hotspot, situated in Cardiff bay. Mr G’s brings something different to the Capital, with its mix of tongue tickling ’food 4 da soul’, sweet soul sounds to excite your ears and a cool but vibrant atmosphere diners are in for a real ‘Soul Experience’. There is something for everybody at Soul Kitchen… Whether it’s just a quick bite to eat from our great lunchtime menu, a get together with friends, a meal out with the family, or even a romantic dinner for two Mr G’s has an exciting menu to cater for all. Soul Kitchen is also available for private bookings; from parties to corporate events. With a mix of fresh local produce and that vital ingredient ‘Soul’ as well as a commitment to service you are in for a real treat. You can expect exceptional mouth-watering homely food that will make your belly happy. So whether you start with the already famous Lamb Ribs or decide to dive straight into a juicy piece of Jerk Chicken or succulent Curry Goat and finish off with a jaw dropping homemade ‘Soul’ Cheesecake’ it’s guaranteed your taste buds will get more funky than the Godfather of Soul himself Mr. James Brown. Nathan Dicks – Rewise Learning Ltd My first taste of starting my own business was when I set up MU promotions at the age of 19. I run MU promotions, a successful DJ/music promotion and events management organization up until 2008, before setting up Rewise Learning Ltd and its associated Learn-Thru-Music and Sing-In-Success brands. Highlights include working with over 2000 young people in the last three years via our LearnThruMusic Courses, Distributing our LearnThruMusic learning resource’s to over 20,000 secondary school students and running corporate training courses for multinational companies such as Legal and General and Admiral. Other notable highlights include having the concept backed in public by the then Prime Minister, the Education Minister for Wales and Prince Charles and having feature length articles written about Learn-Thru-Music learning resources in national publications such as The Times, The TES, The Daily Mail etc. and featuring on the BBC. Plans for the future, my number one priority is to stay happy and to keep smiling. Emily Webb – Oarsome Potential Ltd Founder of Oarsome Potential ltd, Emily Webb has designed and brought to market an innovative ergonomic handgrip. Providing multiple and differing benefits depending on their application. The main benefit across all applications is that the Oarsome Potential Grips help to prevent blistering and soreness on the hands. Originally designed for use by professional and amateur rowers on rowing oars the grips are now also used on indoor rowing machines; and by ocean rowers who row around 3,000 miles across the Atlantic Ocean with virtually blister free hands! The prevention blisters when rowing can help retain new comers in the sport, which will be particularly important with the Olympics legacy of London 2012. The grips are also used by Paralympic athletes during their training leading up to London 2012 and will be undergoing trials this year with one of the biggest oar manufactures in the world. The Oarsome Potential grips have also earned a solid reputation for use on crutches in the medical industry, which continues to grow. Praised by Physiotherapists for short and long term users and provided by several Military hospitals to our wounded service people. Many customers have described the experience of using the grips on their crutches as life changing. Emily appeared on BBC2’s Dragons Den in 2009 and was the youngest person to present their business in the Den without an aide. Emily will be a Young Enterprise Ambassador for academic year 2012 – 2013, which very apt as she designed her product during her time studying for her GSCE design and technology project. Robert lo Bue – Applingua Ltd Applingua is a hassle-free translation agency, specializing in iOS and OS X apps (what can we say, we're Apple fanboys). Need your app to speak French? We can do that for you! In fact we can translate to any of the 40+ device supported languages. Developers trust us to care for their app, so Applingua only uses the very best native translators. Plus we test all our translations directly on device because we only look good when our work does. We're proud to be a translation agency run by people who know their tap from their click. New start-up of the year Diverse Cymru Diverse Cymru is an innovative new organisation in the Welsh Third Sector, created in recognition of the realities faced by people experiencing inequality in Wales. They promote equality for all and believe that the people of Wales can work together to challenge discrimination in all its forms and create an equitable future. Diverse Cymru make a real difference to people’s lives through delivering services that reduce inequality and increase independence; supporting people to speak for themselves and to connect with decision makers; creating opportunities for participation and development; raising awareness of equality issues; and inspiring people to take action against inequality. They are a unique organisation in Wales as they provide support and advice across all of the protected characteristics by supporting and working in partnership to fully utilize the expertise of individuals and organisations specialising across all of the equality strands. Mud Trek Mountain Bike Breaks MudTrek Mountain Bike Breaks: Think of a ski chalet… for mountain bikers… in Wales! Based at 1000 feet with breath taking views near Brechfa, Carmarthenshire (home of the world class Brechfa mountain bike trails) www.mudtrek.com began in August 2011 and offers the unique all inclusive package of:
MudTrek is the brainchild of Nikki Channon & Jason Mulvey, a husband & wife team who moved to the area to create a business that encompassed their passions: mountain biking and hospitality. Extensive research showed that mountain biking is one of the fastest growing sports today and Wales offers some of the best riding there is. As keen skiers they have been on a number of fully catered chalet holidays over the years and felt sure this concept could be adapted to suit mountain bikers in the UK and Wales was there chosen location. Nikki & Jason converted one large, long barn into 2 self-contained properties which can open up as 1 large property if required, offering maximum flexibility to smaller or larger groups (2–16 guests). The expense of the renovations meant there was no budget left for marketing so they ran a competition through Facebook, Twitter and MBR (Mountain Bike Rider) magazine which gave them the “no cost” exposure needed to kick start the business. Social media continued the momentum and then a mention in The Sunday Time Travel Planner and a full-page review in The Guardian was all that was required to ensure that they have been almost 100% fully booked since opening. They were delighted to become Gold Winners of Carmarthenshire Tourist Associations “Most Exciting New Business” award in November. Shaw Technology Solutions Ltd Shaw Technology Solutions Limited is a unique consultancy company. Founder, Mark Shaw, has worked worldwide for more than 25 years in the plastics, electronics, metal and minting industries. He uses this unique experience to aide companies in solving production, marketing and security issues. He recognises that through joint ventures and collaborations new and innovative products and processes can be developed to the benefit of global markets. From Barry to Europe, to the United States and Asia Mark is trusted to offer sound advice, forward thinking and ‘outside the box solutions’ The Kindercafe My name is Alyson Pugh and I am the owner of the Kindercafe, Swansea’s only 100% child friendly cafe, party and playtime venue based in the heart of the city centre As an NHS professional with more than 25 years experience, it has always been my dream to open a totally child friendly café where parents can bring their babies and young children, to relax and enjoy a meal, snack or drink without other customers ‘tutting’. The focus is on making a trip to the City Centre a pleasure rather than a trauma by providing a safe and hassle free environment for both parents and children. It’s a fantastic endorsement of my new business to be shortlisted for the South Wales Business Awards, which are the first awards I’ve ever entered! Garnish Cymru Ltd Garnish Cymru is a new business set in the heart of Treforest Industrial Estate, with retail outlet selling directly to the public and also delivering buffets for any event. We make all of our baguettes and sandwiches fresh daily whilst using Welsh suppliers, which has led us to achieving our food hygiene rating of ‘5 scores on the doors’. We also have a salad bar for a healthy option and feel alongside our excellent customer service can achieve our motto of ‘it’s all in the detail’. Retail Business of the year AVA Dancewear Hi there, I am Angela from AVA Dancewear and we are the only dedicated dancewear and dance shoe retail outlets in South West Wales. I am also the only qualified ballet ‘Pointe’ fitter in the region. Along with clothing and shoes for traditional dance disciplines (i.e. ballet, tap, jazz and modern), my shop stocks specialist dance shoes and dance wear for Line Dancing and Hip Hop along with gymnastics leotards, Pilates and Yoga clothing plus Zumba dance shoes. I am delighted to be short listed for Retailer of the Year in the South Wales Business Awards as AVA Dancewear is my dream come true and I have major expansion plans across South Wales over the next three years. Ella Riley Ltd Ella Riley's traditional sweet shop in Bridgend is a delight to behold when you step over the threshold. A warm welcome is quickly replaced with oooohs and ahhhhs as all the sweets of yesteryear are paraded in front of you! From jars of midget gems to bon bons, penny bubblies to black jacks, Ella Riley's has them all. They even make their own toffees at the shop including the famous Riley's Toffee Rolls, which they sell to 195 other sweet shops in the UK too. So the smell from within the shop is a sweet sugary elixir of happy memories of your childhood too! Ella Riley's really is the sweetest of shops! * Mud Trek Mountain Bike Breaks – See Above Northern Star Bespoke Jewellery Winner of the Regional and National 2011 Welsh Wedding Awards for ‘Best Jewellery’. Northern Star design and produce beautiful bespoke jewellery in accordance to the budget you have in mind, no matter how extravagant or modest this may be. We use a combination of traditional jewellery making techniques alongside a specialist computer aided design programme. By using the CAD Matrix system we are able to create a series of 3D computer generated images of your design. According to your specifications these will be fine- tuned and produced, allowing you to become involved in creating your individual and unique piece of jewellery. We can trace the origins of all the materials we use and take into consideration ethically sourced gemstones. Please find us on Facebook: NorthernStar Jewellery and Twitter @NorthernStarMat With a combination of state of the art technology and traditional jewellery making techniques, we will create a unique piece of jewellery suited to your personal style & budget. Stardust Boutique Stardust Boutique, was started by Kylie Hearne when she was unable to find employment after graduating in 2010. From beginning at home, with just five dresses she already owned, Kylie has worked tirelessly with a determination to succeed, and Stardust has grown substantially. The new store located in Swansea that has received customers for exclusive appointments from as far as Glasgow, Midlands, Liverpool and London, as the designs found in-store are unavailable anywhere else in the UK. Stardust employs three members of staff and is a limited company. Stardust is now the UK's largest retailer of pageant gowns, and has dressed and trained very successful beauty queens, the most recent being Miss Wales 2012 Sophie Moulds, who took an entire wardrobe of gowns to Miss World, and came 1st Runner-up at this renowned competition. Kylie is currently in discussions with shop owners in South England and the Midlands who have expressed interest in starting franchises of Stardust, taking Stardust Swansea across the UK! Female Entrepreneur of the year Hannah Llewellyn – MHM Plant Ltd Hannah started MHM Plant along with her brother Mat in 2010. MHM Plant based in Port Talbot, sells and rehires used lighting towers, welders and generators. Setting up a company in the middle of the recession and in a male dominated industry was tough to say the least. But now in our second year of trading the company has achieved a turnover of 1.6 million. Not only has Hannah had to overcome trying to learn to run a business, but is also a mum to a two and half year old and is near completing her MBA at Glamorgan university. MHM Plant is now in the process of setting up in Australia and has already successfully sold equipment and exported machines out there, this is just the pilot and we aim to roll out into other countries. Donna Turner-Kot n-ergy Group Ltd n-ergy group Ltd was established in 2007 to work with offenders and ex-offenders. The organisation delivers vocational, employability and work based learning programmes to both offenders and ex-offenders, which helps develop the individual, giving them new skills and confidence to return to employment. The business also has both learner and employer responsive contracts with Welsh and English further education colleges delivering a variety of programmes including apprenticeships. The n-ergy consortium was established in January 2012 and consists of three businesses – n-ergy group, n-ergy source and n-ergy works. n-ergy group is the training division, n-ergy source is the recruitment and employment support division and n-ergy works is a social enterprise, which secures community based contracts and employs ex-offenders to deliver the contracts. The consortium has evolved and now additionally delivers mainstream programmes for employees and employers through apprenticeship and other vocational programmes. Linda Narbeth – Cherry Blue UK Ltd If ever there was a search for someone who, against all odds, has led, inspired and motivated so many people to achieve beyond even their own expectations, Linda Narbeth, Managing Director of Cherryblue, would be top of the shortlist. Linda is a true Bridgend and South Wales business entrepreneur and has been running her business since 1994 from Bridgend South Wales. Linda is dedicated to developing people’s real potential. As an accomplished business coach for entrepreneurs & growth clients, trainer, mentor and an acknowledged team leader, she continues to inspire and encourage everyone she knows to strive towards their own dreams and aspirations, as well as enhancing the success of her work colleagues. Her achievements have been: The success of her business over the last 18 years, Learning Leader Award 2007, Welsh Woman Award for Effective Return. ILM Level 7 Award in Strategy and Leadership, Recognition as one of the Best Managed Workplaces in Wales, Gaining Investors In People Maintaining one of the largest IT training contracts in Wales over the last 13 years. Dedication, commitment, self-belief, sacrifice and hard graft have taken Linda to where she is today. And it’s why she is so admired by all those who have worked with, and for her Anna Denton-Jones – Morgan Denton Jones Ltd Anna Denton-Jones is nominated in the category Female Entrepreneur of the year. Anna was one of the founding partners of Morgan Denton Jones Limited, set up with two colleagues in 2007. She knew that Wales had a gap in the market for a dedicated employment law and training practice, which would offer the same high quality advice you could expect from a much larger firm, but that it could be structured to enable that service to be provided at a lower price tag than competitors. More importantly she felt that often SME businesses sometimes got made to feel inferior when dealing with large firms and that they didn’t always get the attention they deserved. Now Anna is able to understand the issues facing her clients because she runs a small business herself. Anna was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in September 2005 and happily shares this information with others as she feels strongly that the images that get portrayed in the news of disabled people within the workplace are misleading, especially when it comes to disabilities that are not always visible and that she may be able to influence people’s opinions in a positive way by setting an example of someone not allowing her illness to be a barrier to anything. Somehow Anna finds the time to be Board member for the National Dance Company of Wales and to exercise her horse and Dalmatian. Technological & Innovative Business of the year First Great Western First Great Western runs 9,079 services every week, (1556 trains per weekday) calling at 276 stations. Their trains cover a total 70 million miles and carry 90 million passengers every year, providing high speed, commuter, regional and branch line train and sleeper services across the Greater Western rail franchise area. This includes direct services to stations on route to Cardiff, Swansea, Bristol, London, Portsmouth, the Cotswolds, the South West and large parts of Southern England. On board chefs serve over 10,000 freshly cooked meals every week on Travelling Chef and dining car services. Their First Class services are a popular choice for business people who can use First Class lounges at Cardiff and London Paddington and special carriages. The service is also popular with leisure travellers who can upgrade their standard tickets for a fixed fee when travelling on the weekend, or on Bank Holidays. A wide range of fares are offered including season tickets for regular travellers, discounted fixed train Advance tickets, Off Peak and Super Off Peak tickets as well as Anytime flexible fares. Also available are GroupSave fares, reducing the cost of tickets for three or four passengers travelling together. Spectrum Internet Ltd “Spectrum Internet (originally set up as Connect Cardiff in 2004) is really South Wales’ only home-grown Internet Service Provider that fully operates from the Principality and can offer services from its own fibre-optic network that stretches from Chepstow to Haverfordwest. In 2011, the Cardiff based ISP ‘unbundled’ 10 BT exchanges throughout South Wales so that it could compete against the larger UK providers. Spectrum Internet has expertise to offer managed business Internet services (leased lines), specialist solutions for wind-farms AND residential services to those in ‘not-spot’ locations. In June this year Spectrum was crowned the UK Communications Provider of the Year by trade body Federation of Communications Services and was also one of the few selected finalists for the ISPA’s Best New ISP and Best Business Broadband category.” Oarsome Potential Ltd – See Above Hub-Cowbridge In March 2011 came up with a concept to network the community via one portal – The Community Hub. The aim of which is to enhance local community sustainability and resilience, making the town a vibrant and fun place to live. A model for effective community networking that can be scaled up to operate in any other community Shaw Technology Solutions Ltd – See Above Bridgend Business of the Year Accelero Digital Solutions Ltd Accelero Digital Solutions Ltd is a Software Development company established in January 2006 and based in Bridgend. The company grew steadily over the first few years and now has plans for significant growth in the next couple of years; turnover is expected to double in the next 18 months. The company moved into larger offices in the Bridgend Business Centre in November 2011 in order to have the necessary space for expansion. Accelero was formed in January 2006 by Kelvin Jones (MD) and Wynne Crompton (Operations Director) and is founded on the belief that software engineering practices as typically employed in the real world could be improved especially with regard to quality and consistency. Richard Gaze (Technical Director) joined in 2007. Between the three of them, this team has some 60 years’ experience of software development in variety of application domains. The company provides bespoke software development services and has developed systems ranging from airport security, insurance risk assessment and the care sector to staff performance improvement. As well as providing bespoke development services, the company has a strategy of forming joint-venture partnerships with other companies that have expertise in particular domains or an idea for a product they wish to develop. Accelero provides technical expertise and software development skills and the partner typically deals with marketing and other aspects of running the joint-venture business.” Sinclair Finance & Leasing Sinclair Finance & Leasing core business is to contract hire vehicles to the public and private sectors. Starting from scratch in 1995 Sfl have built a contract hire fleet of 3,000 vehicles running the company with a staff compliment of 25. Since moving to Bridgend in 2005 the turnover and employee numbers have more than doubled with the used car sales operation Sinclair Direct proving a firm favorite with local motorists. Spectrum Technologies PLC Spectrum Technologies has been at the forefront of laser wire processing technology for over 20 years. The company was established in 1989 as spin out from a British Aerospace research group and has subsequently commercialized UV laser wire marking technology. Spectrum has become the number one supplier of specialized UV laser wire marking and processing equipment to the global aerospace industry with sales to all major aerospace companies worldwide, including Boeing and Airbus, as well as the US Government. The company also designs and manufactures a range of laser wire stripping products supplied to critical electronic device manufacturers operating in the consumer, defence and medical industries. Today the company employs 75 staff worldwide with sales and service offices in Texas, USA and Shanghai, China. All design and manufacturing is carried out at the company’s UK headquarters in Bridgend. Business Services Business of the year Waters Creative Ltd We are Waters Creative; a Swansea based design and marketing studio, providing dedicated and professional support to individuals and organizations of different sizes and from a cross section of industry sectors. We always have a ‘can do’ attitude to all our work and our mantra is: ‘our clients’ success is our success’. We are delighted to be short listed for Business Services Business of the Year in the South Wales Business Awards and we’d like to wish all the shortlisted companies every success in these awards. Morgan Denton Jones Ltd Having won the South Wales Business Awards start up of the year award in 2008, Morgan Denton Jones Limited are back this year nominated in the category Business Services Business of the year. The firm, based in Cardiff, specialises in employment law and training. It acts for a wide range of clients of all sizes and prides itself on providing the same high quality advice you would expect in a larger law firm but without the high price tag. The team of 5 lawyers seek to give commercial, practical advice rather than telling you can’t do things or trying to frighten you about risks. They also challenge the traditional image of lawyers by being far more accessible, down to earth and colourful. Spectrum Internet Ltd – See Above Moss Technical Services Moss Technical was formed in 1998 by Andy Moss, an Aircraft Electronics Technician in the RAF, whose dream was not only to own and develop his own electrical contracting business, but to build it on qualities bred from his time in the RAF -that of high standards, discipline, punctuality, reliability and appearance. At the outset, the business was started with just a £200 investment in some tools and a small local advert, but very quickly grew, but not due to large investments in advertising, but by repeat work and referrals from satisfied customers. The qualities that the business was started with, were working! Moss quickly earned recognition from the Security Systems and Alarms Inspection Board (SSAIB), the National Inspection Council for Electrical Installation Contractors (NICEIC) and slightly later from Safe Contractor and the Contractors Health and Safety Assessment Scheme (CHAS). More recently, the company has won a contract to supply specialist Niko Home Control products to the UK and Cyprus and expects to grow turnover to £1.2 million within three years. The pledge to not install systems themselves, but to train and support other electricians to install the Niko products, gives them a unique selling point, and is borne from Andy’s belief that if you help others achieve their goals, you’ll achieve yours along the way. In essence, Moss Technical supply the products to trained, independent electricians, whilst advertising them on the niko.uk.com website, and in turn they buy the products through Moss…. A win-win situation. Though this 13 year journey has been an interesting and exciting one, experiencing good and not so good times, it is rewarding that well over half of business, still comes from repeat customers and referrals. Basic customer service elements such as customer and training feedback forms as well as the integrity of knowing a job isn’t left until a customer is completely satisfied have been the key to Moss’s success… testament to the original qualities, still insisted on today. Tender Loving Cleaning Established in July 2010 Tender Loving Cleaning Ltd is a family run business operating within the Swansea area of South Wales, we provide cleaning services to a niche market in the healthcare sector. Having worked in the NHS for several years, within my role as a pharmacy advisor to GP practices I would often see the need for improvement in their cleanliness. To capitalise on this opportunity I decided to start a cleaning company and approached one of the local surgeries. Armed with a Hoover, mop and cleaning equipment, I was given the opportunity to clean there, and two years later we are still there. We pride ourselves in maintaining high standards without compromising on costs; our main priority is the need of the client and to deliver a first class customer service, whilst establishing a working relationship. As a local company we are often asked to support or advertise for local business, and have done so for the last two years. 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The Nominees Are!!! South Wales Business Awards 2012 The Nominees Are!!!! WS Marketing is pleased to announce the nominees for the 2012 South Wales Business Awards. The shortlisting process was incredibly difficult and competitive. 2012 saw another huge increase in the number of applications, and every business in their own right was worthy of being nominated. The nominees are as follows: Young Entrepreneur of the Year
New Start-up of the Year
Retail Business of the Year
Female Entrepreneur of the Year
Technological & innovative Busines of the Year
Bridgend Business of the Year
Business Services Business of the Year
WS Marketing would like to congratulate all those who have been nominated, and thank everybody who took the time and effort to apply. Wesley Skene South Wales Business Awards WS Marketing |
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South Wales Business Awards 2012 South Wales Business Awards 2012 HI Guys It’s time for the South Wales Business Awards. It seems as if it was only a few weeks ago that we were celebrating the winners of 2011, on what was a great night for the South Wales Business Community. This year’s awards is our fifth anniversary and is being held at the Bear Hotel on Friday the 21st September 2012, and will be hosted by one of Welsh television and radio’s most popular presenters - Sara Edwards. Applications Applications for the awards will be accepted from the 2nd May 2012. Closing date for applications is Friday13th July 2012, with nominations being announced on Monday 23rd July 2012. Nominations will be posted on this blog at 9am on the 23rd July 2012, as well as nominees being notified by e-mail. An application pack and information guide can be downloaded from this site. However, should you have any difficulties, please feel free to e-mail us info@ws-marketing.co.uk , and we’ll be happy to send one over to you. Please send all completed applications to info@ws-marketing.co.uk or WS Marketing, 14 Vale Court, Cowbridge, Vale of Glamorgan, CF71 7ES. (Please note: hard copies of applications forms cannot be returned.) Don't forget to catch the latest awards announcements on this blog and also on twitter @marketingws and @bizrescriptive Prizes There is also an opportunity to win some superb prizes courtesy of WS Marketing, and The Centre for Enterprise, University of Glamorgan. Each category winner will receive a trophy, certificate, bottle of wine and half a day of support from WS Marketing. Please Note: As a part of the new category for 2012, the overall winner of the Bridgend Business of the Year Award 2012 will receive: · Free publicity within the Bridgend Business Forum PR campaign. · A trophy and certificate · A bottle of champagne · Two free places at the Bridgend Business Forum Christmas lunch, taking place on the 14 December 2012 The winner of the South Wales Business Awards 2012 will also receive a full business review from a Centre for Enterprise, University of Glamorgan academic (valued at over £1,000). Awards PR The South Wales Business Awards will be conducting an extensive PR campaign in the build up to the event. As a part of that process, our blog will be used to provide a PR window for all nominees. Each week in the build up, we will focus on a different category. In due course we will be in touch to gather some info from nominees to help us with this process. Sponsors The South Wales Business Awards would like to offer a huge thank you to our sponsors. This year’s event is brought to you in association with: Bridgend Business Forum, Centre for Enterprise - University of Glamorgan, Careers Wales and Business in Focus. |
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