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Stronger cross-border economic and educational ties between south Wales and the west of England, to compete with new and powerful Metro mayors in places like Birmingham and Manchester, have been identified as key priority by Secretary of State for Wales Alun Cairns. Speaking at a meeting of Cardiff Breakfast Club, Mr Cairns also confirmed that […]

One of Wales’ leading tech entrepreneurs has described how he learnt an important lesson about business when he opened a sushi restaurant in Cardiff. In 2004 Richard Theo launched Wales’ first conveyor-belt sushi restaurant, called Zushi, in the centre of the capital. However, he said he failed to first fully test the marketplace to see […]

One of Wales’ most successful entrepreneurs has told how he hopes to help spark a new wave of entrepreneurialism in the country. Speaking at a meeting of Cardiff Breakfast Club Ashley Cooper, co-founder of Catalyst Growth Partners, described himself as an “innovation entrepreneur evangelist.” Be The Spark is the name of a new initiative co-launched by Mr Cooper […]

Founder of Welsh ICE Gareth Jones said advances in technology from big data to automation would provide opportunities for a new wave of Welsh entrepreneurs. Wales needs to up its game in terms of nascent entrepreneurship and levels of growth capital raised, says the founder of one of Wales’ leading locations for start-up firms. Speaking […]