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Welsh Secretary calls for closer ties between South Wales and West of England
May 28th, 2019 by Jon Walker
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 […]
How opening a sushi restaurant taught one of Wales’ top entrepreneurs a valuable lesson in business
May 28th, 2019 by Jon Walker
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 […]
The entrepreneur evangelist whose part of a movement that’s aiming to transform the Welsh economy
March 11th, 2019 by Jon Walker
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 […]
Wales needs to up its game on entrepreneurship or risk falling further behind says business start-up expert
October 3rd, 2017 by Jon Walker
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 […]
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