Spotlight on Money Laundering.
By Mark Jones, director of Carmarthen-based Clay Shaw Butler chartered accountants and business consultants.
Regular readers of Money Matters will recall that last week we...
Applications now open for Port Talbot Waterfront Enterprise Zone Business Rates...
A targeted round of the Enterprise Zone Business Rates Scheme is now available to businesses within the Port Talbot Waterfront Enterprise Zone, which could...
First Minister announces business confidence plan and new jobs and growth...
The First Minister Carwyn Jones has announced a business confidence plan and a new fund to support jobs and growth as part of the...
CROSS HANDS PLANS WITHDRAWN FROM COMMITTEE
Two proposals for retail development at Cross Hands due to be considered by Carmarthenshire planning committee today have been withdrawn by officers at the...
Employment in Wales at its highest rate on record
The First Minister has responded to the latest labour market statistics â which shows employment in Wales is at its highest rate on record.
First...
Investment in new cold steel rolling mill goes ahead with Welsh...
The construction of a new cold steel rolling mill is underway in Caerphilly in an investment supported by the Welsh Government that will use...
Wales and Northern Ireland Ministers discuss Brexit impact at Royal Welsh...
The Welsh Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and Environment, Lesley Griffiths and the Northern Ireland Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Michelle McIlveen,...
âBrexitâ top of the agenda as Cabinet Secretary meets UK Farming...
Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Rural Affairs, Lesley Griffiths met the UK Government's Farming Minister, George Eustice at the Royal Welsh Show today to...
Tourism industry ready for an EPIC summer
As the summer holidays begin, Cabinet Secretary for the Economy and Infrastructure, Ken Skates will be among the first to try out new activities...
Brexit uncertainty is a key threat to fragile global business confidence
Latest quarterly global survey from ACCA and IMA reveals a subdued sentiment, with many more firms scaling back investment
Dip in confidence across...
Pop Up Shop Consultation
Business owners, local residents, visitors and town councillors are among a number of people being invited to share their views on how to bring...
Walesâ food and drink in strong position to meet post-Brexit challenges...
The Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Rural Affairs, Lesley Griffiths, has hailed the success of Walesâ food and drink industry and said it is...
Investment in new cold steel rolling mill goes ahead with Welsh...
The construction of a new cold steel rolling mill is underway in Caerphilly in an investment supported by the Welsh Government that will use...
Millionaireâs secrets revealed for farmers and landowners
Welsh multi-millionaire, social entrepreneur and wealth-coach, Kevin Green inspired an audience of farming and landowning entrepreneurs at the CLA Cymru pavilion at the Royal...
How the UK Video Games Industry Can Survive, Revive and Thrive...
TIGA, the trade association representing the video games industry, today published Brexit: Priorities for the UK Video Games Industry. The 20 page reports sets out a...
American Brexodus: UK Hotel Searches Soar Following Brexit Vote
- 50% + increase in Americans searching for UK hotel deals
- Hotels now available for half the price of 2015 average
- Hotels.com offers 10% off hotels...
Discussions on EU withdrawal top of Royal Welsh agenda
On the opening day of the Royal Welsh Show, Cabinet Secretary for the Environment and Rural Affairs, Lesley Griffiths, has highlighted the opportunities to...
Welsh Government supports major investment at Morgan Advanced Materials facility in...
An investment by Morgan Advanced Materials (Morgan) and the Welsh Government in the latest production technology at its Swansea facility will support the transformation...
Iconic Camarthan town centre hotel brought to market
The Ivy Bush Royal Hotel, located in the historic market town of Carmarthen, has been brought to the market by specialist commercial property adviser,...
Money laundering – a definition . . .
By Mark Jones, director of Carmarthen-based Clay Shaw Butler chartered accountants and business consultants.
Youâll hear plenty of talk these days about money laundering and...
BEACON BURSARY WINNERS ANNOUNCED
The winner of the 2016 Beacon Bursary Competition is Martin Goddard of 360 Entertainment.
Mr Goddardâs winning proposal was to set up an entertainment agency...
EU students and staff welcome at Swansea University – Kirsty Williams
On her first visit to the city since being appointed Education Secretary, Kirsty Williams has said students and staff from across the European Union...
Economy Secretary celebrates Walesâ thriving aerospace sector at Farnborough
Economy and Infrastructure Secretary, Ken Skates was at Farnborough Air Show this week celebrating Walesâ thriving aerospace sector.
The Economy Secretary met senior executives from...
Council buys seven Llanelli Town Centre properties
Carmarthenshire County Council has bought seven properties in Llanelli Town Centre as part of its âOpportunity Streetâ project.
More than half of the properties in...
New team at the top at Llanelli business breakfast club.
Thereâs a new team at the top at a popular Llanelli business breakfast club.
Two well-known businessmen, from Llanelli and Burry Port, have taken over...
New measures to help Britain lead the way in developing driverless...
A major consultation to help pave the way for automated cars to be used on British roads is being launched, with all drivers invited to have...
UK finance profession sets out priorities for the new Prime Ministerâs...
ACCA, (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) wants to see incoming Prime Minister Theresa May act fast to restore UK business and consumer confidence.
Following...
Euro 2016 progress boosts Cardiff Airport passenger numbers
Passenger numbers at Cardiff Airport have risen in the last year, partly as a result of Walesâ semi-final run in the European Championships this...
7 out of 10 Ethnic Minority Leaders Experienced Discrimination En Route...
Research out today on the views of ethnic minority senior executives and board leaders on workplace barriers reveals bias is part of the cultural...
Royal Welsh Show speaking date for entrepreneur Kevin Green
Kevin Green is a self-made multi-millionaire and social entrepreneur and an acknowledged expert in how to set up a profitable business.
He is one of...
APPRENTICESHIPS HAVE AN IMAGE PROBLEM AMONG WALESâ YOUNG PEOPLE, SUGGESTS NEW...
YOUNG PEOPLE FOUR TIMES LESS LIKELY THAN THOSE AGED 55+ TO SEE MERIT IN APPRENTICESHIPS
A new YouGov survey commissioned by employment specialists Reed in...
GEORGE: âDecision timeâ on Circuit of Wales
Welsh Government ministers face âdecision timeâ as developers behind the Circuit of Wales scheme submit revised plans.
Initial proposals were rejected by the government due...
Wales continues to invest its EU funds as ÂŁ6.4m CEMET project...
Wales is continuing to invest and maximise the EU funds allocated to it as a ÂŁ6.4m project to drive forward research to help businesses...
Summit to drive opportunities of Northern Powerhouse across border to North...
Influential business leaders and politicians from across both sides of the Welsh border are being brought together today by Welsh Cabinet Secretary for Economy...
Mastering new skills
Welsh Government appoint Semta to explore new qualification to boost economy
Welsh employers are being urged to become masters of their own destiny by building...
Itâs got to be the most popular question for accountants at...
âBrexit: How will the vote affect me and my business?â
Following the UKâs historic decision to leave the European Union, many of you will be...
Calsonic Kansei R&D centre opens at Millbrook
Calsonic Kansei is a global automotive parts manufacturer, established in Japan, with manufacturing centres globally
New centre is the product of a five-year...
ÂŁ750k loan scheme for Llanelli town centre buildings
UP to ÂŁ750,000 is being made available to help bring vacant, derelict or underutilised properties in Llanelli town centre back into economic use.
Carmarthenshire County...
âI think farmers are perhaps not the best people to run...
Welsh Conservatives are calling for the Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Rural Affairs to make an immediate apology following comments made in a plenary...
Wales is still a great place to do business says Economy...
Economy Secretary, Ken Skates has pledged that post- referendum, Wales will remain a great place to do business.
Speaking ahead of his key note address...
Economy Secretary announces North Wales summit
Economy and Infrastructure Secretary, Ken Skates is to hold a summit next week focussed on driving economic development across North Wales and the Northern...
Environment and Agriculture round-table discussion on EU withdrawal
First Minister Carwyn Jones and Environment and Rural Affairs Secretary, Lesley Griffiths will meet key figures from Walesâ environment and agriculture sectors today, to...
What gets scheduled gets done
By Mark Jones, director of Carmarthen-based Clay Shaw Butler chartered accountants and business consultants.
âWhat gets scheduled gets done,â is a quote from the business...
Masterplan funding announced for Wellness and Life Science Village
Plans to create a unique Wellness and Life Science Village in Llanelli have taken a step forward with the Welsh Government announcing it is...
An award winning Swansea manufacturer of sterile single use instruments that...
DTR Medical joins twenty other companies that have already signed up to exhibit on the Welsh Governmentâs stand at Medica 2016 â the largest...
THE PRINCEâS TRUST AND NATWEST LAUNCH TOMORROWâS BUSINESS AWARDS IN WALES
Youth charity The Princeâs Trust Cymru is launching a new award to help the young entrepreneurs theyâve supported in Wales take their businesses to...
Welsh dairy farmersâ income set to plummet by 40%
New data has shown that the projected income of Welsh dairy farmers is set to decrease by 40% for this financial year.
Published today by...
Statement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne following the...
Today (27 June 2016) I want to reassure the British people, and the global community, that Britain is ready to confront what the future...
Segway Opens New European Office in Amsterdam
Segway, world leader in electric personal transport, opens a new European office in Amsterdam. With this office, Segway aims to better serve the EMEA market...
âWorrying gulfâ between men and women who report illness
New figures published today by the Welsh Government reveal that significantly more women in Wales report having an illness than men.
According to the findings...
