With over £800 million worth of loans granted to upcoming entrepreneurs, secure your finance today with Start Up Loans.
Do you have a new start-up business? Are you thinking about your finance options? Have you wondered how you could use up to £3,000 to help your business? If you answered yes to these questions, then a start-up loan could be for you. As an official delivery partner of the Start Up Loans scheme, Business […]
December is always a busy time with many companies due to file accounts with Companies House before the end of the month. Companies House are continuing to follow government guidance for working safely during coronavirus (COVID-19). This means it could take longer than usual to process paper documents sent by post. File your accounts online. […]
Joining Business in Focus with a bang, Phil Jones has big ambitions for this rapidly growing social enterprise. Phil has long felt driven by the need to pursue a meaningful role as his CV will attest. Carving out a distinguished 30-year leadership career in the Royal Welsh, Phil then became head of the British Legion in […]
The Christmas lights have been switched on. The temperature is definitely starting to drop. Now it’s time to start thinking about starting, or finishing, your Christmas shopping. Luckily, you’ll find everything you need at our new pop-up shop on St Catherine’s Walk. Now open, Pop-Up Caerfyrddin will be showcasing 21 local businesses over a five-week period. You’ll find a wide range […]
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is reminding Self Assessment customers to check that they have the correct information in order to complete their tax return. The deadline for 2020/21 tax returns is 31 October 2021 for those completed on paper forms and 31 January 2022 for online returns. While the end of January is more […]
Article reposted with permission from Wales Co-operative Centre Paul Stepczak, Bids and Commercial Consultant, looks back at our fruitful collaboration with Business in Focus that has highlighted a pleasing keenness for digital skills-building within the third sector. Over the past three years, I have been involved in supporting Focus Carmarthen and Newtown Enterprise Hubs. Run […]
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has today announced that the Customs Declaration Service (CDS), a system founded on world-leading technology, will serve as the UK’s single customs platform from 31 March 2023. HMRC will be closing its Customs Handling of Import and Export Freight (CHIEF) system on 31 March 2023. From this date, all businesses will […]
With the SME economy being so important to the future of Wales, we spoke to Gareth Jones, Commercial Property & Facilities Manager, on the reasons why he joined this extraordinary team; and his experiences to date. “I first discovered Business in Focus nearly 20 years ago, when I was a Business Manager for one of […]
