Wales eBusiness Networking Club

A must view web cast event for those interested in online marketing.

BT could face strike action over a pay dispute when the result of a ballot of 50,000 union members at the telecoms firm is known later.

Building society Nationwide says it is likely to end its sponsorship of the England football team after 11 seasons.

The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has cost BP a total of $3.12bn to date, the company says, up $500m from last week.

A MAJOR overhaul of business support, centred around a move away from grants towards providing the best possible environment in which businesses can thrive is expected to be unveiled today by the Welsh Assembly Government.

FORMER Minister for the Economy and Transport Andrew Davies said yesterday that previous plans to create a sector approach to business support had met with “total resistance” from some senior civil servants.

AN UPDATE from Marks & Spencer takes centre stage this week, while Persimmon and Bovis Homes will give the latest snapshot from the housebuilding sector.

The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), supported by 100 influential business leaders and Members of the European Parliament (MEPs), has called on the European Commission to stand firm in its proposal not to include self-employed lorry drivers within European rules on working time.

The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has today welcomed the Coalition Government’s launch of the ‘Your Freedom’ website.

The Times becomes the biggest UK newspaper to begin charging its readers to access its online content.

A third of UK pensioners rely solely on the state for income during their retirement years, official statistics show.

The six-figure salaries of 160 bosses of taxpayer-supported quangos were published today in the latest part of a Government transparency drive.

THE BEST examples of responsible business practice in Wales were honoured at an awards ceremony in Cardiff last night.

WHILE the Welsh Assembly Government is facing significant future funding cuts as a result of the comprehensive spending review this autumn, there remains scope for Wales plc to be innovative in fund-raising.

Have just read a fascinating report on the important role of cities in enabling growth within the private sector. Written by the Centre for Cities, the report entitled “Private sector cities: a new geography of opportunity” highlights the major challenges faced by the coalition government in creating new jobs within urban centres, estimating that 620,000 extra posts would [...]

One thing you can say about Leighton Andrews is that he is not slow in coming forward. His statement yesterday has sent shockwaves of the 8.0 richter scale variety throughout the entire university sector in Wales. Here is what he said in the chamber yesterday “Wales has been dogged for years by many institutions which are too small [...]

Google announces a “new approach” in China as it battles with Beijing over the censorship of internet search results.

Taiwan and China sign a landmark trade agreement, seen as the most significant deal in 60 years of separation.

The director general of the CBI, Richard Lambert, announces he is to stand down after five years at the helm.

DESIGNS for a £62m Slovakian retail development project were unveiled by a Welsh architecture firm as part of its plans to expand its continental activity.