"The help of Business Wales AGP has been an important factor in our growth". How Welsh mineral water company has become one of the UK's best-known brands How has support from Business Wales AGP helped your business? We have had plenty of help from the Welsh Government over the years, with funding for capital investment, innovation and technical processes, overseas business trips, trade missions, tradeshows and export trade shows. Through Business Wales AGP, we have benefited

"We have found the support and advice of our Business Wales AGP coach invaluable over the last five years." The business partners who went from staff to owners after a management buyout How has support from Business Wales AGP helped your business? We became a member of Business Wales AGP in 2015 and were assigned Joff Pope as our relationship manager. We've found Joff's support and advice invaluable over the last five years and count him as one of our trusted advisors, often

"Since joining Business Wales AGP, our turnover has increased by 85%. The programme has been hugely valuable to us." Print company's success boosted by support from Business Wales AGP How has support from Business Wales AGP helped your business? We've been part of Business Wales AGP since September 2016. In that time, we've worked with a variety of coaches to help with sales planning, marketing, ISO assessment, internal structure and training – all of which has enabled us to

“We’ve made fantastic progress, even during these challenging times of a global pandemic, thanks to Business Wales AGP.” The Welsh business at the forefront of the fight against COVID-19 How has support from Business Wales AGP helped your business? We approached Landsker Business Solutions for help to obtain Business Wales AGP support to progress the development of an innovative, mobile blood coagulation measuring device. The analyser helps healthcare providers determine what

“Business Wales AGP helped us to develop a high growth strategy.” The business preparing firms for the AI revolution How has support from Business Wales AGP helped your business? I think it’s vital for a business in its early life to be supported. Outside expertise is crucial to help good ideas flower and bloom. I don’t think you can ever be too proud as an entrepreneur when it comes to accepting the support of someone from beyond your own personal and business sphere. We rea

“We would not be as successful as we are today without the support of Business Wales AGP.” Financial services firm enjoys rapid growth with the help of Business Wales AGP. How has support from Business Wales AGP helped your business? We’ve been part of the Business Wales AGP for four years. And we’ve had a range of consultants help with sales growth and team structure as well as our business strategy. But the most significant positive difference to the business has been the s

"The support from Business Wales AGP in a range of areas has been exceptional." Dairy supplier Totally Welsh on expansion and success during the COVID-19 crisis How has support from Business Wales AGP helped your business? We've had massive support from Business Wales AGP since we joined the programme. We've received support in a range of areas, like branding, marketing and publicity through our new newsletter. That was especially beneficial when we launched Totally Welsh Dir

“I’m grateful for the expertise and support on offer through Business Wales AGP - it’s such a valuable resource.” Training firm sets itself a goal of further global expansion How has support from Business Wales AGP helped your business? We found the support of the Business Wales AGP through the Town Square Accelerator Programme. It’s been an enriching experience. Through the programme, I recruited the business’ commercial and corporate director, and I’ve been introduced to se

"The advice, expertise and training Business Wales AGP has given us have been key to our growth." An unpredictable year has been a source of pride for Camilleri Construction How has support from Business Wales AGP helped your business? We've received plenty of Business Wales AGP support since we joined the programme. That support has included people development and performance management, recruitment and training; systems and operational processes, support for our IT infrastr

“Help from Business Wales AGP has been critical to our progression and growth.” The distillery with the ambitious goal of producing an entirely Welsh whisky How has support from Business Wales AGP helped your business? The support we’ve had from Business Wales AGP in several areas has really underpinned our progression and rapid growth. We’ve had detailed business planning and financial support through access to finance experts. We’ve also had HR support and have benefitted f

"Being accepted onto Business Wales AGP helped my company flourish." The creative agency on the path to success with support from Business Wales AGP How has support from Business Wales AGP helped your business? Having a business idea is one thing, but knowing what to do with it is something else. The guidance given to me by Business Wales AGP has been invaluable. Once I was accepted onto the programme my company really has flourished. Business Wales AGP provided me with an en

"Business Wales AGP's help has been invaluable in starting my business journey". The young entrepreneur determined to make a difference to the world with her environmentally-friendly cosmetics brand. How has support from Business Wales AGP helped your business? It's been enormously helpful to me as I've started out in business fresh from university. I looked around for what support was available, and I've been lucky to access support from Business Wales AGP and the Welsh ICE'

"Business Wales AGP has been incredibly helpful during this unprecedented time." Ladders manufacturer sees positives after responding to the shock of COVID-19 economic shutdown. How has support from Business Wales AGP helped your business? Business Wales AGP has been massively helpful, and we've taken advantage of seminars to help with a diverse range of issues from staff and customer communications through to how we can work more safely. The Welsh Government has also made fu

"Our fantastic growth can be attributed to the support we've received from Business Wales AGP." From one laptop and one desk to 13 employees - how one ambitious IT firm is reaping growth rewards When Mike Parfitt started his business in 2003, he hardly imagined it would one day turn into a company employing 13 people with ambitions for further expansion. But the entrepreneur has grown Team Metalogic from something he ran on his own from his laptop into an enterprise with seri

"We've enjoyed growth as a direct result of Business Wales AGP support." Family-run healthcare company wins new business and enjoys growth How has support from Business Wales AGP helped your business? We've enjoyed direct growth thanks to the support from Business Wales AGP, which gave us a fresh perspective on the things we were doing, while also helping us find growth in new markets. We've had a rebrand, received business support and assistance on trade missions, all of whi

"Business Wales AGP has been so supportive as we grow and do social good at the same time." How luxury brand, Goodwash Company is making a difference How has support from Business Wales AGP helped your business? Business Wales AGP has given us massive support as we have grown the company. We've benefited from assistance with marketing as well as strategic planning. This has helped us develop a clear plan of where we want to go and how we want to expand. Online sales support h

"Business Wales AGP has given us sound advice and fantastic support." Innovative safety tech firm eyes growth potential in new markets How has support from Business Wales AGP helped your business? Business Wales AGP has been a great help to us, and we've received sound advice and fantastic support from experts through the programme. We've used Business Wales AGP extensively, mainly to help with our branding, marketing and PR. Visit the Business Wales Accelerated Growth Progra

"We've received crucial support from Business Wales AGP." Welsh firm's innovations are helping transform engineering in oil, gas and renewables for the better. How has support from Business Wales AGP helped your business? Business Wales AGP help has provided us with crucial support around strategic planning and raising investment. We've also had valuable legal and marketing support which has been incredibly helpful. And on learning and development, the ILM Leadership Level 5

“Business Wales AGP has been crucial in our growth story.” North Wales logistics firm has a vision for further growth thanks to Business Wales AGP support How has support from Business Wales AGP helped your business? Business Wales AGP has been crucial in our growth story. We were able to access a Welsh Government grant which meant we could relocate and build a new depot in Caernarfon. That provided a foundation from which our expansion could develop. Business Wales AGP suppo

The Business Wales AGP programme provides access to a network of experts in a variety of subject areas, who can advise and help you grow your business. Here, we talk to Howard Jones, a Business Wales AGP coach who uses his experience and passion for helping businesses grow to support Welsh business founders throughout their entrepreneurship journey. Can you give us a potted history of your career journey to date? I started my career at Natwest, where I worked for three years