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News Archive
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23rd February 2011
March eBusiness Club: Social Media Social Media: Clowning around with a 3 Ring Circus or a Top Marketing Essential?
When: Tuesday 1st March 2011, 5.30pm - 7pm Where: Tredomen Business and Technology Centre This event will show how social media can benefit your business by growing your customer base, providing valuable feedback about your products and services and greatly help with your customer retention. Barry Watson from LetUsBeSocial.co will discuss the merits of Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn and explain the business benefits. This will be followed by a short presentation about eBilling from Cwmbran based business Payswyft. To find out more join Bisnet and LetUsBeSocial.co on Tuesday 1st March, the event will include - 5.30pm: Tea & Coffee This event is free of charge so book your place now by completing our online registration form. If you have any queries please contact Ceri Bower on 01443 866210 or e-mail bowerc@caerphilly.gov.uk 23rd February 2011
The London 2012 Business Network We've uploaded some procurement opportunities from The London 2012 Business Network to the 'Media' section. Please see individual documents for further information.
8th February 2011
Financial Support for Business Drop-In Events
31st January 2011
February eBusiness Club - Postponed Unfortunately due to lack of support this presentation will be included as part of March's Social Media eBusiness Club. We will be circulating more information shortly.
15th November 2010
Caerphilly Business Forum Awards, and the Winners were.... The winners of the Caerphilly Business Forum Awards last Friday were: Business of the Year (25 employees or fewer) - Budget Vets Environment Award - Kautex Tektron Young Business of the Year High Growth - Direct Healthcare Services Young Achiever - Tom Newman Business of the Year (25 employees or more) - Partners IT Young Business of the Year - Creazione Dance Co Premier Award (open to all category winners) - Direct Healthcare Services Congratulations to all the Winners 12th November 2010
Caerphilly Business Forum Awards Final The awards ceremony for Caerphilly Business Forum are to be held this evening Friday 12th November at Bryn Meadows Golf, Hotel and Spa in Maesycwmmer. Caerphilly County Borough Council are proud to be sponsoring the category of Business of the Year (25 employees or fewer) and also sponsored the awards brochure as LIF South East Wales. The category shortlists this are: Business of the Year (25 Employees or fewer) sponsored by Caerphilly County Borough Council
Environment Award sponsored by UES
Young Business of the Year High Growth sponsored by Welsh Assembly Government
Young Achiever sponsored by PHS Group
Business of the Year (25 employees or more) sponsored by SEDA UK Ltd
Young Business of the Year sponsored by Venture Wales
We would like to wish goodluck to all the finalists 8th November 2010
BT - Race to Infinity Caerphilly County Borough Council is urging residents to take part in The Race to Infinity, which is giving five lucky areas the chance to be one of the next to enjoy BT's new superfast fibre optic broadband, BT infinity. 27th October 2010
Heads of Valleys Retail Business Grant Independent retail businesses located in the Heads of the Valleys area of Caerphilly County Borough can now benefit from financial support to set up or expand. Eligibility Criteria: Businesses must be independent, have no more than 3 businesses of the same name in the County Borough and employ less than 10 people in each. The business must be located in the Heads of the Valleys area of Caerphilly County Borough and normally be situated in a town centre, although other street side locations can be considered. The business must provide at least one full time job. (Min 30 hours) (Other terms and conditions apply) Support available: Grants of up to 50% of eligible project costs to a maximum of £2,000 are available. For more information, please contact our Economic Development Unit on Tel: 01443 866222 or email business@caerphilly.gov.uk or visit the Caerphilly County Borough Council Website 22nd October 2010
November eBusiness Club - Anti Social Networking: Threats to Your Business Online When: Tuesday 2nd November 2010, 5.30pm - 7pm Where: Tredomen Business and Technology Centre Social Media is being described as the greatest technological shift of this generation and companies of all sizes are still discovering new ways in which it can benefit them, their customers and employees. With over 500 million Facebook members and 55 million tweets every day, there is no doubt about its scale and impact, however many reservations remain about privacy and the security threats posed by social networking sites. Come along to eBusiness Club on 2nd November where SonicWALL will discuss how best to harness the power of social media to maximise its benefits for your business whilst eliminating the threats to your productivity and the security of your data. eCrime Wales will also present their new social media booklet explaining practical methods to protect your business. Join Bisnet on Tuesday 2nd November, the event will include - 5.30pm: Tea & Coffee This event is free of charge so book your place now by completing our online registration form. If you have any queries please contact Ceri Bower on 01443 866210 or e-mail bowerc@caerphilly.gov.uk 8th October 2010
LIF Grant Now Increased to £10,000 Maximum Grant The Local Investment Fund Grant which is available in 6 Local Authorities in South East Wales (including Caerphilly County Borough) is now available up to a maximum of £10,000. Please contact the Advisory Services Team using the contact us page to discuss any potential investment projects.
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