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Our team of experts have a broad range of experience and knowledge between them. They will be sharing their thoughts, insights and views monthly with Welsh food and drink businesses in mind.
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Sourcing cheaper foreign food processing and packaging equipment is more expensive than you thought.
Buy It Cheap, pay for it Twice! Recently I have seen people buying equipment from the Far-East, usually making the decision based on the...
John Taylerson
May 25, 20233 min read
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5 Reasons You Need to Understand Your Accounts
As a food or drink business owner, it is vital that you understand and take control of your business’ finances, however, this can...
SSU Cluster
Mar 31, 20232 min read
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What We Learned About Productivity at Productivity: Shape Up To Scale Up
On 2 February the Sustainable Scale Up Cluster welcomed Lesley Griffiths MS to officially open its second annual conference at the...
SSU Cluster
Mar 31, 20232 min read
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Improving Productivity
By Richard Elmitt, Sustainable Scale Up Cluster Operations & Productivity Lead In my last blog, we looked at defining productivity and...
Richard Elmitt
Jan 10, 20233 min read
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Productivity – Why Should We Care?
By Richard Elmitt, Sustainable Scale Up Cluster Operations & Productivity Lead We hear plenty about productivity in the media, usually in...
Richard Elmitt
Jan 10, 20232 min read
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A weak pound? What does this mean for the Welsh food and drink sector?
John Taylerson, Sustainable Scale Up Cluster Lead, looks at the implications of the weak pound on Welsh food or drink businesses and what...
John Taylerson
Jan 9, 20233 min read
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Is a Non-Executive Director right for my business? 3 reasons why a NED might be beneficial
You might ask why would you consider bringing a Non-Executive Director (NED) into your food or drink business? After all, no-one knows...
Joan Edwards
Jan 9, 20232 min read
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Oxbury Bank: New Finance Opportunities for Welsh Food & Drink SMEs
Compared to other banks, Oxbury Bank is relatively new on the finance scene having only been lending since 2021, but as the UK’s only...
Wyn Jones
Nov 8, 20222 min read
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Let’s Talk About NEDs
And that’s exactly what we did at our recent event for the Non-Executive Directors (NEDs) who have signed up for the new Sustainable...
Joan Edwards
Aug 25, 20222 min read
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How can product strategy & NPD help my business scale up?
Innovation in new or reformulated products can play a pivotal role in driving growth in a food or drink business. While some businesses...
Alison Haselgrove
Aug 25, 20222 min read
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Managing Risk in your Food or Drink Business
It’s hard to avoid the current headlines about rising costs which are hitting both businesses and consumers alike. The Bank of England’s...
Wyn Jones
Aug 25, 20222 min read
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Preventing good food from going to waste, and cutting Wales’ carbon footprint
FareShare Cymru wants to speak with food and drink businesses that experience issues with food surplus, and want to tackle their carbon...
SSU Cluster
Aug 18, 20222 min read
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Planning For Christmas
As we approach midsummer, it seems strange to be talking about Christmas, but if you haven’t already started planning for Christmas...
John Taylerson
Jun 16, 20222 min read
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The Cost of Money: Equity Investment – What’s That All About? Part 2
By Wyn Jones, Regional Cluster Manager. In our last newsletter I looked in more detail at the equity options for a business that is...
Wyn Jones
Jun 16, 20223 min read
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What I Learned at the Money to Grow Conference
By Sustainable Scale Up Cluster Programme Manager, John Taylerson. On 24th March I attended the Sustainable Scale Up Cluster’s first...
John Taylerson
Jun 16, 20223 min read
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Why Attend Our Sustainable Scale Up Conference?
How can a conference help me scale my business? We think you need three things to scale: 1. Capital 2. Capacity 3. Competencies Three...
John Taylerson
Feb 10, 20222 min read
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The Cost of Money: Equity Investment – What’s That All About? Part 1
Wyn Jones, Regional Cluster Manager A very popular feature which raised a lot of interest on our Investor Zone stand at the recent Taste...
Wyn Jones
Feb 8, 20223 min read
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Are Your Premises a Constraint on Your Capacity?
One of the big constraints for scaling a food or drink businesses can be your location. Are you producing in your own premises or do you...
John Taylerson
Feb 7, 20223 min read
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The Benefit of Hindsight In a Fast-changing World
By John Taylerson, Programme Manager of the Sustainable Scale Up Cluster. With my dairy background, I have been a member of the Society...
John Taylerson
Jan 14, 20224 min read
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Take Stock & New Year’s Resolutions
It’s the start of a new year and a good time to take stock of the last twelve months. If it coincides with your financial year end, you...
John Taylerson
Jan 7, 20223 min read
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