Blogs

Improving Productivity

By Richard Elmitt, Sustainable Scale Up Cluster Operations & Productivity Lead In my last blog, we looked at defining productivity and...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...