Business in Focus Annual Report 2018 English.Indd
BUSINESS IN FOCUS 1 ANNUAL REPORT 2017 – 2018 2 ANNUAL REPORT 2017-2018 FROM OUR CHAIR for new acquisitions, during Through Welsh Government’s the year, under review. The Big Ideas Wales, we worked Property Team’s quest was with 255 young people to rewarded when we completed stimulate and realise business the acquisition of Crownford ideas. Our ‘Bootcamp to House, Merthyr Tydfi l in August Business’ supported 41 young 2018. At the same time, they entrepreneurs through a maintained average occupancy residential weekend in across our premises at over Margam, South Wales. 98% throughout the year. We maintained all our Working with partners across credentials, including Wales, our priority for the Committed to Equality Gold Welsh Government’s Business and ISO9001:2015. With a Wales Advisory Service was to team of 95 at March 2018, During the fi nancial year ended increase activity. Spurred on our team engagement and 31st March 2018, Business by a healthy service quality development during the year in Focus built capacity and review in summer 2017, client resulted in a Gold Award performance, delivering robust numbers increased signifi cantly, from our Investors in People fi nancial performance and and we ended the year with assessment after the year end. improved cash fl ow. nearly 4,800 jobs created, This and all our successes are 980 businesses started and A strategic review of down to our fantastic team, £16 million business investment longer-term goals by senior led by our Chief Executive, since the contract began. management was endorsed Katy Chamberlain and the by the Board and the whole We fi nalised arrangements Leadership Team, so I will fi nish team in 2018.
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