Business Events
We are hosting events throughout the year for Gwynedd businesses so please keep an eye on this page for the latest Busnes@Gwynedd events.
Upcoming events
Building Connections
Date & Time: 12 December 2024, 08:30am – 10:30am
Location: Tŷ Gwyrddfai, Penygroes Industrial Estate, Penygroes, Caernarfon, LL54 6DB
We’re hosting an event designed specifically for small construction businesses and trade professionals in Gwynedd.
You will have the opportunity to:
- Meet representatives from leading construction organisations
- Access both construction-specific and general business advice
- Discover current and upcoming public and private sector job opportunities available for tender
- Network with industry peers and experts
Light refreshments will be provided.
Register your place here
National Insurance Increase for Employers: What it means for your business and how to prepare
The 2024 Autumn Statement introduced significant changes to National Insurance, directly impacting employers. Join us for a free, informative webinar designed to help local businesses understand these changes and how to prepare effectively.
Delivered by Rebecca Rice-Roberts, an experienced accountant from Griffith, Williams & Co (GWC), the webinar will provide an expert overview of the key updates, what they mean for your business, and practical advice to help you prepare before the changes take effect in April 2025. You'll also have the opportunity to ask any questions you may have during the session.
Don’t miss this opportunity to stay ahead and prepare your business for these changes!
Register your place here
Other business events in Gwynedd
Busnes@Gwynedd and the employment initiative Gwaith Gwynedd host drop-in sessions across Gwynedd. These events are open to all businesses and individuals and provide a great opportunity to learn how Cyngor Gwynedd can support your business and recruitment needs.
We are currently finalising dates for 2025. Please check back soon for updates.
Past Events
We’re excited to announce the return of Business Week, running from 14 to 18 October 2024.
This highly anticipated week-long series of events will take place across various locations in Gwynedd, offering a unique platform for local businesses and organisations to connect, share knowledge, and become inspired for the future.
Throughout the week, Cyngor Gwynedd have partnered with business support organisations to host a range of sessions designed to provide valuable insights and practical advice, the programme will cater to the diverse needs of businesses across the county.
Here’s an overview of what’s in store for the week:
View programme: Gwynedd Business Week 2024
To find out more about the different events, and to secure your place at a session, click on the links below:
Date: 23/10/24
Time: 09:00 – 11:00am
Location: Plas Tan y Bwlch
We’re heading to Plas Tan y Bwlch, Maentwrog for the next event in our series of business breakfasts, all tailored specifically for businesses operating within the Slate Landscape of Northwest Wales World Heritage Site. This event is free.
What to Expect:
- Learn about the significance of The Slate Landscape of Northwest Wales’s designation as a World Heritage Site
- Find out about businesses in the area and their connection to the Slate Landscape, with presentations from local business owners
- Meet business support organisations and discover how they can support your business
- An opportunity to network with fellow business owners
- A bonus activity (to be confirmed) to close the session. Last time we had a tour of Zipworld
Event includes tea, coffee and light refreshments. Dietary requirements will be catered for.
Click here to register: Brecwast Busnes Llechi Cymru | Wales Slate Business Breakfast Tickets, Wed, Oct 23, 2024 at 9:00 AM | Eventbrite
This course is available for all events that applied for the Gwynedd SPF Event support fund or have attended a Gwynedd Safety Advisory Group meeting. The offer is limited to one person per organisation/event.
Please note that the course has limited spaces available, and admission will be on a first-come, first-served basis. In the event of high demand, we may offer an additional course at a later date.
The course will cover the following areas:
- Introduction to UK health & safety legislation in the events industry
- Responsibility for safety at events
- Understanding the terms hazard, risk, likelihood, and consequence
- Identifying hazards and writing risk assessments
- Safe systems of work at events
- Safety signage and Personal Protective Equipment at events
- Reporting incidents and accidents
- Emergency Procedures & Lost Children
- Security & Terrorism threats
To register for the course, please complete the online form with your details Register online: IOSH
Once we have received your registration form, we will contact you further. If successful, you will receive a Zoom link for the course and a copy of the course workbook in due course.
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us.
digwyddiadau@gwynedd.llyw.cymru
August 4 - 12 2023
To celebrate the Eisteddfod coming to Llŷn ac Eifionydd, Busnes@Gwynedd offered 6 cabins free of charge to local businesses that had not traded at the Eisteddfod before. After a competitive process 13 businesses were successful:
- Casgliad Lowri Roberts
- Paentio Wynebau Enfys
- Gwenynfa Pen y Bryn
- Coffi Dre
- Te Parti
- Blagur Coed
- Meian
- Dylunio Wyn
- Taldraeth a Maeth Natur
- Pensolar Cyf
- Dillad yr Wyddfa
- Mary Gwen
On the 9/08/2023 it was Prosperous Gwynedd Day within the Cyngor Gwynedd tent and this led to an exiting Busnes@Gwynedd panel where Daloni Metcalfe and Lesley Griffiths MP, Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, spoke with local businesses Meian, Mary Gwen and Dylunio Wyn about their products, services and their relationship with the Welsh language.
The Cyngor Gwynedd Business Day was a unique opportunity for businesses and organisations operating in Gwynedd to come together to meet, learn, share and develop new ideas and strategies.
The event provided a comprehensive overview of the business climate in Gwynedd and the various types of support available to help businesses navigate challenges and seize opportunities.
The morning session featured three local businesses sharing their stories of innovation, challenges faced, and opportunities found.
- Harlech Foodservice
- Tanya Whitebits
- Pant Du
The afternoon session focused on practical support and assistance available from various business support organisations in Gwynedd.
- Business Wales
- Busnes@ Llandrillo Menai
- Development Bank of Wales
- Purple Shoots
- Cyngor Gwynedd Business Support Team
The below organisations had stands at the event and offered information and guidance regarding their services.
- Gwaith Gwynedd
- Byw’n Iach
- Hwb Menter
- Busnes@ Llandrillo Menai
- ARFOR
In response to the cost-of-living crisis and increased cost of running a business, a webinar was held for small to medium sized businesses located in Gwynedd that looked at ways of improving business efficiency to reduce costs and ways of increasing revenue.
Siwan Lisa Evans, The Digital Platform Project for the Food and Hospitality Sectors, Gwynedd Council, Geraint Huws and Zoe Pritchard, Lafan Consulting Group and Sarah Morris, Business Wales presented at the webinar
Further information
Please contact the Local Business Support Team: busnes@gwynedd.llyw.cymru
In response to the cost of living crisis and current economic climate, the Council's Business Support Unit recently hosted a webinar for local businesses offering advice on business efficiency measures which could reduce their overheads and carbon emissions.
Taking part in the event were Richard Fraser-Williams from Business Wales and Stu Meads, an environmental consultant from the Green Digital Academy project, Coleg Llandrillo-Menai. A copy of the presentations, the Green Savings Guide and a further information pack are available below:
- Business Wales and Greener Edge Presentation
- The Green Savings Guide
- Further Information Pack