FUNDING packages of £10,000 are being made available for entrepreneurs who are keen to open a business.
The Town Centre Miwtini start-up programme – a collaboration between Enterprise Hub @M-SParc and Wrexham Enterprise Hub – wants to hear from interested parties with business ideas that could lead to them occupying a unit in one of four struggling retail districts: Colwyn Bay, Wrexham, Bangor and Rhyl.
One-day courses, with key information on themes including guidance on the fund, lease guidance, finance, marketing, customer service, and Smart Towns, urban areas that use different electronic methods and sensors to collect data, will be held on the following dates:
- September 8: 29 Conway Road, Colwyn Bay – https://miwtinitowncentrecolwynbay.eventbrite.co.uk
- September 15: Costigans, Rhyl – miwtinitowncentrerhyl.eventbrite.co.uk
- September 22: Kyffin Café Deli, Bangor – miwtinitowncentrebangor.eventbrite.co.uk
- September 29: Enterprise Hub, Wrexham – https://miwtinitowncentrewrexham.eventbrite.co.uk
A recent report by the Welsh Retail Consortium revealed nearly one in five shops in Wales is empty and the country has the second highest vacancy rate of any UK region behind the North East of England (20.6 per cent).
Enterprise Hub Manager Sara Roberts said: "We would encourage people to capitalise on this funding, especially anyone who has started a new business from home in lockdown.
“We want to help breathe life into the high streets of Wrexham, Bangor, Rhyl and Colwyn Bay as like other town centres nationally they have struggled with the challenges of the pandemic and the rise of online shopping – they need to bounce back.
“Miwtini will be on hand with support and advice on a range of subjects to get you started, and these one-day courses will cover pivotal topics to lay the foundations for success.
“The packages could provide a spark for entrepreneurs to take their small business forward long-term, so please get in touch or attend one of the events to find out more.”
Backed by the European Regional Development Fund, the initiative forms part of the Welsh Government’s Transforming Towns programme, which earlier this year released an additional £24m package of support to revitalise town centres and encourage companies to relocate to urban areas in a bid to bring derelict sites back to use.
For more information, visit www.hwbmenter.cymru/en/mutiny. Alternatively, telephone 01248 858070 or email post@hwbmenter.cymru. The Enterprise Hub is part Funded by the European Regional Development Fund through the Welsh Government.
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