Businesses in Carmarthenshire are benefitting from a new £500,000 grant scheme to help them to grow and employ.

Carmarthenshire County Council’s Business start-up and growth schemes offer up to £10,000 funding at 50 per cent of total project costs to help

A former derelict workshop in Ammanford has been turned into a centre of excellence for coffee roasting and training, creating 13 jobs.

Coaltown Coffee has moved into the building on Foundry Road following a Carmarthenshire County Council grant given to property

Aberystwyth University is involved in a multi-million pound initiative aimed at improving equality, diversity and inclusion in engineering and physical sciences.
A total of 11 different projects have been launched at universities across the UK, funded with £5.5 million from the Engineering and Physical

Age Cymru Sir Gar (the charity for the 50-plus in Carmarthenshire) is looking for support from members of the Nationwide Building Society.
The charity is one of a number of organisations bidding for cash from the Nationwide Community Grants Programme.
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Carmarthenshire County Council is ready to invest around £4million in local businesses.
The council is launching a variety of new grants aimed at supporting new and existing businesses, aimed at stimulating new economic growth throughout the county.
The Economic Development team is inviting businesses

Carmarthenshire County Council has launched the first round of its Events Support Fund by supporting 14 events across the county.
Events ranging from a Promotion of the Tour of Britain Festival, celebrating the visit of the well-known national cycling event to the county in