{"id":89730,"date":"2018-03-08T13:17:18","date_gmt":"2018-03-08T13:17:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=729d1c532714a6bc4454fbb5b0fc423d"},"modified":"2018-03-08T13:17:18","modified_gmt":"2018-03-08T13:17:18","slug":"press-release-welsh-business-excellence-celebrated-at-the-welsh-business-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=89730","title":{"rendered":"Press release: Welsh business excellence celebrated at the Welsh Business Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"govspeak\">\n<p>Secretary of State for Wales Alun Cairns will tonight (Thursday 8 March) celebrate the achievements of some of Wales\u2019 most dynamic companies at the Welsh Business Awards in Cardiff.<\/p>\n<p>The Secretary of State for Wales is speaking at the annual Chambers of Commerce event at City Hall where the very best from businesses across Wales, in a wide variety of sectors will be rewarded for their contribution to the Welsh economy.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"mr-cairns-will-tell-the-audience\">Mr Cairns will tell the audience:<\/h3>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Since 2010 the UK Government has been working in close partnership with Chambers of Commerce in Wales. This unique network across the country is a powerful vehicle to not only promote business at home, but to open up a wealth of export opportunities around the world.<\/p>\n<p>As I go up and down the country I\u2019m inspired by what I see. I see the ups and downs. I see the sacrifices it takes to succeed; the risks and rewards \u2013 the joy and the frustration.<\/p>\n<p>And it\u2019s all too easy to focus on the challenges we face and forget to celebrate the progress made. That\u2019s why these awards are so important.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s thanks to business leaders like you that Wales was the fastest growing country in the UK in 2016 and Cardiff was the fastest growing capital city.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s thanks to you that Welsh exports are worth over \u00a316 billion a year.<\/p>\n<p>And it\u2019s thanks to you that economic growth is taking root right across our country.<\/p>\n<p class=\"last-child\">Your businesses are the country\u2019s job engine and I\u2019m delighted to see your efforts and achievements recognised here tonight.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3 id=\"ends\">ENDS<\/h3>\n<h3 id=\"notes-to-editors\">Notes to editors<\/h3>\n<p>This year there are 10 award categories, including: Commitment to Customer Service; Commitment to Skills &amp; People Development; Excellence in Community Relations; Excellence in Environmental Management; Excellence in Marketing &amp; Communications; Growth Business of the Year Start up Business of the Year; Success through Innovation; Success through Overseas Trade; and Young Entrepreneur of the Year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welsh Secretary to deliver keynote speech at business event in Cardiff<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89730"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=89730"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89730\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=89730"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=89730"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=89730"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}