Welsh Ice

If you've been affected in the valleys or surrounding areas by Storm Dennis and need somewhere safe, warm and dry for you and the team to work, please let us know.
We've got a couple of vacant offices at the moment (furnished with internet) and plenty of desk space in our coworking campus on Caerphilly Business Park which you are very welcome to use free of charge while you get back on your feet.
We've got the tea and coffee ready. Get in touch on 02920 140 040 or email icean...gels@welshice.org
Please spread the word! ☕💻
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Ever thought about starting your own business? 💼
Here are seven reasons these business owners decided to press start on their own thing. ✌

A crash course for Adobe Photoshop!
In this workshop, Josh Hicks will be covering the basics of using Photoshop, going through the tools you need to know, explaining how layers work and more.
Perfect for editing photos or creating posters, flyers and graphics for social media. This will be a very practical session so please bring your laptop along and make sure Photoshop has been installed and is ready to go :)
... Book here: http://bit.ly/39u21wp (discount code COLLABORATE20)
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It's kinda hard to get Employee of the Month when you work for yourself. That's why we encourage the ICE community to let us know about all the good things their fellow members have done for them. We pick the best ones and ambush two people a month as 'Awesome Members' 😎
Here are a few from the last couple of months. Congratulations to GSD Media, Rhian Thomas, Carabiner I.T., Kiva Studio & Paul Craig 3D Studio 🥳
You are all awesome! 🙌

Check out Jamie McAnsh's amazing story in the South Wales Argus and read all about his plan to climb Everest on his crutches with EverTrek! 🏔

Love this exciting new collaboration between The Dragon's Cwtch and MooJoo Designs! 🐉

Excited to welcome Kiva Studio to the community! Huw and Tim are putting the finishing touches to their media studio and have been doing some photography, making their launch day podcast and creating some music. Awesome stuff! Give them a like to stay updated!

The Open Day is in full swing! If you're around Caerphilly today there's still time to pop along ✨

I T ' S B A C K !!
In 2019 our 5 to 9 Club stopped at Ebbw Vale, Merthyr, Church Village, Caerphilly and Treorchy, supporting 81 individuals - Next up ! We're going to Aberdare ! 🚗...
If you or someone you know, based in the Cynon Valley, has a business idea but not sure how to get it off the ground - Join us at Aberdare Rugby Club on Tuesday 11th Feb ! 🚀
... To apply, fill in the simple form here: https://welshice.org/5-9-club Or send your questions to Lesley@WelshICE.org
Also, check out our new promo video! 🎥
The Enterprise Hub is a 3 year Programme part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund through the Welsh Government
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Thinking about starting your own business? 💼 Or taking your startup to the next level? 🚀 Come to our Open Day on Caerphilly Business Park on the 28th of January! 🗓
👩‍🏫 FREE Business Advice Expo 10am-12pm 💡 FREE GRIT: Affiliate Marketing workshop 1pm-3pm
... Just fancy a nose around? We're running tours and offering free coworking all day too 💻 See you there!
More info here 👉 http://bit.ly/2QYzyHC
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CancerPal, a new online platform aiming to provide support for families affected by cancer has been launched by ICE member Jo Riley.

This is incredible. A pitch from our members at the Hackathon we held back in June has landed an amazing £100,000 investment to develop a prototype for the skill swapping app, Swapp!
Congratulations to Francesca, Alexis and everyone involved! 🥳

The ICE team just got a little bit better!
Keiran Russell has officially joined the ICE team as our specialist administrator! He'll be helping us manage our business accounts system and aid us in our mission to help small businesses start out both on campus and across the valleys.
Welcome to the team Keiran!

Growing your own business can be a lonely and frightening experience. At ICE we've helped over 600 businesses to start, grow and prosper. Could you be the next one?

Presenting... our brand new video! 🎥 We're incredibly proud of the team and our ICE members who pulled this together. Please share far and wide and tag anyone who you think might be interested in starting a business in Caerphilly! Book a tour here 👉 http://bit.ly/35GesnH