Newport-based Centre for Business, Wales’ longest established business support organisation, has strengthened its management team with the appointment of two regional business managers.
Howard Thompson, 42, and Julian Rowe, 56, have been appointed to cover east and west Wales respectively.
Mr Thompson, originally from Chepstow, has worked for the Centre for Business as a business advisor since October 2003.
He brings a wealth of experience to the role, having previously worked with the Princes Trust, and had a 12 year career with Nat West prior to joining the Centre for Business.
The Centre for Business is a non-profit making organisation delivering a comprehensive range of business support programmes, including leadership and management training, and marketing support. It also delivers business start-up services on behalf of the Welsh Government. Over the last 30 years, it has helped to create more than 10,000 new businesses and assisted around 25,000 entrepreneurs in South Wales.
Around 83 per cent of new start-ups assisted by the Centre for Business are still operating after three years compared to the national average of just 35 per cent, and since 2005 it has seen a 600 per cent increase in attendance at its business skills seminars.
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