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Energising a hi-tech future for Welsh businesses

Chairman of the Welsh Electronics Forum Dr Drew Nelson believes the technology sector in Wales is in good shape, but that to maintain a competitive edge it needs to take advantage of opportunities and form alliances Read

Canada firm takes over Celtic Technologies

LAND remediation specialist Celtic Technologies has been acquired in a £7m deal by a Canadian company. Read

Calling all movers and shakers to feature in latest edition of Who’s Who

ARE you a mover and shaker in the Welsh economy? If so then the Western Mail would like to hear from you. Read

IT firm wins testing role at the MoD

AN IT consultancy has secured a role in assessing human resource systems at the Ministry of Defence. Read

Jaguar and Land Rover join tiger economy of India

INDIAN company Tata Motors is to take over the running of motoring marques Land Rover and Jaguar in a deal worth around $2.3bn (about £1.15bn). Read

Why does the financial sector get an easier ride than manufacturing?

Sale is latest grim news for the British motor trade, says Richard Godfrey Read

Tata is an Asian giant with global ambitions

TATA might seem like a small player on the world stage, but the company is a giant in India and set to expand its empire even further with the takeover of Jaguar and Land Rover. Read

Mid career crisis as Spring is sprung

Cardiff-based careers consultant and executive coach Tony Charles offers some advice about avoiding the mid career crisis Read

Wales' top businesses invest in a brighter future

In the first of a series of updates on Fast Growth 50 finalists in 2007, Business Correspondent Aled Blake takes a look at three Welsh companies building on last year’s success. Read

Graphic designers Ethos flourishes

A BURGEONING creative sector is seeing new and innovative companies starting up across Wales. Read

Firms more profitable with women at the helm

COMPANIES with women at their helm are often more profitable than those without, a leading business academic has said. Read

Nobel Prize winner to speak at Welsh bioscience event

ONE of the largest bioscience events outside of London will be held in South Wales next week. Read

How to win friends in cyber world

What does the cyber generation mean for organisations? Emma Price, employment law specialist at law firm Hugh James, points out the pros and cons of social networking and the web for businesses Read

City’s regeneration strides ahead

John Burrows, chief executive of Newport Unlimited, takes a look at how the regeneration of Newport is shaping up five years on since the launch of the urban regeneration company. Read

Why conflict is costly

With growing fears that banks will be more reluctant to fund firms through cash-flow problems, companies that stumble into costly commercial disputes this year may be more at risk than ever. Read

Challenging use of management

UNIVERSITY of Glamorgan academic Dr Paul Thomas sparked a massive debate with his call to strip out layers of management in private industry. Here he counters some of the responses to his arguments. Read

Stars line up for commercial property Oscars

THE People in Property: Props Awards Wales 2007 celebrates the cream of the Welsh commercial property sector. Here we unveil the finalists in four more categories. Read