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CARDIFF ENTREPRENEUR WINS NATIONAL AWARD James Taylor, founder and managing director of SuperStars, has been announced as one of the
Future 100 Young Social Entrepreneurs of the Year during Global Entrepreneurship Week 2011.
SuperStars provide high-quality specialists for children aged 4-12. During term time the company provides structured PE, drama, music, art and design technology lessons in primary schools covering PPA time. James has been recognised as an award-winning young entrepreneur due to his business focus on people, planet and profit. His unique business model has a strong commercial foundation as well as a significant social and environmental impact. James commented, “To be recognised by such a credible and aspirational awards scheme is a great achievement for myself and SuperStars. We are a dedicated team who continue to buck the economic trend in a time of financial uncertainty and this year alone we have experienced 115 per cent growth.” •
www.super-stars.org.uk.
James Taylor, super- entrepreneur
Virgin Holidays opens new stores in Cardiff
Virgin Holidays has opened two stores in Cardiff. Located in Tesco Extra, Western Avenue
and House of Fraser, the company will give holidaymakers throughout the area the chance to enjoy the brand’s distinctive ‘rockstar service’. Meanwhile, Virgin Media employees in Cardiff are pledging their time to help their local communities as part of a company-wide volunteering scheme. Whether it’s painting fences, tending to the gardens or contributing a professional skill, the team has a
n BBC Wales has announced two new appointments to its executive board. Adrian Davies, currently head of factual and music programmes, becomes head of programmes and services (English language), and Richard Thomas will join as head of marketing and communications. He is currently managing director of Cardiff & Co which promotes the capital throughout the world. Mr Davies, originally from Llanelli, will oversee the commissioning of all local television output across in-house production and the independent sector as well as BBC Radio Wales. •
www.bbc.co.uk n Twenty new jobs are to be created as part of a £400,000 expansion programme by Newport Transport next year. The vacancies will all be within the
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company’s bus driving sector which already employs around 150 drivers. The extra drivers are required due to the company’s successful expansion of its operating network. •
www.newporttransport.co.uk n Unemployed Welsh entrepreneurs started 100 businesses in just over 100 days. More than one new business has opened in Wales every 48 hours since August, with the backing of A4enterprise (A4e). A4e is a social purpose company with the sole aim to improve people’s lives around the world. They do this by helping them to find work, skills, direction. •
www.mya4e.com/ n Cardiff- based marketing and PR agency, Petersens has welcomed back a former employee to the team. Louise Yau returns
huge 1,448 hours of volunteering time available to roll up their sleeves and get involved in local projects.
These hours are up for grabs and
Virgin Media is calling out to local organisations to nominate projects which they would like their eager team of volunteers to participate in. No job is too big or too small for the Virgin Media team in Cardiff, be it a community centre overhaul or someone to help deliver essential equipment to a youth group. •
www.virginholidays.co.uk
as account manager after beginning her PR career with the firm eight years ago. Petersens PR was set up by Rob Petersen in 2003 and offers a full communications service to a wide range of clients covering PR, marketing, event management and new media. •
www.petersensone.com n Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard, who was born in a terraced house in Barry, now earns more than US President Barack Obama and Prime Minister David Cameron. Prime Minister Gillard, who turned 50 in September, has been given a mighty A$90,000 pay rise. The controversial salary boost will see her earning the equivalent of £300,000. •
www.dpmc.gov.au
Virgin Holiday staff will tell you where to go — in the nicest possible way
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