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Purple Shoots Eisteddfod Workshop Programme
Posted on 29th July 2024 | Company News
If you’re in Pontypridd for the Eisteddfod between 3 and 10 August, Purple Shoots has a fantastic programme of workshops, based at our shop in the centre of town (no need for a ticket to the Maes!).
Every day we are running drop-in workshops for adults and kids, as well as …
Under the Shadow of Tata Steel
Posted on 25th January 2024 | Uncategorized
Under the shadow of Tata steelworks, Port Talbot, twelve women crafters meet every week to enjoy two hours of sharing their skills, encouraging each other in their endeavours, and putting the world to rights. The discussion this week inevitably was in relation to the devastating news that 2,800 people would …
Self-employment v. the benefits system
Posted on 25th November 2023 | Uncategorized
Purple Shoots is constantly advocating for changes in the benefits system which will enable and encourage self-employment instead of stifling and destroying entrepreneurship. Below is an account by someone who has struggled through - it is anonymous indicating the level of fear there is around speaking up about the system …
Does Government want to destroy Small Business?
Posted on 15th June 2023 | Uncategorized
An emotive title for a blog – but it is an actual question that I have been asked by a frustrated microbusiness owner and he is not the only one who feels like that.
Another quote: “It feels like the whole system is against you when you start a small business …