Torfaen Business Voice - November 2016 Newsletter

NEXT EVENT 1st December 2016 5:00pm
IN THIS EDITION:
Membership Renewal 2017
Carbon Trust
Trade That Works With Bron Afon
Pontypool Market
www.twitter.com/torfaenbiz
www.facebook.com/TorfaenEnterprise
NOVEMBER 2016

Notes from our Chairman
Welcome to the November 2016 edition of the Torfaen
Business Voice Newsletter
Well Christmas is approaching quickly again. And that means
TREATS. This year the treats are coming early for TBV members
at the Christmas networking event. For the rugby lovers amongst
us we have Lee Byrne & Nigel Meek (Welsh rugby stars). I am
sure they will entertain us with anecdotes from their time in the
professional game – there’s many an incident that you do not see
televised!
We will soon be into the 2017 Membership year and dates are set
for 2017. So keep up your membership for a full package of
events throughout the year.
Invite colleagues and new companies within your sphere of
contact to get involved with the business club. The old adage that
there is strength in numbers applies to TBV too.
Dates for your diary in 2017
Thursday 17th March 2017
Thursday 22nd June 2017
Thursday 21st September 2017
Thursday 7th December 2017
5:00pm registration for a 5:30pm start
As part of a programme of member benefits we are now offering an
opportunity for members to have their logo and company profile
displayed on our new advertising screens, so even if you’re not able
to attend, you’ll still be assured of a presence on the night. If you are
interested please speak to Jo John for further information.
Looking forward to seeing you all on the night.
Dennis Ricketts,
Chairman, Torfaen Business Voice
Don’t forget to book for our next event!
Thursday 1st December 2016
5:00pm registration for a 5:30pm start
To book, please use the following link:
http://bit.ly/tbv-dec2016
Greenmeadow Golf and Country Club,
Cwmbran
- NEW MEMBER OFFER! -
JOIN NOW AND HAVE MEMBERSHIP UNTIL THE END OF 2017!
http://bit.ly/tbv-appform
Our Next Event
A very entertaining evening is planned for our last event of 2016!
Our Christmas Business Voice event on Thursday 1st December is building
up to be an entertaining and must attend evening, whether you’re an
existing member or have never attended one of our events before come
along!
We have high profile names in the world of rugby – Lee Byrne & Nigel
Meek. We also have Elvis singing some Christmas tunes over the
networking buffet to get us in the Christmas mood!
Members are entitled to 2 free places at this event, so make sure you bring
along a colleague, client or business contact so that we can provide each
other with valuable connections for our businesses.
Remember your business cards and any marketing literature!
Members of Torfaen Business Voice can also bring along a pop up
banner – please indicate if you are bringing yours on the electronic booking
form.
http://bit.ly/tbv-dec2016
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Our Previous Event
September's Torfaen Business Voice meeting was a local networking success with a turnout of over 60 people who met at
Greenmeadow Golf Club, Cwmbran.
It was great to see so many businesses using the club to their local advantage with a few rounds of facilitated networking and spotlight
presentations from our members Johnsey Estates and Indelible IP.
Photographs courtesy of Tania Miller Photography
Time to renew your membership!
Membership Renewal for 2017 is on the way!
We hope that as a member you have enjoyed your Torfaen Business Voice membership this
year and with our final Christmas meeting just around the corner, it’s time to start
reminding you that your membership will need to be renewed in January.
Feedback from many of our members suggests that we are giving you the right mix of
networking opportunities and information, and we are proud that we are able to help
develop local business relationships.
Member Get Member Scheme
£50.00
(Companies with
1 – 4 employees)
£65.00
(Companies with
5+ employees)
Membership Prices
held for 5 years!
For those of you who took advantage of the Member Get Member scheme we will shortly be contacting you to inform you of your discount against
your 2017 membership.
It’s not too late to earn money off your membership for 2017 by introducing a new member by the end of the year. Encourage your business
contacts and clients to join this popular business club for our Christmas meeting on 1st December and they too can enjoy all the benefits of
belonging to Torfaen Business Voice.
For every business that you encourage to join, your own business will earn £5.00 off your 2017 membership (up to a maximum of £50.00). The
new member will be entitled to a £5.00 discount off their joining fee too – it’s a win win situation! Simply make sure that the new business
member completes your name and your company name in the space provided within the on-line application form.
Advertising opportunity in 2017
We now have an adverting screen that you may have seen at our September meeting and
will be on show at our December event. This is a great opportunity for you to showcase
your business at our four events with a message that’s tailored to the audience for just
£25. Ask us for a demonstration at the December meeting and we’ll show you how you
can spread the word about your products and services!
ADVERTISE
HERE!

Carbon Trust - Could you be saving money on your
energy bills?
Staying competitive in an increasingly challenging market is going to
become a bigger priority for businesses in Wales, and there are
costs you can reduce without impacting your productivity.
How?
By replacing your out of date and inefficient equipment, such as
lighting, heating, air-conditioning units and refrigeration, or by
investing in renewables.
As an example, with a Carbon Trust Interest Free
loan, Pic-Up Spares in Swansea was able to install
LED lighting which is projected to save them over
£12,000 a year, as well as cut their CO2 emission by
60 tonnes.
The Carbon Trust offers loans to small to medium sized businesses
in Wales, to help them buy and install energy efficient equipment
and renewables.
Additionally you can also apply for a capital contribution from the
Carbon Trust Green Business Fund, which funds up to 15% of the
total project cost, up to a maximum of £10,000.
This really is a great time to consider reducing your costs to
stay ahead of the game. If you don’t know where to start,
give the Carbon Trust a call and they can help you to identify
opportunities.
For more information, visit the Carbon Trust website at
www.carbontrust.com/walesloans or call 028 9073 4398.
Terms and Conditions and eligibility rules apply.
The Carbon Trust is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct
Authority for consumer credit. Representative example of a 0% APR loan:
£12,000 loan over 48 months = monthly repayments of £250. Total repayable
£12,000.
You can borrow as little as £3,000 or as much as £200,000 to fund
your project, at zero interest. Loans are designed so that in most
cases the monthly savings on your energy bills should exceed the
monthly repayments, with the repayment term being between 1 and
4 years.
Superfast Business Wales
FREE digital technology masterclasses and workshops available
now for Torfaen businesses
Fully funded support for micro, small and medium sized businesses*
• Social Media Masterclass ~ 4hr
• Online/Digital Marketing Masterclass ~ 4hr
• Managing your business online Masterclass ~ 4hr
• Making the most of your website Masterclass ~ 4hr
• Inspiring Action workshop ~ 2hr
Superfast Business Wales is a fully funded business support service
that can inspire and transform your business. Created specifically to
help small and medium sized business, the service provides extensive
online information including guides, factsheets, top tips, and blogs
and case studies as well as online tools, practical workshops and
access to expert Digital Business Advisers.
To find out more visit
businesswales.gov.wales/superfastbusinesswales
*Eligibility criteria applies, for more information visit
https://businesswales.gov.wales/superfastbusinesswales/about-us
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New Energy Efficiency Standards in leases
If you are intending to invest lease or sell commercial
property you should be aware that there are
plans to change existing laws on Energy Efficiency
Standards to make it illegal to sell or let buildings
that do not have a minimum energy efficiency
standard of E or above.
It will become unlawful to sell or let non-compliant
buildings after April 2018 or to continue to let
non-compliant buildings after April 2023.
At the moment you simply need to supply an Energy
Performance Certificate (EPC) and recommendation
report and the rating (from A-G) so if your property
is less eco-friendly you may need to factor in the
cost of compliance.
There are a few exceptions for buildings and
transactions which do not require an EPC so
ask an expert commercial property lawyer for
advice to make sure you keep up to date with
changes.
At ETLP our Commercial Property specialists
have wide experience in acting for clients in
transactions ranging from purchases and sales
of factories and development sites to public
houses and corner shops.
Rob Twigg,
Everett Tomlin Lloyd & Pratt
Telecommunications is changing, is your business ready?
Remember the Millennium Bug fiasco? Every computer was
going to stop working, civilisation was going to crumble and the
world was going to end...but we survived it.
Unfortunately, unlike the Millennium Bug, upcoming changes in
telecommunications services are happening, and will definitely
affect companies who still use traditional telephone lines. From
2020 onwards, which isn’t as far away as it sounds, telecommunications
providers will no longer provide new ISDN
connections for telephone systems. After 2025 support for
these services will be discontinued.
The replacement telephony services will utilise your internet for
connectivity, meaning they offer a more cost effective,
seamless solution than traditional telephone lines. That being
said there is a lot to consider when choosing the right solution
for your business, so detailed discussion with internet telephony
specialists should be first on your list when it comes to
changing out your system.
Ron Griffiths, Director RPS
We know this change is coming, so why wait? Upgrade to internet telephony now, and step into the future of telecommunications.
For further information and a free assessment of your current system contact RPS Technology Solutions – Wales’ leading Internet Telephony Service
Provider at rgriffiths@rpstechnologysolutions.co.uk or call 01633 481424.
Torfaen Business Exhibition 2017
Local businesses in a local venue
Strengthen trading relationships and generate leads
Opportunity for companies to showcase their businesses
Full Programme of events
Free networking breakfast
Formal and informal networking activities
Hear inspirational business speakers
Business clinics with experts
17th May 2017
More details to be released soon!
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Meet The Member
Luminous Media
Luminous Media is a creative company offering PR, video, advertising,
copywriting, design and print. We recently produced a motion graphic
video for a new Marilyn Monroe perfume, and ran a PR campaign for Age
Cymru in West Wales that featured on the ITV Wales News and in several
newspapers.
We work with all business sectors, and charities, across South Wales, and
over the Severn Bridge too. Having moved to Torfaen in 2016 we are
working with several local businesses, helping them with design, print,
PR, and websites.
As well as gaining clients TV and Radio coverage we also offer media
training to help them make the most of big opportunities.
Luminous Media is made of up of Martin Downes, Dan Hughes, and Katie
Holborn. Martin has a background in publishing and looks after PR. Dan is
a designer with 24 years of experience who has worked in print and
specialises in digital advertising. Katie recently joined the team as the
Customer Relationship Manager.
Calling all product designers - Reduced officical fees for
design registration
Intellectual property protection can be a daunting subject for many
businesses, and with a common focus on either patent protection for
technological innovation, or trade mark registration for brands, protection
of product designs is often last to get a look in.
But this can be one of the most effective ways to obtain quick enforceable
protection for a new product which can be quickly marked on product
or packaging and provide an effective deterrent for a new product
launch.
Helpfully from 1 October 2016 the UK Intellectual Property Office has
introduced significant reductions in the official fees payable for design
protection in the UK. With the design industry estimated to be worth
around £72 billion to the UK economy, and with registered designs
providing important protection for valuable business assets, this is a good
time to reassess the approach taken to new product designs.
To find out more about how these important rights may be
relevant to your business growth strategy contact Indelible IP
at info@indelibleip.co.uk.
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Private Client Team gains returning solicitor
We are delighted to welcome back solicitor Caitlin Lewis, to the Private Client
team following her maternity leave. Caitlin joined the firm in 2011 as a
qualified barrister and cross-qualified as a solicitor in 2014, initially working
within our Family Law team.
“Our clients will benefit from Caitlin’s experience in dealing with
sensitive matters with empathy and kindness” Damian Lines, Partner
and Head of the Private Client team commented.
“Discussing mental incapacity or considering death is never easy,
and so having an understanding and caring solicitor working with
you through important decisions makes a real difference. I am
thrilled that Caitlin will be doing just that.”
Our Private Client team has now grown to six lawyers, enabling us to offer a
high quality, and personal, service to our clients.
Caitlin Lewis,
Rubin Lewis O’ Brien
To speak to one of our Private Client team about Wills, Lasting Powers of
Attorney or Inheritance Tax Planning call 01633 867000
Trade that works with Bron Afon
Unemployed people who have been through a
construction site training programme run by Bron Afon
are being praised by local building contractors.
Trade That Works teaches people practical skills for working on a
building site along with giving them expert advice on writing a
CV and interview skills.
The boss at one building site in Torfaen said he was ‘blown away’
by the standard of the candidates who had been through the
course.
He recruited four of them to refurbish the old Greyhound pub in
Pontypool into four flats and a business unit for Bron Afon as part
of a joint project with Torfaen Council funded by the Welsh
Government’s Vibrant and Viable Places programme.
Trade That Works is just one of the courses run by Bron Afon that
is increasing the skills of local residents to be better employees.
Three of the men who did Trade That Works with
Bron Afon stood outside Old Greyhound Pub
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Pontypool Market
Do you know anyone who wants to start a business?
If you are looking to start up or expand a business Pontypool Market
is the place to do it!
We can provide you with high quality accommodation at a low cost
here in this established, popular and diverse venue. Recent refurbishment
means that the facilities we have on offer, includes ventilated
catering stalls through to casual, flexible and test trading stalls.
We are always looking to attract and welcome a diverse range of
traders; so whether it’s a beautician, a ladies' hairdresser, a florist or
hardware shop you'll find a home with us.
More information:
http://bit.ly/pontypool-market
https://twitter.com/ppindoormarket
https://www.facebook.com/PontypoolIndoorMarket
Torfaen Business Events
4th Torfaen Women
in Business Event
Thursday 17th November 2016
4:30pm – 8:00pm
Parkway Hotel & Spa, Cwmbran Drive, Cwmbran. NP44 3UW
Why attend?
Make new contacts through the
networking opportunities
Be inspired by our speakers
Visit the trade and showcase tables
Enjoy a Scrumptious High Tea
For more information and booking, visit:
www.southwalesbusiness.co.uk
@TorfaenBiz
/ TorfaenEnterprise
New TBV Members
Membership is now up to 87 so keep encouraging
businesses that you come into contact with to join!
CDM International - http://cariadmundayinternational.foreverlivingsite.com/
DMP Printing - http://www.dmpprinting.co.uk/
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DIGWYDDIAD NESAF 1af Rhagfyr 2016 – 5.00pm
YN Y RHIFYN HWN:
Adnewyddu Aelodaeth 2017
Yr Ymddiriedolaeth Garbon
Crefftau sy’n Gweithio gyda Bron Afon
Marchnad Pont-y-pŵl
@torfaenbizcymru
www.facebook.com/TorfaenEnterprise
TACHWEDD 2016

Gair gan y Cadeirydd
Croeso i rifyn Tachwedd 2016 o Gylchlythyr Llais Busnes
Torfaen
Wel, mae’r Nadolig ar ddod unwaith eto. Ac mae hynny’n golygu
GWLEDD. Eleni mae’r wledd yn dod yn gynnar i aelodau Llais
Busnes Torfaen yn nigwyddiad rhwydweithio’r Nadolig. I’r rhai
ohonom sy’n hoffi rygbi, mae Lee Byrne a Nigel Meek (sêr rygbi
Cymru) yn dod atom. Rwy’n siŵr y byddant yn ein diddanu gyda
straeon am y gêm broffesiynol – mae llawer o bethau’n digwydd
nad ydynt yn ymddangos ar y teledu!
Bydd blwyddyn Aelodaeth 2017 yn cychwyn yn y man ac mae’r
dyddiadau wedi eu trefnu ar gyfer 2017. Felly sicrhewch eich bod
yn aelod i gael pecyn llawn o ddigwyddiadau trwy gydol y
flwyddyn. Gwahoddwch gydweithwyr a chwmnïau newydd i
ymaelodi â’r clwb busnes. Gyda’n gilydd medrwn wneud llawer
mwy ac mae hyn yn wir am Lais Busnes Torfaen hefyd.
Dyddiad i’ch dyddiadur
Dydd Iau 17eg Mawrth
Dydd Iau 22ain Mehefin
Dydd Iau 21ain Medi
Dydd Iau 7fed Rhagfyr
COFRESTRU AM 5:00PM ER MWYN CYCHWYN
Fel rhaglen o fanteision i aelodau rydym nawr yn cynnig cyfle i
aelodau gael arddangos eu logo a phroffil eu cwmni ar ein sgriniau
hysbysebu newydd, felly hyd yn oed os na fedrwch fynychu, bydd
gennych bresenoldeb ar y noson. Os oes gennych ddiddodeb,
siaradwch â Jo John i gael mwy o wybodaeth.
Gan edrych ymlaen at eich gweld ar y noson.
Dennis Ricketts,
Cadeirydd, Llais Busnes Torfaen
Peidiwch ag anghofio archebu lle ar gyfer y
digwyddiad nesaf
Dydd Iau 1 Rhagfyr 2016
COFRESTRU AM 5:00PM ER MWYN CYCHWYN
I archebu, defnyddiwch y ddolen ganlynol:
http://bit.ly/tbv-dec2016-cy
Greenmeadow Golf and Country Club,
Cwmbran
- CYNNIG I AELODAU NEWYDD! -
YMUNWCH NAWR AC DERBYN AELODAETH TAN DDIWEDD 2017!
http://bit.ly/tbv-appform-cy
Ein Digwyddiad Nesaf
Mae noson ddifyr iawn wedi ei threfnu ar gyfer digwyddiad olaf 2016!
Mae digwyddiad Llais Busnes y Nadolig ar ddydd Iau 1af Rhagfyr yn edrych
fel noson ddifyr dros ben, ac os ydych yn aelod eisoes ai peidio, ceisiwch
ddod draw!
Bydd enwau proffil uchel y byd rygbi yno – Lee Byrne a Nigel Meek.
Hefyd, bydd Elvis yn canu caneuon y Nadolig yn ystod y bwffe
rhwydweithio, er mwyn i ni ddechrau teimlo hwyl y Nadolig.
Mae gan aelodau hawl i 2 le am ddim yn y digwyddiad hwn, felly dewch â
chydweithiwr, cleient neu gyswllt busnes gyda chi, er mwyn i ni fedru
darparu cysylltiadau gwerthfawr i’n busnesau.
Cofiwch eich cardiau busnes ac unrhyw ddeunydd marchnata!
Gall aelodau Llais Busnes Torfaen hefyd ddod â baner Pop Up - nodwch os
ydych yn dod â’ch un chi ar y ffurflen archebu electronig.
http://bit.ly/tbv-dec2016-cy
TUD 2

Ein Digwyddiad Blaenorol
Roedd cyfarfod Llais Busnes Torfaen yn llwyddiant rhwydweithio lleol gyda mwy na 60 o bobl yn dod i Glwb Golff Greenmeadow,
Cwmbrân.
Roedd yn wych gweld cymaint o fusnesau yn manteisio ar y clwb gyda rhwydweithio wedi ei hwyluso a chyflwyniadau penodol gan ein haelodau
Johnsey Estates ac Indelible IP.
Mae hi’n amser adnewyddu eich aelodaeth!
Adnewyddu Aelodaeth ar gyfer 2017!
Gobeithio eich bod wedi mwynhau eich aelodaeth Llais Busnes Torfaen eleni a gyda’r
cyfarfod Nadolig ar ddod, mae’n amser eich atgoffa y bydd angen adnewyddu eich
aelodaeth ym mis Ionawr.
Mae’r adborth gan lawer o’n haelodau yn awgrymu ein bod yn rhoi’r gymysgedd iawn o
gyfleoedd a gwybodaeth rhwydweithio i chi, ac rydym yn falch ein bod yn medru datblygu
perthynas rhwng busnesau lleol.
£50.00
(Cwmnïau gydag
1 – 4 o weithwyr)
£65.00
(Cwmnïau gyda
5+ o weithwyr)
Prisiau Aelodaeth yn aros yr
un fath am 5 mlynedd!
Cynllun Aelod yn Cael Aelod
I’r rhai ohonoch a fanteisiodd ar y cynllun Aelod yn Cael Aelod byddwn yn cysylltu â chi yn y man i’ch hysbysu o’ch disgownt ar aelodaeth 2017.
Nid yw’n rhy hwyr i gael disgownt ar eich aelodaeth yn 2017 trwy gyflwyno aelod newydd erbyn diwedd y flwyddyn. Anogwch eich cysylltiadau
busnes a’ch ceientiaid i ymuno â’r clwb busnes poblogaidd hwn yn ein cyfarfod Nadolig ar 1af Rhagfyr, a medrent hwythau fwynhau’r holl
fanteision o fod yn aelod o Lais Busnes Torfaen.
Am bob busnes y byddwch yn eu hannog i ymuno, bydd eich busnes chi yn cael £5.00 oddi ar eich aelodaeth yn 2017 (hyd at £50.00 ar y mwyaf).
Bydd yr aelod newydd hefyd yn cael disgownt o £5.00 ar eu tâl aelodaeth hwythau – mae pawb yn ennill! Gwnewch yn siŵr bod yr aelod busnes
newydd yn nodi eich enw chi ac enw eich cwmni chi yn y man a nodir ar y ffurflen gais arlein.
Cyfle i Hysbysebu yn 2017
Mae gennym nawr sgrîn hysbysebu – efallai eich bod wedi ei gweld yn ein cyfarfod ym mis
Medi, a bydd hefyd yn ein digwyddiad mis Rhagfyr. Mae hwn yn gyfle gwych i chi arddangos
eich busnes yn ein pedwar digwyddiad, gyda neges sydd wedi ei theilwra i’r gynulleidfa,
am £25 yn unig. Gofynnwch i ni am arddangosiad yn ein cyfarfod mis Rhagfyr ac fe
ddangoswn i chi sut medrwch ledaenu’r gair am eich cynhyrchion a’ch gwasanaethau!
hysbysebu
yma!
TUD 3

Yr Ymddiriedolaeth Garbon – Allech chi arbed arian
ar eich biliau ynni?
Mae aros yn gystadleuol mewn marchnad cynyddol heriol yn mynd i
ddod yn fwy o flaenoriaeth i fusnesau yng Nghymru, ac mae yna
gostau y medrwch eu lleihau heb effeithio ar eich cynhyrchiant.
Sut?
Trwy adnewyddu eich hen gyfarpar aneffeithiol, megis goleuadau,
gwres, unedau awyru ac oeri, neu drwy fuddsoddi mewn ynni
adnewyddadwy.
Er enghraifft, gyda benthyciad di-log gan yr
Ymddiriedolaeth Garbon, medrodd Pic-Up Spares yn
Abertawe osod goleuadau LED, a thybir y bydd yn
arbed £12,000 y flwyddyn iddynt, ynghyd â lleihau
eu hallyriant CO2 gan 60 tunnell.
At hyn, medrwch hefyd wneud cais am gyfraniad cyfalaf gan Gronfa
Busnes Gwyrdd yr Ymddiriedolaeth Garbon, sy’n ariannu hyd at 15%
o gyfanswm cost y prosiect, hyd at uchafswm o £10,000.
Mae hwn yn amser gwych i ystyried lleihau eich costau. Os
nad ydych yn gwybod lle i ddechrau, ffoniwch yr Ymddiriedolaeth
Garbon a medrent eich helpu i weld y cyfleoedd.
I gael mwy o wybodaeth, ewch i wefan yr Ymddiriedolaeth Garbon yn
www.carbontrust.com/walesloans neu ffoniwch ar 028 9073 4398.
Mae Telerau ac Amodau a rheolau cymhwyster yn berthnasol.
Mae’r Ymddiriedolaeth Garbon wedi ei hawdurdodi a’i rheoleiddio gan yr
Awdurdod Ymddygiad Ariannol ar gyfer credyd defnyddwyr. Enghraifft
gynrychioladol o fenthyciad 0% APR: benthyciad o £12,000 dros 48 mis –
ad-daliadau misol o £250. Cyfanswm sy’n ad-daladwy £12,000.
I gael mwy o fanylion, cliciwch yma.
Mae’r Ymddiriedolaeth Garbon yn cynnig benthyciadau i fusnesau
bach a chanolig eu maint yng Nghymru, i’w helpu i osod offer ynni
effeithlon ac ynni adnewyddadwy.
Medrwch fenthyg cyn lleied â £3,000 neu gymaint â £200,000 i
ariannu eich prosiect, yn ddi-log. Mae’r benthyciadau wedi eu
cynllunio fel y dylai’r arbedion misol ar eich biliau ynni fod yn fwy
na’r ad-daliadau misol, gyda’r cyfnod ad-dalu yn amrywio rhwng 1 a
4 blynedd.
Gall Cyflymu Cymru i Fusnesau
Dosbarthiadau meistr a gweithdai AM DDIM ar dechnoleg
ddigidol ar gael nawr i fusnesau Torfaen
Cymorth i fusnesau micro, bach a chanolig eu maint wedi’i ariannu'n
llawn*
Gall Cyflymu Cymru i Fusnesau, sy’n wasanaeth cefnogi busnes a
ariennir yn llawn, ysbrydoli a gweddnewid eich busnes. Sefydlwyd y
gwasanaeth yn benodol i helpu busnesau bach a chanolig eu maint,
ac mae’n darparu ystod eang o wybodaeth ar-lein sy’n cynnwys
canllawiau, ffeithlenni, argymhellion, a blogiau ac astudiaethau achos
yn ogystal ag offer ar-lein, gweithdai ymarferol ac arbenigedd
Ymgynghorwyr Busnes Digidol.
• Dosbarth Meistr ar y Cyfryngau Cymdeithasol ~4 awr
• Dosbarth Meistr ar Farchnata Ar-lein/Digidol ~ 4 awr
• Dosbarth Meistr rheoli eich busnes ar-lein ~ 4 awr
• Dosbarth Meistr ar wneud y gorau o’ch gwefan ~ 4 awr
• Gweithdy Ysgogi Newid ~ 2 awr
I gael gwybod mwy ewch i businesswales.gov.wales/superfastbusinesswales/cy/
* Rhaid bodloni meini prawf cymhwysedd, am fwy o wybodaeth ewch
ihttps://businesswales.gov.wales/superfastbusinesswales/cy/amdanom-ni
TUD 4

Safonau Effeithiolrwydd Ynni Newydd mewn prydlesi
Os ydych yn bwriadu buddsoddi, prydlesu neu
werthu eiddo masnachol, dylech fod yn ymwybodol
bod bwriad i newid y cyfreithiau presennol ar
Safonau Effeithiolrwydd Ynni, a fydd yn ei gwneud
yn anghyfreithlon gwerthu neu osod adeiladau heb
safon effeithiolrwydd ynni o E neu uwch.
Bydd yn anghyfreithlon gwerthu neu osod adeiladau
nad ydynt yn cydymffurfio ar ôl mis Ebrill 2018 neu
barhau i osod adeiladau nad ydynt yn cydymffurfio
ar ôl mis Ebrill 2023.
Mae rhai eithriadau ar gyfer adeiladau a
thrafodion nad ydynt yn gofyn am y Dystysgrif
felly gofynnwch i gyfreithiwr eiddo masnachol
arbenigol am gyngor i wneud yn siŵr eich bod
yn cydymffurfio â’r newidiadau.
Yn ETLP mae gan ein harbenigwyr Eiddo
Masnachol brofiad eang o weithredu ar ran
cleientiaid, yn amrywio o brynu a gwerthu
ffatrïoedd a safleoedd datblygu, i dafarndai a
siopau cornel.
Ar y funud, yr unig beth sydd ei angen i chi ei
wneud yw darparu Tystysgrif Perfformiad Ynni ac
adroddiad argymell a’r radd (o A i G) felly os yw
eich eiddo yn llai eco-gyfeillgar, efallai y bydd angen
i chi ystyried y gost o gydymffurfio.
Rob Twigg,
Everett Tomlin Lloyd & Pratt
Mae telegyfathrebu yn newid – a yw eich busnes chi yn
barod?
Ydych chi’n cofio ffiasgo Byg y Mileniwn? Roedd pob cyfrifiadur
yn mynd i stopio gweithio, roedd gwareiddiad yn mynd i chwalu
ac roedd y byd am ddod i ben … ond fe ddaethom trwyddi.
Yn anffodus, yn wahanol i Fyg y Mileniwm, mae newidiadau
mewn gwasanaethau telegyfathrebu yn digwydd, a byddant yn
bendant yn effeithio cwmnïau sy’n dal i ddefnyddio llinellau ffôn
traddodiadol. O 2020 ymlaen, nad yw mor bell â hynny i
ffwrdd, ni fydd darparwyr telegyfathrebu yn darparu cysylltiadau
ISDN newydd ar gyfer systemau ffôn. Ar ôl 2025 bydd
cymorth ar gyfer y gwasanaethau hyn yn dod i ben.
Bydd y gwasanaethau teleffoni newydd yn defnyddio’r
rhyngrwyd i gysylltu, sy’n golygu y byddant yn cynnig ateb
di-dor, mwy effeithiol na llinellau ffôn traddodiadol. Wedi dweud
hynny, mae llawer i’w ystyried wrth ddewis yr ateb priodol i’ch
busnes chi, felly dylech roi trafodaeth fanwl gyda’ch arbenigwyr
teleffoni rhyngrwyd ar frig eich rhestr pan ddaw’n fater o newid
eich system.
Ron Griffiths, RPS
Rydym yn gwybod bod y newid hwn yn dod, felly pam aros? Uwchraddiwch i deleffoni rhyngrwyd nawr, a chamu i ddyfodol
cyfathrebu.
I gael mwy o wybodaeth ac asesiad am ddim o’ch system bresennol, cysylltwch ag RPS Technology Solutions – Darparwyr Gwasanaeth Teleffoni
Rhyngrwyd blaenaf Cymru yn rgriffiths@rpstechnologysolutions.co.uk neu ffoniwch 01633481424.
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llwybrau newydd
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Rhaglen lawn o ddigwyddiadau
Brecwast rhwydweithio rhad ac am ddim
Gweithgareddau rhwydweithio ffurfiol ac anffurfiol
Cyfle i glywed gan siaradwyr ysbrydoledig yn y maes busnes
Cymorthfeydd busnes gydag arbenigwyr
17 Mai 2017
Mwy o fanylion ar gael cyn bo hir!
TUD 5

Cyfarfod yr Aelod
Luminous Media
Mae Luminous Media yn gwmni creadigol sy’n cynnig gwasanaethau
cysylltiadau cyhoeddus, fideo, hysbysebu, ysgrifennu copi, dylunio ac
argraffu. Yn ddiweddar, gwnaethom gynhyrchu fideo symud graffig ar
gyfer persawr Marilyn Monroe newydd, a rhedeg ymgyrch cysylltiadau
cyhoeddus i Age Cymru yng Ngorllewin Cymru a ymddangosodd ar
newyddion ITV Wales ac mewn llawer o bapurau newyddion.
Rydym yn gweithio gyda phob sector busnes, ac elusennau, ledled De
Cymru, a thros Bont Hafren hefyd. Ar ôl symud i Dorfaen yn 2016, rydym
yn gweithio gyda nifer o fusnesau lleol, yn eu helpu gyda gwaith dylunio,
argraffu, cysylltiadau cyhoeddus a gwefannau.
Ynghyd â chael sylw i gleientiaid ar y teledu a’r radio, rydym hefyd yn
cynnig hyfforddiant cyfryngau i’w helpu i wneud y mwyaf o’r cyfleoedd
sydd ar gael.
Mae Luminous Media yn cynnwys Martin Downes, Dan Hughes, a Katie
Holborn. Mae gan Martin gefndir mewn cyhoeddi ac mae’n gofalu am
gysylltiadau cyhoeddus. Mae Dan yn ddylunydd gyda 24 mlynedd o
brofiad ac wedi gweithio yn y byd argraffu. Mae’n arbenigo mewn
hysbysebu digidol. Ymunodd Katie â’r tîm yn ddiweddar fel Rheolwr
Cysylltiadau Cwsmer.
Yn galw holl ddylunwyr cynnyrch – Ffïoedd swyddogol is ar
gyfer cofrestru dyluniad
Gall amddiffyniad eiddo deallusol fod yn bwnc anodd i lawer o fusnesau,
a gyda ffocws cyffredin naill ai ar amddiffyniad patent ar gyfer arloesi
technolegol, neu gofrestru nod marchnad ar gyfer brandiau, yn aml
amddiffyniad dyluniad cynnyrch yw’r peth olaf i gael ei ystyried.
Ond gall hyn fod yn un o’r dulliau mwyaf effeithiol i gael amddiffyniad
cyflym gorfodadwy ar gyfer cynnyrch newydd, y gellir ei ddodi yn gyflym
ar gynnyrch neu ddeunydd pecynnu a rhoi ataliad effeithiol wrth lansio
cynnyrch newydd.
O’r 1af Hydref 2016 mae Swyddfa Eiddo Deallusol y DU wedi cyflwyno
gostyngiad arwyddocaol yn y ffïoedd swyddogol sy’n daladwy ar gyfer
amddiffyn dyluniad yn y DU. Ystyrir bod y diwydiant dylunio werth rhyw
£72 biliwn i economi’r DU, a gyda dyluniadau cofrestredig yn rhoi
amddiffyniad pwysig i asedau busnes gwerthfawr, mae nawr yn amser da
i ail-asesu sut i drin dyluniadau cynnyrch newydd.
I gael gwybod sut y gall yr hawliau pwysig hyn fod yn
berthnasol i’ch strategaeth twf busnes chi, cysylltwch ag
Indelible IP yn info@indelibleip.co.uk.
TUD 6

Tîm Cleient Preifat yn croesawu cyfreithiwr yn ôl
Rydym yn falch iawn o groesawu Caitlin Lewis yn ôl i’r tîm Cleient Preifat ar
ôl ei habsenoldeb mamolaeth. Ymunodd Caitlin â’r cwmni yn 2011 fel
bargyfreithiwr cymwysedig a chroes-gymhwysodd fel cyfreithiwr yn 2014, yn
gweithio i ddechrau gyda’r tîm Cyfraith Teulu.
“Bydd ein cleientiaid yn elwa o brofiad Caitlin yn delio â materion
sensitif gydag empathi a charedigrwydd”, meddai Damian Lines,
Partner a Phennaeth y tîm Cleient Preifat.
“Nid yw trafod analluogrwydd meddyliol neu ystyried marwolaeth
yn hawdd byth, felly mae cael cyfreithiwr gofalgar yn gweithio gyda
chi i gymryd penderfyniadau pwysig yn gwneud gwahaniaeth
mawr. Rwyf wrth fy modd y bydd Caitlin yn gwneud hynny.”
Mae bellach chwe chyfreithiwr yn ein tîm Cleient Preifat, sy’n ein galluogi i
gynnig gwasanaeth personol, o ansawdd, i’n cleientiaid.
I siarad ag aelod o’n tîm Cleient Preifat ynglŷn ag Ewyllysiau, Atwrneiaeth
Arhosol neu Gynllunio Trethi Etifeddiant, ffoniwch 01633 867000
Caitlin Lewis,
Rubin Lewis O’ Brien
Crefftau sy’n Gweithio gyda Bron Afon
Mae pobl ddiwaith sydd wedi bod ar raglen hyfforddiant
safle adeiladu a redir gan Fron Afon yn cael eu canmol
gan gontractwyr adeiladu lleol.
Mae Crefftau sy’n Gweithio yn dysgu sgiliau ymarferol i bobl er
mwyn gweithio ar safle adeiladu, ynghyd â rhoi cyngor arbenigol
iddynt ar lunio CV a sgiliau cyfweliad.
Dywedodd un pennaeth ar safle adeiladu yn Nhorfaen ei fod wrth ei
fodd â safon yr ymgeiswyr a oedd wedi bod ar y cwrs. Recriwtiodd
bedwar ohonynt i ailwampio hen dafarn y Greyhound ym
Mhont-y-pŵl yn bedwar fflat ac uned fusnes i Fron Afon.
Dim ond un o’r cyrsiau a redir gan Fron Afon yw Crefftau sy’n
Gweithio, sy’n gwella sgiliau trigolion lleol i fod yn well gweithwyr.
Tri o’r dynion a dilynodd cwrs Crefftau sy’n Gweithio
gyda Bron Afon y tu allan i’r Greyhound.
TUD 7

Marchnad Pont-y-pŵl
Ydych chi’n gwybod am rywun sydd eisiau cychwyn busnes?
Os ydych eisiau cychwyn neu ehangu busnes, Marchnad Pont-y-pŵl
yw’r lle i chi!
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golygu bod y cyfleusterau rydym yn eu cynnig yn cynnwys stondinau
arlwyo wedi eu hawyru a stondinau achlysurol, hyblyg sy’n addas ar
gyfer profi’r farchnad.
Rydym wastad eisiau denu amrywiaeth eang o fasnachwyr, felly boed
yn barlwr harddu, trin gwallt merched, gwerthu blodau neu’n siop
nwyddau haearn, mae cartref i chi gyda ni.
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Aelodau newydd
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TUD 8