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ICE is an organisation based in Caerphilly dedicated to helping people across the UK start and grow their own businesses. One of our biggest objectives is to grow the reach of our digital programmes to communities all across the UK. We run accelerators, hacks and workshops to help communities realise their true potential through enterprise. […]

Press Start Blog – Amazing News! We’re relaunching our Press Start initiative.   With all that is going on in the world, more people than ever are seeking their entrepreneurial calling. We’ve seen the buzz here at ICE, we’ve heard you’re calls for additional support and so we bring to you, Press Start.     […]

Here at ICE we have ambitious plans for 2021. One of our biggest objectives is to grow the reach of our 5-9 club programme to communities all across the UK. We’ve seen the genuine changes the 5-9 club can make on peoples lives and with our new online platform, we can now reach far beyond […]

Meet our new Community Manager and Digital Marketing Assistant! We’ve appointed Llinos Neale as our new Community Manager as we continue to grow our team.   Llinos, who worked as an Operations Manager at Cardiff charity, Pedal Power, before joining ICE in 2017 as a receptionist, will now manage the 700-strong community across our Campus […]

The exciting opportunity has come up to join the ICE team. We are currently recruiting for, not one, but two new positions in the organisation. We are on the hunt for awesome people to fill the following two posts – Community Manager Digital Marketing Assistant Both roles require a person who gets a thrill from […]

It’s with a lot of happiness and excitement that we announce the appointment of Jamie McGowan as our new CEO.   Jamie, formerly our Campus Director, will now expand on his current responsibilities to lead on the future strategy of the company and the ICE Campus as a whole, including our future navigating the uncertainties […]

Between March 2019 – March 2020; Welsh ICE took the 5 to 9 Club on tour to Ebbw Vale, Merthyr, Church Village, Caerphilly, Treorchy, and Aberdare; where it supported 98 people through the early stages of self employment, with almost half of those going on to found a business and start trading – SO FAR! […]

At Welsh ICE, the safety and wellbeing of our community are of utmost importance to us and we have a duty to act responsibly.  In response to the ongoing issue of Covid-19 and following the instruction of the Welsh and UK Governments, we have now closed our coworking spaces.  Many of our member businesses can […]

A business born out of the twelve-hour Caerphilly Hackathon we ran back in June has been awarded £100k to turn its pitch into a prototype. SWAPP is a Community Interest Company designed to bridge the gap between community and business by creating a time and skill sharing app that encourages collaboration. It will essentially allow […]