FEBRUARY 2018

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NEXT EVENTThursday 15th March 2018 5:00PM

IT FOR BUSINESS

Torfaen Economy & Enterprise

Notes from our chairman

Torfaen Economy and Enterprise team are holding a break-fast event dealing with the hot topics of data protection and cyber-crime on Thursday 15th February, which members can attend for free and our next meeting on the 15th March 2018 will be finance related with a talk for the Development Bank of Wales together with an opportunity to network.

Looking to the future new for 2018 we are offering businesses the chance to sponsor a Torfaen Business Voice meeting with a host of marketing opportunities for their business. I am pleased to announce that Bron Afon Community Housing is our first sponsor.

With the New Year comes fresh opportunities to forge new relationships with other businesses and professionals in Torfaen and TBV will continue to do all we can to help that happen.

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The more eagle eyed of you may have noticed the Chair-man’s picture has changed. This is because Dennis Ricketts who has been our Chairman for many years has decided to step down, although he will remain an active member of the committee and the club. My first role is to thank Dennis for his hard work and commitment to the club over the years and I hope he enjoyed his send off and in particular being serenad-ed by former Phantom of the Opera and West End star, Peter Karrie at the Christmas event.

Growing our membership from a wide variety of sectors is a major ambition of the business club during the next year and we’ll provide a warm welcome to members, old and new, so here’s a reminder to existing members to renew membership and a call out for new members to have a look for both our yearly and bundle memberships. We have a number of excel-lent events planned for the year and the more businesses that attend the better for all of us.

Ashley HarkusChairman, Torfaen Business Voice

Our next event

To book, please use the following link:http://bit.ly/tbv-feb2018

All of our quarterly events are held atGreenmeadow Golf and Country Club,Cwmbran

Dates for your diary21/06/18 - Torfaen Business Voice - 5pm

20/09/18 - Torfaen Business Voice - 5pm

06/12/18 - Torfaen Business Voice - 5pm

Not a member? Why not join and come along?Call 01633 648644 Email: info@southwalesbusiness.co.uk Click on the following link:

http://bit.ly/TBV-business-club

Our first meeting is Thursday 15th March, 5pm Greenmead-ow Golf Club where the Development Bank of Wales (former-ly Finance Wales) will be presenting information on their business loans which can be used to start or expand a business, to purchase new equipment or stock or even to buy a business. Following this will be member’s spotlights from AVA Security and CMD International followed by facilitated networking.

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.

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.

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PAGE 4Superfast Business Wales8 favourite low-budget digital marketing techniques

PAGE 6Federation of SmallBusinessesDigital New Year’s Resolutions

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Cyber Essentials - Preparing your IT systems for General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

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The European Union have devised the perfect tool to safeguard the privacy rights of its citizens and organisations – GDPR.

Basically, it’s all about the concerns associated with collecting personal data and how businesses are using it.

The regulations have the power to unify and strengthen the protection over the data of individuals.

So, what should you do?

Ask yourself ‘Are we collecting any personal data?’ There’s a good chance the answer is yes. There are some obvious things which come to mind when you think personal data; however, there are newer forms of data which have only really become a thing over the last decade – think IP addresses, cookies, tracking tools such as Google Analytics, and any other digital identifiers.

Make sure you’re telling people what personal data you’re storing about them and what you’re planning to do with it. And remember, consent is key - don’t just assume you have permission to use people’s information – in order to be compli-ant with the regulations you have to explicitly ask for it.

Your legal counsel should be coming to your assistance, as should your HR advisors. Every supplier can help you with this also.

• On May 25th 2018, the EU GDPR comes into e�ect

• Fines of up to €20m or 4% of global turnover is the price businesses could have to pay if they’re not compliant with the regulation.

• 72 hours is the timeframe within which organisations are required to report data breaches to their local data protection authority

Cyber Essentials

Cyber Essentials truly lives up to its name, as it is essential for all businesses to have it, especially now that GDPR is around the corner.

The Cyber Essentials scheme is a form of accreditation that is acquired as proof that your company adheres to cyber security best practices. It’s an organisational standard against which your company is assessed to identify whether your IT systems are sufficiently secure.

If you want to add this accreditation to your rank of assets, you have a choice of two options - Cyber Essentials or Cyber Essentials Plus (which is a lot more rigorous).

You can see how this can come in handy, especially with the impending (stricter) GDPR regulations. If you want to ensure that your company is GDPR compliant, Cyber Essentials is one of the best, most reliable answers to the IT aspect of the regulations!

Whether you want to alleviate your anxieties over Cyber Security and Cyber Risk, or you are specifically concerned with being GDPR compliant, the Cyber Essentials scheme is the next key step for you.

Discover more about the CyberEssentials scheme athttps://www.cyberessentials.ncsc.gov.uk/

Eight Excellent Marketing Methods that won’t Break the Budget

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You don’t need a large budget to create and distribute effective digital marketing activity.

There are plenty of free or low-budget tactics you can imple-ment to help generate brand awareness, engage potential and existing customers and drive sales growth.

Make the most of customer referrals

Word of mouth is a powerful tool for growing businesses as these free recommendations can help raise awareness and drive sales. By creating a referral programme you could encourage customers to share an email or link with their friends for both to receive a discount or gift when the prospect converts.

User generated content

Encourage your customers to share their own photos, review and videos with you via your website or social media. This will not only help to create awareness of the business amongst their own circle of followers and friends, but provides great user-generated content that you can, with their consent, use to show your product or service in action. These real-life endorsements act as another great online testimonial to encourage potential buyers.

Partnerships and collaborations

Are there opportunities for you to partner or collaborate with other businesses in your field or complimentary sectors? Far from being counterintuitive, if you choose the right business to work with you could help to cross-promote both business-es and drive sales. You could increase sales growth by effectively raising your profile in the field, reaching a new un-tapped audience and increasing awareness of your business.

Email marketing

Email marketing is a great tactic for businesses of any size. Developing a great email newsletter or automated email marketing provides a great way to keep in regular contact with your fans and customers. Regular communication with your audience will help you to keep your brand in their minds, develop long-term relationships and increase up- and cross-selling opportunities.

Want to discover more top digital marketing tips?Join a Superfast Business Wales free, 4-hour Digital and Online Marketing Masterclass taking place near you. Regis-ter now!

To find out more search online: Superfast Business Wales 03332 408329 / superfast@businesswales.org.uk

Content is always king!

Great, regularly updated content is what will keep consumers returning to your website and business. Whether it is advice articles, research pieces, news or updates, useful and relevant content will add more value to the customer journey and ensure your website remains current and up-to-date. Content will not only attract visitors but gives you great mate-rial for social media profiles and email marketing activities and will help your business to rank better in search engines.

Get visual with video

Try your hand at creating informational or demonstration videos to help your customers. These video can be easily and cheaply made in-house but will help to indicate your knowl-edge and develop you authority within your sector.

Be a social butterfly

Make the most of the growing number of social networks to engage with your customers, share your content and develop your brand personality. By scheduling regular updates you can ensure your business is always active online, even during busy work periods.

Recycle old content

If you’re struggling to generate new content ideas, consider creative ways that you can repurpose your existing content. You could turn some research into an infographic, create a video based on content from an old article or consider new ways to get your content in front of a wider audience. It’s unlikely that all of your customers have seen your existing content so there’s plenty of opportunities to be resourceful and inventive

Here are 8 of Superfast Business Wales’ favourite low-budget digitalmarketing techniques

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Emerging Technologies; the phrase is simplistic, suggestive of nascence and even, perhaps, a surreptitious embryonic-inno-cence; the slow emergence of a picture from a foggy uncertain-ty. This is a wrong, and potentially fatal way for a business to conceive of emerging technology.

It is well known that emerging technologies are disruptive, but what is less well known is the exponential rate of change of development; a rate of change that is giving rise to a whole new wave of startlingly powerful technologies. So what exactly are these technologies? How might they impact your business? And what can you do to turn their disruption to your advantage?

In this article we’re going to explore what PwC termed “the essential eight”; eight technologies that are the tip of the spear in terms of emerging technologies. These are:

One thing to notice is that, like turkey and cranberry, these technologies complement each other. There is no one mythical unicorn-technology here to grab focus, which understandably making things more confusing. So let’s discombobulate you with a whistle-stop tour of these eight areas.

IoT is all about getting our devices talking to each other; picture your car telling your house to activate the lights and turn the oven on when you’re heading home from the office. ML adds an element of intelligence to computers, so combine the two and you have systems learn from what you do. Apply the improved mechatronics that have boosted the Robotics industry, and we get fully automated industries. Imagine a factory that reconfigures itself for every production run, even if it has never manufactured that product before. And with additive manufacturing methods like 3D printing, that will be even easier. 3D printers can now work with diverse materials such as aerospace grade metal alloys, glass and ceramics, even chocolate and ketchup. Plus, recent work by MIT that has ratcheted up printing speeds ten-fold.

VR has seen much use as gaming hardware this last year, from puzzle games to wielding a lightsabre, but it has real benefits when deployed as a point-of-sales device; allow-ing the customer to see what their buying and even interact with it whilst it’s still only an inexpensive digital model. AR has been slower to develop, but with everyone carrying around a smartphone, it is likely to be even more disruptive than VR; blending the digital and physical spaces as users access their data more fluidly and frequently.

Blockchain will provide a secure, traceable, accountable foundation usable in financial markets, voting systems, IP, authentication and ownership provenance. Finally the advances in medicine will allow people to be healthier and live longer; opening up new markets and consumer groups as medical technologies leave the hospitals and enter the bathrooms and bedrooms of the world.

So what should you do about these emerging technologies in your business? Well the first thing isn’t something you should do, it’s something you shouldn’t do: don’t relax. These technologies are going to impact you. Don’t hand-cuff yourself to a malaise of thinking that your industry is immune to disruption or seal yourself behind a drywall of indifference. If you don’t take advantage of them your competitor will. Educate yourself; both on these new technologies and their far reaching, disruptive influences. They can all benefit your business in some way.

After that, it’s about talking to experts; our mission here at CEMET is to boost emerging technologies in Wales through collaboration and knowledge transfer, so there are groups out there who can help. Alternatively, look to your existing staff. If someone is enthusiastic about a technolo-gy, use that enthusiasm: have them research it. Now is the time to get pro-active, because these technologies are coming, fast.

Internet of things (IoT)Machine Learning (ML)Robotics3D PrintingAugmented Reality (AR)Virtual Reality (VR)BlockchainRegenerative and PersonalisedMedicine

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Software

• Keep all software and operating systems up to date where possible• Consider upgrading devices and software which no longer receive security updates• Consider uninstalling software which I no longer require• Stick to only installing software from reputable vendors where possible and research any other software prior to installation

Web Browsing

• Avoid unfamiliar websites where possible• Ensure websites are using HTTPS when transferring sensi-tive information• Consider installing an ad blocker as advertisements/pop-ups can be used to deliver malware

Wi-Fi

• Ensure my Wi-Fi networks are password protected with WPA2 encryption or stronger• Avoid using public/communal Wi-Fi where possible and avoid using it for the transmission of sensitive data (such as login/banking information) at all costs

Backup

• Make regular backups of all important files and computers• Try to have more than one backup available and attempt to store at least one of them off-site• Ensure all backups are stored securely both physically (in locked storage) and digitally (password protected and/or encrypted)• Test that my backups work by performing a dry run of using them to restore data

Devices

• Ensure all computers and mobile devices are password protected and encrypted where possible• Lock devices when not in use and not leave devices unattended in untrusted locations• Avoid inserting unverified removable media(CDs/DVDs/USB Drives) into devices

Digital New Year’sResolutions

It’s the start of a New Year so consider making some digital New Year’s resolutions to protect you and your business from cyber-attacks and online fraud.

Taking the time to complete the following simple actions will protect your business year-round from the most common online threats and could potentially save you thousands of pounds and hours of frustration. Action Fraud, the UK’s national reporting centre for fraud and cyber-crime has stated that one in four small businesses are affected by fraud ever year, with costs estimated at £18.9 billion across all sectors.

In 2018 I will:

Passwords

• Ensure all my passwords are unique and complex• Use two factor authentication on all accounts where possi-ble• Consider using a password manager to store complex passwords

Antivirus

• Install reputable antivirus software and ensure it is kept up to date• Schedule regular scans of my computers by my antivirus software• Not ignore any messages my antivirus software generates

Telecommunications is changing - Is it time your business considered this?

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It’s not just a technology change but a chance to make operational business improvements.

BT Group CEO Gavin Patterson has announced that BT intends to migrate all its customers onto the IP network by 2025, switching off their ISDN Network. As the leading business phone provider in the UK, this shake-up will affect thousands of businesses across the nation. So, what does it mean for your business?

From 2020 onwards BT and all other suppliers will no longer be providing new ISDN connections for telephone systems. After 2025 support for these services will be discontinued.

If your business is using ISDN telecommunications today what should you be considering?

Calls to and from your business arrive and leave over an ISDN connection either using a number of ISDN2 lines (two calls per line) or ISDN 30 (up to 30 calls per connec-tion). These are generally answered at your office and routed to the correct extension. The number of consecu-tive calls is limited by the number of channels.

The replacement service will be known by a number of titles, SIP Trunks, Voice over IP, VoIP and Hosted Voice Services all of which utilise the broadband/internet for connectivity to the new services. These services should offer a more cost-effective solution than today, but reliability of connection is a key factor to consider, and discussion with Voice over IP specialists should be high on your list when considering changing out your system during the next few years.

VoIP Hosted Solutions

In this model the telephone system/contact centre system is embedded in the cloud and owned and delivered by the service provider. Very often delivered as a managed service, upgrades and updates are maintained and include any support and change activities. As in the previous model, calls are delivered and sent over the broadband connection and delivered directly to the on premise handsets dependent on how the hosted service is configured.

Whichever of the two options above are chosen ensure resilience of network connection and disaster back-up are considered as part of the solution.

Inclusive Minutes Yes or No?Both of the above SIP/VoIP services can include a minute’s package or be provided on a pay as you go basis for call charges.

Business Benefits and Improvements toConsiderCompanies that take the time evaluating how this new technology can improve their business will undoubtedly get the best returns on investment.

Multi-site Business: The hosted service is ideal for this type of client, as all office to office communication is free, including desk to desk calling, transfer of calls, visibility of individual’s availability.

Mobility: Small or large businesses that have mobile staff, that are frequently not at their desks, should look to make use of the smartphone applications that allow integration with their desk phone, as an extension of their extension so to speak.

Market Presence: Due to the nature of the VoIP technol-ogies companies can chose to have a variety of local numbers, demonstrating local presence to potential custom-ers who may otherwise believe your company is geographi-cally beyond their reach.

SIP Trunks

The first option would be to replace your current ISDN lines with a broadband connection, be it leased lines or fibre broad-band.

The dedicated connection then carries a number of SIP trunks working similarly to ISDN channels where the number of consecutive calls is limited to the number of SIP trunks you have installed, and you pay for on a monthly rental basis.

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TECHNICALLY CARING FOR YOUR BUSINESS

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Do I want to change the world? Well, no, not really but I do want to change attitudes towards accountants.

Historically your accountant saw you at the year-end to review the accounts and to, perhaps, discuss where you want to go in the following year. Unless you are a very large company there is often little else they do.

I spent ten years training accountants for the country’s largest accountancy training provider and one of my special-isms was the final case study for the AAT examination which entailed the student looking inside their workplace to find things that were not working, were a fraud risk or simply wrong.

I saw a chance to help these smaller businesses to get the advice, expertise and skillset normally reserved for larger companies. When you are small, or a young business, there’s no one to tell you that your costs are in the wrong place, there’s no one to explain why you need to forecast your incomings and outgoings. No-one had ever spent the time explaining things to them and now they are a lot more careful about where they spend their cash now.

Torfaen Business Voice Meeting Sponsorship Packages New for 2018 • Your company logo on all our marketing materials both pre and post event.i.e. Newsletter, e-shots, PR in press• Links to sponsor website via our event booking page and e-shots about event• Footer advert on front cover of newsletter where event is advertised• Full page advert on our advertising screen at the front of room • Pop up stand situated behind guest speaker and at the entrance of event• Opportunity to talk about your business to the room for 5 minutes before the main event• Opportunity to provide marketing material to all attendees on the day

All for just £250.00+VATper meeting

New members

With Accretion Accountancy Ltd you’ve got a business partner. I consider myself a relationship accountant as I don’t just contact you at the end of the year. I have a fixed pricing strategy which includes unlimited emails, telephone calls or Skype meetings. I offer training to my clients, will explain any of the financials in a non-finance way; basically, you get a management accountant, at a fraction of the cost.

Services on offer also include bookkeeping making the whole package stress-free, allowing you to spend your time running your business or enjoying your family, with the comfort that your business finances are explained, managed clearly and in plain English. You also get the reassurance that you are maximising your profit whilst playing fair with the rules, and the confidence that everything is straight with no nasty surprises.

We would like to thank our contributors:

Awaken Coaching Ltdwww.awakencoaching.co.ukBanyard Independent Advice Services Ltdwww.banyardifa.co.ukBell ITwww.bellitsolutions.co.ukGabb & Cowww.gabb.co.ukDevelopment Bankwww.developmentbank.walesLloyds Bankwww.lloydsbankcommercialfinance.co.uk

Jaine WillsAccretion Accountancy

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CHWEFROR 2018

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Torfaen Economy & Enterprise

DIGWYDDIAD NESAFDydd Iau 15 Mawrth 2018

Nodiadau’r Cadeirydd

Mae tîm Economi a Mentergarwch Torfaen yn cynnal digwyddiad brecwast yn delio gyda phynciau poeth diogelu data a seibr-droseddau ar ddydd Iau 15fed Chwefror. Gall aelodau fynychu hwn am ddim, a bydd ein cyfarfod nesaf ar 15fed Mawrth 2018 yn ymwneud â chyllid, gyda sgwrs gan Fanc Datblygu Cymru, ynghyd â chyfle i rwydweithio.

Gan edrych i’r dyfodol, rydym yn cynnig cyfle i fusnesau noddi cyfarfod Llais Busnes Torfaen gyda thoreth o gyfleoedd marchnata ar gyfer eu busnes. Rwy’n falch o gyhoeddi mai Tai Cymunedol Bron Afon yw ein noddwr cyntaf.

Gyda’r Flwyddyn Newydd daw cyfleoedd newydd i feithrin perthynas gyda busnesau eraill a gweithwyr proffesiynol yn Nhorfaen a bydd Llais Busnes Torfaen yn parhau i wneud popeth y medrwn i helpu gyda hynny.

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Bydd y rhai craffaf yn eich plith wedi sylwi bod llun y Cadeirydd wedi newid. Mae hyn oherwydd bod Dennis Ricketts, sydd wedi bod yn Gadeirydd am lawer o flynyddoedd, wedi penderfynu ymddiswyddo, er y bydd yn parhau i fod yn aelod gweithgar o’r pwyllgor a’r clwb. Fy rôl gyntaf yw diolch i Dennis am ei waith caled a’i ymroddiad i’r clwb dros y blynyddoedd, a gobeithio iddo fwynhau’r ffarwel ac yn enwedig cael ei serenadu gan gyn Phantom of the Opera a seren y West End, Peter Karrie yn y digwyddiad Nadolig.

Tyfu ein haelodaeth o amrywiaeth eang o sectorau yw prif uchelgais y clwb busnes yn ystod y flwyddyn nesaf a byddwn yn rhoi croeso cynnes i aelodau, hen a newydd. Felly dyma atgoffa aelodau presennol i adnewyddu eu haelodaeth a rhoi galwad i aelodau newydd i gymryd cipolwg ar ein pecynnau aelodaeth blynyddol a bwndeli. Mae gennym nifer o ddigwyddiadau rhagorol ar y gweill ar gyfer y flwyddyn, a po fwyaf y nifer o fusnesau sy’n mynychu, y gorau i ni oll.

Ashley HarkusCadeirydd, Llais Busnes Torfaen

Ein Digwyddiad Nesaf

ARCHEBWCH EICH LLE yn y digwyddiad hwn:

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Greenmeadow Golf and Country Club,Cwmbran

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Cynhelir ein cyfarfod cyntaf ar ddydd Iau 15 Mawrth, 5pm yng Nghlwb Golff Greenmeadow, ac rydym yn falch o gyhoeddi bod Tai Cymunedol Bron Afon yn noddi ein digwyddiad cyntaf yn 2018.Ar gyfer y cyfarfod hwn, bydd Banc Datblygu Cymru (Cyllid Cymru gynt) yn cyflwyno gwybodaeth ynghylch eu benthy-ciadau busnes y gellir eu defnyddio i gychwyn neu ehangu busnes, prynu offer neu stoc newydd neu hyd yn oed i brynu busnes.

Yn dilyn hyn bydd aelodau AVA Security a CMD International dan y sbotolau, i’w ddilyn gan rwydweithio pwrpasol.

Mae gan aelodau hawl i 2 le am ddim yn y digwyddiad hwn, felly gwnewch yn siŵr eich bod yn dod â chydweithiwr, cleient neu gyswllt busnes fel y gallwn gynnig cysylltiadau busnes gwerthfawr y naill i’r llall. Gall aelodau Llais Busnes Torfaen hefyd ddod â baner Dros Dro - nodwch a ydych yn dod ag un ar y ffurflen archebu electronig.

TUDALEN 3Cyber EssentialsParatoi eich systemau TG ar gyfer Rheoliad Diogelu Data Cyffredinol (GDPR)

TUDALEN 4Cyflymu Cymru i FusnesauEight Excellent Marketing Methods that won’t Break the Budget

TUDALEN 6Ffederasiwn y Busnesau Bychain (FfBB)Digidol i’r Flwyddyn Newydd

YN Y RHIFYN HWN:

Ddim yn aelod? Beth am ymunoâ ni a dod i’r digwyddiad?Ffoniwch 01633 648644 E-bost: info@southwalesbusiness.co.uk Cliciwch ar y ddolen ganlynol:

http://bit.ly/TBV-business-club-cy

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Mae’r Undeb Ewropeaidd wedi llunio’r teclyn perffaith i ddioge-lu hawliau preifatrwydd ei ddinasyddion a’i sefydliadau – GDPR.

Yn sylfaenol, mae’n ymwneud â’r pryderon sy’n gysylltiedig â chasglu data personol a sut mae busnesau yn ei ddefnyddio.

Mae gan y rheoliadau’r grym i uno a chryfhau’r amddiffyniad o ddata unigolion.

Felly, beth ddylech chi wneud?

Gofynnwch i chi’ch hunain ‘Ydyn ni’n casglu unrhyw ddata personol?’. Mae’n debyg iawn mae ydyn yw’r ateb. Mae yna rhai pethau amlwg sy’n dod i’r meddwl pan fyddwch yn meddwl am ddata personol; serch hynny, mae yna ffurfiau newydd ar ddata sydd ond wedi dod i fodolaeth yn ystod y degawd diwethaf – meddyliwch am gyfeiriadau Protocolau’r Rhyngr-wyd, cwcis, teclynnau tracio fel Google Analytics, ac unrhyw ddynodwyr digidol eraill.

Gwnewch yn siŵr eich bod yn dweud wrth bobl pa ddata personol yr ydych chi’n cadw ynglŷn â nhw a beth yr ydych yn bwriadu gwneud ag e. A chofiwch, mae caniatâd yn allweddol – peidiwch â thybio bod gyda chi ganiatâd i ddefnyddio gwybo-daeth pobl – er mwyn cydymffurfio gyda’r rheoliadau mae’n rhaid i chi ofyn yn benodol amdano.

Dylai’ch cynghorwyr cyfreithiol fod yn eich cynorthwyo, felly hefyd eich cynghorwyr AD. Gall bob cyflenwr helpu gyda hyn hefyd.

• Ar Fai 25ain 2018, daw GDPR yr UE i rym

• Dirwyon o hyd at €20miliwn neu 4% o drosiant byd-eang yw’r pris y gall busne-sau orfod talu os nad ydyn nhw’n cydymf-fur�o â’r rheoliadau.

• 72 awr yw’r amser sydd gan sefydliadau i hysbysu eu hawdurdod diogelu data lleol am dor-amod data

Cyber Essentials

Mae enw Cyber Essentials yn dweud y cwbl, gan ei fod yn hanfodol i bob busnes, yn arbennig gan fod GDPR ar gyrraedd.

Mae cynllun Cyber Essentials yn ffurf o achrediad sy’n profi bod eich cwmni yn cadw at arferion gorau diogelwch seiber. Mae’n safon sefydliadol a gaiff ei defnyddio i asesu eich cwmni er mwyn gweld a yw eich systemau TG yn ddigon diogel.

Os hoffech chi’r achrediad yma mae gyda chi ddau ddewis - Cyber Essentials neu Cyber Essentials Plus (sydd yn fwy trwyadl o lawer).

Gallwch weld sut all hyn fod yn ddefnyddiol, yn arbennig gyda rheoliadau (llymach) GDPR ar y gweill. Os ydych chi am sicrhau bod eich cwmni’n cydymffurfio â GDPR, Cyber Essentials yw un o’r atebion gorau a mwyaf dibynadwy i ochr TG y rheoliadau!

P’un ai ydych chi am leddfu eich pryderon o gylch Diogel-wch Seiber a Risg Seiber, neu eich bod yn pryderu’n beno-dol ynglŷn â chydymffurfio â GDPR, cynllun Cyber Essen-tials yw’r cam allweddol nesaf i chi.

Dysgwch fwy am gynllunCyber Essentials ynhttps://www.cyberessentials.ncsc.gov.uk/

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Does dim angen cyllideb fawr i greu a rhannu gweithgarwch marchnata digidol effeithiol.

Mae digon o dactegau am ddim neu ar gyllideb isel y gallwch eu defnyddio i helpu creu ymwybyddiaeth o'r brand, ymgysylltu â darpar gwsmeriaid a rhai presennol, a gyrru twf mewn gwer-thiant.

Gwnewch yn fawr o atgyfeiria-dau cwsmeriaidMae gair ar lafar yn arf pwerus ar gyfer tyfu busnesau oherwydd gall yr argymhellion rhad ac am ddim hyn helpu i godi ymwybyddiaeth a gyrru gwerthiant. Drwy greu rhaglen atgyfeirio gallech annog cwsmeriaid i rannu e-bost neu ddolen gyda'u ffrindiau fel eu bod yn cael gostyngiad neu rodd pan fydd y darpar gwsmer yn prynu.

Cynnwys a gynhyrchir gan ddefnyddwyrAnogwch eich cwsmeriaid i rannu eu lluniau, adolygiadau a fideos gyda chi trwy eich gwefan neu gyfryngau cymdeitha-sol. Bydd hyn nid yn unig yn helpu i godi ymwybyddiaeth o'r busnes ymhlith eu cylch nhw o ddilynwyr a ffrindiau, ond yn darparu cynnwys gwych a gynhyrchir gan ddefnyddwyr y gellir, gyda'u caniatâd, ei ddefnyddio i ddangos eich cynnyrch neu wasanaeth ar waith. Mae cymeradwyaeth gan ddefny-ddwyr go iawn yn dysteb ar-lein wych arall i annog darpar brynwyr.

Partneriaethau a chydweithioA oes cyfleoedd i chi i baru neu gydweithio â busnesau eraill yn eich maes neu sector gyffelyb? Yn groes i’r hyn a feddylir, gall dewis y busnes iawn i weithio gyda chi, helpu i draws-hyrwyddo’r ddau fusnes a gyrru gwerthiant. Gallech gynyddu twf gwerthiant trwy godi eich proffil yn y maes yn effeithiol, gan gyrraedd cynulleidfa newydd a chynyddu ymwybyddiaeth o'ch busnes.

Marchnata e-bostMae marchnata e-bost yn dacteg wych i fusnesau o unrhyw faint. Mae datblygu e-gylchlythyr da neu anfon e-bost farch-nata awtomataidd yn cynnig ffordd wych o gadw mewn cysylltiad rheolaidd â'ch ffans a chwsmeriaid. Bydd cyfathre-bu rheolaidd gyda'ch cynulleidfa yn help i gadw eich brand yng nghof cwsmeriaid, datblygu perthynas hir dymor a chynyddu cyfleoedd i uwch a thraws-werthu.

Eisiau darganfod mwy o awgrymiadau marchnata digidol?Ymunwch â Dosbarth Meistr Marchnata Digidol ac Ar-lein 4-awr am ddim Cyflymu Cymru i Fusnesau a gynhelir mewn lleoliadau cyfleus i chi. Cofrestrwch nawr!

Am ragor o wybodaeth, chwiliwch ar-lein: Cyflymu Cymru i Fusnesau 03332 408329 / superfast@business-wales.org.uk

Cynnwys yw’r brenin bob amserCynnwys da, wedi’i ddiweddaru'n rheolaidd fydd yn sicrhau bod defnyddwyr yn dychwelyd at eich gwefan a busnes. Boed yn erthyglau sy’n rhoi cyngor, darnau ymchwil, newyddion neu ddiweddariadau, bydd cynnwys defnyddiol a pherthnasol yn ychwanegu mwy o werth at daith y cwsmer ac yn sicrhau bod eich gwefan yn parhau'n gyfredol a chyfoes. Bydd y cynnwys nid yn unig yn denu ymwelwyr ond yn rhoi deunydd gwych i chi ar gyfer proffiliau cyfryngau cymdeithasol a gweithgarwch marchnata ar e-bost a bydd yn help i’ch busnes i gyrraedd gwell safle mewn peiriannau chwilio.

Ewch yn weledol gyda fideoRhowch gynnig ar greu fideos gwybodaeth neu arddangos i helpu eich cwsmeriaid. Gellir gwneud y fideos hyn yn rhwydd ac yn rhad yn fewnol, ond byddant yn helpu i ddynodi eich gwybodaeth a datblygu eich awdurdod o fewn eich sector.

Byddwch yn gymdeithasol!Manteisiwch ar y nifer cynyddol o rwydweithiau cymdeithasol i ymgysylltu â'ch cwsmeriaid, rhannu eich cynnwys a datbly-gu eich personoliaeth brand. Drwy amserlennu negeseuon yn rheolaidd gallwch sicrhau fod eich busnes bob amser yn weithgar ar-lein, hyd yn oed yn ystod cyfnodau prysur yn y gwaith.

Ailgylchwch hen gynnwysOs ydych yn cael trafferth creu syniadau ar gyfer cynnwys newydd, ystyriwch ffyrdd creadigol o ailddefnyddio eich cynnwys presennol. Gallech drosi darn o ymchwil yn ffeithlun, creu fideo sy'n seiliedig ar gynnwys o hen erthygl neu ystyried ffyrdd newydd i gael eich cynnwys o flaen cynulleidfa ehan-gach. Mae'n annhebygol bod pob un o'ch cwsmeriaid wedi gweld eich cynnwys presennol, felly mae digonedd o gyfleoedd i fod yn ddyfeisgar!

Dyma 8 o hoff dech-negau marchnata digidol ar gyllideb isel Cyflymu Cymru i Fusnesau

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Egin Dechnoleg JANUARY

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Egin Dechnolegau; mae’r ymadrodd yn or-syml, yn awgrymu dechreuad a hyd yn oed, efallai, diniweidrwydd embryonig llechwraidd; datblygiad darlun yn araf allan o ansicrwydd niwlog. Mae hyn yn ffordd anghywir, ac efallai’n ffordd farwol i fusnes i feddwl am egin dechnoleg.

Mae’n hysbys ddigon bod egin dechnolegau’n aflonyddol, ond yr hyn sy’n llai hysbys yw cyfradd esbonyddol newid datbly-giad; cyfradd newid sy’n arwain at don newydd o dechnolegau hynod o rymus. Felly beth yn union yw’r technolegau yma? Sut allan nhw effeithio ar eich busnes? A sut gallwch droi'r aflony-ddwch i’ch budd chi?

Yn yr erthygl hon rydym yn mynd i edrych i mewn i’r hyn a alwyd gan PwC “yr wyth hanfodol”; wyth o dechnolegau sydd ar y blaen o ran egin dechnolegau, sef:

Un peth i sylwi arno yw bod y technolegau yma, fel bacwn ac wy, yn cyd-fynd. Does dim un dechnoleg chwedlonol yma i dynnu sylw, sydd yn amlwg yn gwneud pethau’n fwy cymhleth. Felly gadewch i ni eich drysu gyda gwibdaith o’r wyth maes yma.Nod Rhyngrwyd Pethau yw cael ein dyfeisiau i gyd i siarad â’i gilydd; dychmygwch eich car yn dweud wrth eich tŷ i gynnau’r golau a’r ffwrn wrth i chi deithio’n ôl o’r swyddfa. Mae Dysgu Peirianneg yn ychwanegu elfen o ddeallusrwydd i gyfrifiadu-ron, felly cyfunwch y ddau ac mae gennych chi systemau sy’n dysgu o’r hyn yr ydych chi’n gwneud. Defnyddiwch y mecatro-neg sydd wedi gwella ac sydd wedi rhoi hwb i’r diwydiant Roboteg, ac mae gyda ni ddiwydiannau wedi eu hawtomeid-dio’n llawn. Dychmygwch ffatri sy’n ail-gyflunio’i hun ar gyfer bob rhediad cynhyrchiad, hyd yn oed os nad yw wedi creu’r cynnyrch yna o’r blaen. A chyda dulliau cynhyrchu fel argraffu 3D, bydd hynny hyd yn oed yn haws. Gall argraffwyr 3D weithio nawr gyda deunydd mor amrywiol ag aloiau metel o safon awyrfodol, gwydr a chrochenwaith, hyd yn oed siocled a saws coch. Hefyd, mae gwaith diweddar gan MIT wedi cynyddu’r cyflymder argraffu gymaint â deg gwaith yn fwy.

Mae Realiti Rhithiol wedi gweld llawer o ddefnydd fel caledwedd gemau yn ystod y flwyddyn ddiwethaf, o gemau pyslau at ddal crymgledd, ond mae ganddo fuddion gwirioneddol pan y’i defnyddir fel dyfais wrth y pwynt gwer-thiant; yn caniatáu i’r cwsmer weld yr hyn maen nhw’n prynu a hyd yn oed rhyngweithio gyda’r cynnyrch tra ei fod ond yn fodel digidol rhad. Mae Realiti Estynedig wedi bod yn arafach wrth ddatblygu, ond gyda phob un yn cario ffôn clyfar, mae’n debygol o fod yn fwy aflonyddol hyd yn oed na Realiti Rhithiol; gan gyfuno’r gofod digidol a ffisegol wrth i ddefnyddwyr gyrraedd eu data yn haws ac yn fwy aml.

Bydd Blockchain yn rhoi sail ddiogel, olrheiniadwy, atebol y gellir ei ddefnyddio mewn marchnadoedd ariannol, systemau pleidleisio, Eiddo Deallusol, dilysiad a tharddiad perchnogaeth. Yn olaf bydd y camau mewn meddygaeth yn galluogi pobl i fod yn fwy iach ac i fyw’n hirach; gan agor marchnadoedd newydd a grwpiau defnyddwyr wrth i dech-nolegau meddygol adael yr ysbytai a mynd i mewn i ystafelloedd ymolchi a gwely’r byd.

Felly beth ddylech chi wneud yn eich busnes ynglŷn â’r egin dechnolegau yma? Wel, y peth cyntaf yw nid yr hyn ddylech chi wneud, ond rhywbeth na ddylech chi wneud, peidiwch ag ymlacio. Mae’r technolegau yma’n mynd i effeithio arnoch chi. Peidiwch â chlymu’ch hunain wrth feddwl bod eich diwydiant yn rhydd o unrhyw ymyrraeth neu osod eich hunain y tu ôl i wal o ddifaterwch. Os na fyddwch yn cymryd mantais o’r rhain, bydd y rhai sy’n cystadlu yn eich erbyn yn gwneud. Addysgwch eich hun; ar y technolegau newydd yma a’u dylanwad pellgyrhaed-dol. Gallan nhw i gyd fod o fudd i’ch busnes mewn rhyw ffordd.Ar ôl hynny, mae’n golygu siarad ag arbenigwyr; ein nod yma yn CEMET yw hybu egin dechnolegau yng Nghymru trwy gydweithio a throsglwyddo gwybodaeth, felly mae yna grwpiau yno sy’n gallu helpu. Hefyd, edrychwch ar eich staff presennol. Os oes rhywun yn frwdfrydig ynglŷn â thechnoleg, defnyddiwch y brwdfrydedd hynny a gofyn-nwch iddyn nhw ymchwilio iddi. Nawr yw’r amser i fod yn rhagweithiol, oherwydd mae’r technolegau yma’n dod , yn gyflym iawn.

Rhyngrwyd Pethau Dysgu Peiriannau RobotegArgraffu 3D Realiti Estynedig Realiti Rhithiol BlockchainMeddyginiaeth Adnewyddol a Phersonoledig

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Meddalwedd

• Cadw meddalwedd a systemau gweithredu yn gyfredol ble bo hynny’n bosibl• Ystyried uwchraddio dyfeisiau a meddalwedd nad sydd bellach yn derbyn diweddariadau diogelwch• Ystyried dadosod meddalwedd nad ydw i angen rhagor• Gosod meddalwedd gan gwmnïau dibynadwy yn unig be hynny’n bosibl ac ymchwilio i unrhyw feddalwedd arall cyn ei osod

Pori’r We

• Osgoi gwefannau anghyfarwydd ble bo hynny’n bosibl• Sicrhau bod gwefannau’n defnyddio HTTPS pan eu bod yn trosglwyddo gwybodaeth sensitif• Ystyried gosod atalydd hysbysebion gan fod hysbysebi-on/naid-negeseuon yn gallu cael eu defnyddio i drosglwyddo drwgwedd

Di-wifr

• Sicrhau bod fy rhwydweithiau diwifr yn cael eu diogelu gan gyfrinair gydag amgryptiad WPA2 neu’n gryfach• Osgoi defnyddio diwifr cyhoeddus/cymunedol ble bo hynny’n bosibl ac osgoi ei ddefnyddio ar gyfer trosglwyddo data sensitif (fel gwybodaeth mewngofnodi/bancio) ar bob cyfrif

Cadw wrth Gefn

• Cadw ffeiliau a chyfrifiaduron pwysig wrth gefn yn rheolaidd• Ceisio cael mwy nag un arbediad wrth gefn a cheisio storio o leiaf un ohonyn nhw oddi ar y safle• Sicrhau bod pob arbediad yn cael eu storio’n ddiogel yn gorfforol (o dan glo) ac yn ddigidol (wedi eu diogelu gan gyfrinair a/neu wedi eu hamgryptio)• Gwirio bod fy arbedion yn gweithio trwy ymarfer eu defny-ddio i adfer data

Dyfeisiau

• Sicrhau bod pob cyfrifiadur a dyfais symudol yn cael eu diogelu a’u hamgryptio • Cloi dyfeisiau pan na fyddant yn cael eu defnyddio a pheidio â gadael dyfeisiau heb oruchwyliaeth mewn lleoliadau annibynadwy • Osgoi gosod cyfryngau cludadwy heb eu cadarnhau (CD/D-VD/Gyriad USB) i ddyfeisiau

Digidol i’r Flwyddyn Newydd

Mae’n ddechrau blwyddyn newydd ac felly ystyriwch wneud addunedau digidol ar gyfer y flwyddyn newydd i’ch gwarchod chi a’ch busnes rhag ymosodiadau seiber a thwyll ar-lein. Bydd cymryd yr amser i gwblhau rhai o’r camau syml yma yn gwarchod eich busnes trwy gydol y flwyddyn rhag y bygyth-iadau mwyaf cyffredin ar-lein a gallai arbed miloedd o bunnoedd ac oriau o rwystredigaeth i chi. Mae Action Fraud, canolfan y DU ar gyfer derbyn adroddiadau o dwyll a throsedd seiber wedi dweud bod un o bob pedwar busnes bach yn cael eu heffeithio gan dwyll pob blwyddyn, gydag amcangyfrif o £18.9 billion o gost ar draws yr holl sectorau.

Yn 2018 byddaf yn:

Cyfrineiriau

• Sicrhau bod fy holl gyfrineiriau yn unigryw ac yn gymhleth• Defnyddio dilysiad dau ffactor ar bob cyfrif ble bo hynny’n bosibl• Ystyried defnyddio rheolwr cyfrineiriau i storio cyfrineiriau cymhleth

Gwrth-feirws

• Gosod meddalwedd gwrth-feirws dibynadwy a sicrhau ei fod yn cael ei gadw’n gyfredol• Trefnu sganiau rheolaidd o fy nghyfrifiaduron gan fy meddal-wedd gwrth-feirws • Peidio ag anwybyddu unrhyw negeseuon gan fy meddal-wedd gwrth-feirws

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Nid dim ond newid technolegol yw hyn ond cyfle i wneud gwelliannau gweithredol i’ch busnes.

‘Mae Prif Weithredwr BT Group, Gavin Patterson wedi cyhoeddi bwriad BT i fudo’u cwsmeriaid i gyd i rwydwaith IP erbyn 2025, gan ddiffodd rhwydwaith ISDN. Fel prif gyflenwr ffonau'r DU, bydd y newid yma’n effeithio ar filoedd o fusnesau ar draws y wlad. Felly beth mae hyn yn golygu i’ch busnes?’

O 2020 ymlaen ni fydd BT a chyflenwyr eraill yn darparu cysylltiadau ISDN newydd ar gyfer systemau ffôn. Ar ôl 2025 daw cefnogaeth i’r gwasanaethau yma i ben.

Os yw eich busnes yn defnyddio ISDN heddiw, beth ddylech chi fod yn ei ystyried?

Mae galwadau i ac o’ch busnes yn cyrraedd ac yn gadael dros gysylltiad ISDN naill ai gan ddefnyddio llinellau ISDN2 (dau alwad y llinell) neu ISDN 30 (hyd at 30 o alwadau ar gyfer pob cysylltiad). Mae’r rhain fel arfer yn cael eu hateb yn eich swyddfa ac yn cael eu danfon at yr estyniad cywir. Mae’r nifer o alwadau olynol yn cael ei chyfyngu gan nifer y sianelau.

Bydd amrywiaeth o enwau ar y gwasanaeth newydd, SIP Trunks, Voice over IP, VoIP a Hosted Voice Services a bydd pob un yn defnyddio’r band eang/rhyngrwyd er mwyn cysylltu â’r gwasanaethau newydd. Dylai’r gwasanaethau newydd yma gynnig ateb mwy cost-ef-feithlon nag sydd heddiw, ond mae dibynadwyedd y cysylltiad yn ffactor allweddol i’w ystyried, a dylai trafoda-eth gydag arbenigwyr Voice over IP fod yn uchel ar eich rhestr wrth i chi ystyried newid o’ch system yn ystod y blynyddoedd nesaf.

Atebion a Gynhelir trwy VoIP

Yn y model yma mae’r system ffôn/system canolfan gyswllt wedi ei sodro yn y cwmwl ac yn eiddo i ac yn cael ei chyflenwi gan ddarparwr y gwasanaeth. Yn aml fe’i cyflenwir fel gwasanaeth wedi ei rheoli, cynhelir uwchraddiadau a diwed-dariadau ac maen nhw’n cynnwys unrhyw weithgareddau cefnogaeth a newid. Fel yn y model cynt, danfonir galwadau ar draws y cysylltiad band eang a’u danfon ymlaen at y darnau llaw yn y cwmni gan ddibynnu ar sut mae’r gwasanaeth wedi ei gyflunio.Pa un bynnag o’r ddau ddewis yma a gymerwch, sicrhewch fod gwydnwch y cysylltiad rhwydwaith a chymorth wrth gefn mewn argyfwng yn rhan o’r pecyn.

Cynnwys Munudau Ie neu Na?Gall y ddau wasanaeth SIP/VoIP uchod gynnwys pecyn munudau neu gallant gael eu darparu ar sail talwch wrth fynd ar gyfer cost galwadau.

Manteision a Gwelliannau Busnes i’wHystyriedBydd cwmnïau sy’n cymryd yr amser i werthuso sut all y dech-noleg newydd yma wella’u busnes yn siŵr o gael yr elw gorau o’u buddsoddiad.

Busnes Aml-safle: Mae’r gwasanaeth a gynhelir yn ddelfry-dol ar gyfer y math yma o gleient, gan fod pob cyfathrebu rhwng swyddfeydd am ddim, gan gynnwys o ddesg i ddesg, trosglwyddo galwadau, gweld a yw unigolion ar gael.

Mudoledd: Dylai busnesau bach neu fawr sydd â staff symudol, sydd yn anaml wrth eu desg, geisio gwneud defnydd o’r cymhwysiad ffôn clyfar sy’n caniatáu integreiddio gyda’r ffôn ar eu desg, fel estyniad o’u hestyniad, megis.

Presenoldeb yn Farchnad: Oherwydd natur technolegau VoIP gall cwmnïau ddewis cael amrywiaeth o rifau lleol, gan ddangos presenoldeb lleol i gwsmeriaid posibl a fyddai fel arall o bosibl yn credu bod eich cwmni yn rhy bell yn ddaearyddol.

SIP Trunks

Y dewis cyntaf fyddai newid eich llinellau ISDN presennol gyda chysylltiad band eang, boed yn llinellau ar les neu fand eang ffeibr. Mae’r cysylltiad un pwrpas wedyn yn cario nifer o drynci-au SIP yn gweithio’n debyg i sianelau ISDN ble mae’r nifer o alwadau olynol yn cael ei chyfyngu i’r nifer o drynciau SIP yr ydych wedi gosod ac yn talu amdanynt trwy rent bob mis.

DIGITAL HANDSETS

EXCHANGE and UK

NETWORK

ISDN 2/30 CONNECTIONS

CURRENT TELEPHONE SYSTEMS

ON PREMISE PBX / CONTACT

CENTRE

BUSINESS PREMISE

Gwasanaethau Ffôn Presennol

Gall y system y byddwch yn dewis gael dau fodel o weithredu:

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Ydw i am newid y byd? Wel, na, ddim felly, ond rydw i am newid agweddau tuag at gyfrifwyr.Yn y gorffennol byddai’r cyfrifydd yn eich gweld ar ddiwedd y flwyddyn er mwyn mynd dros y cyfrifon ac, efallai, trafod beth oeddech chi’n bwriadu gwneud y flwyddyn wedyn. Oni bai eich bod yn gwmni mawr iawn does fawr arall i wneud yn aml iawn.Treuliais i ddeg mlynedd yn hyfforddi cyfrifwyr ar ran cwmni hyfforddi cyfrifwyr mwyaf y wlad ac un o’m meysydd arbenigol oedd yr astudiaeth achos terfynol ar gyfer arholiad yr AAT (Cymdeithas Technegwyr Cyfrifyddiaeth) a oedd yn gofyn i’r myfyrwyr edrych ar eu gweithle i gael hyd i bethau nad oedd yn gweithio neu a oedd yn berygl o ran twyll neu, yn syml iawn, yn anghywir.Roedd gen i ddiddordeb mawr yn y math o broblemau oedd gan y cwmnïau yma. Mewn rhai achosion, roeddwn i’n synnu bod y cwmni’n dal i fynd! Penderfynais i fynd yn ôl i ddiwyd-iant. Gwelais i gyfle i helpu busnesau llai i gael y cyngor, yr arbeni-gedd a’r set sgiliau sydd fel arfer gan gwmnïau mwy. Pan rydych chi’n fach, neu’n fusnes newydd, does neb yno i ddweud wrthych chi bod eich costau yn y lle anghywir, does neb yno i esbonio pam fod angen i chi lunio rhagolwg o’ch incwm a’ch gwariant.

Pecynnau Noddi Cyfarfod Llais Busnes Torfaen Newydd ar gyfer 2018 • Logo eich cwmni ar ein holl ddeunyddiau march-nata cyn ac ar ôl y digwyddiad h.y. Cylchlythyr, e-negeseuon, datganiadau i’r wasg• Cysylltiadau i’r wefan noddi trwy ein tudalen bwcio digwyddiad ac e-negeseuon am y digwyddi-ad• Hysbyseb troedyn ar du mewn clawr y cylchlythyr lle caiff y digwyddiad ei hysbysebu• Hysbyseb tudalen lawn ar ein sgrin hysbysebu yn nhu blaen yr ystafell • Stondin dros dro y tu ôl i’r siaradwr gwadd ac wrth y fynedfa i’r digwyddiad• Cyfle i siarad am eich busnes i’r ystafell am 5 munud cyn y prif ddigwyddiad• Cyfle i ddarparu deunydd marchnata i bawb sy’n mynychu ar y dydd

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