On Wednesday 3rd August, businesses in Swansea got together to discuss the upcoming Mumbles Gower OceanFest event.  Jay Doyle, founder of OceanFest, was overwhelmed by the support and enthusiasm of the group, as offers of help, contacts and sponsorship came rolling in. OceanFest is an example of a local event that we should all support.  [...]

On Wednesday 13th July at 4:30pm we are holding an event to bring together all those who are interested in this question:  How can we capitalise on the Swans’ promotion, for the benefit of the whole of Swansea? Kerry Edens from the Council’s Tourism Development Team will be at the meeting, to update the group [...]

Covering two days and three tournaments, the Mumbles Gower OceanFest will bring the surfing and stand up paddle boarding communities together in Swansea Bay to compete in the Welsh Longboard Classic, Bay 6K Paddle Enduro and the Gower SUP Surf Classic. And all this wrapped up in a colourful sea festival with a multitude of [...]

Every year, Swansea Bay Futures hosts an informal event to update partners, associates and members of the Network about what SBF has been up to. Please join us at The Grape & Olive on Wednesday 22nd June, from 5pm onwards! Venue: Function Room, 27th Floor, Grape & Olive, Meridien Tower Time: From 4:45pm, brief presentations [...]

It was a historic and fantastic day when Swansea City beat Reading 4-2 to win promotion to the Premier League. Everyone’s feeling pretty elated about it, but the next question for us at Swansea Bay Futures is, how do we maximise the benefits for the city? The Premier League is watched by a huge global [...]

Just an informal get-together and a chance to catch up – everyone is welcome! Click here to register.

This year’s SBF ecard features a little Flash game which showcases some fantastic Swansea Bay locations – are you quick enough to catch the reindeer?? Click here to view the ecard! And now you can send out a personalised version of this ecard to your friends, family and business contacts, helping to spread the words [...]

Here’s the first SBF email signature – this is a trial and I will appreciate your feedback! Swansea – Wales’ Waterfront City A great place to live, work, study, invest in and visit! www.abayoflife.com   To use this in your emails, try adding this html code to your email signatures: <table width=”550″ border=”0″ cellspacing=”0″ cellpadding=”2″> [...]

The Swansea Bay Futures Network is working to give Swansea Bay greater presence this Christmas, by encouraging people to buy ‘Swansea-inspired’ gifts for friends and family. We are creating a circle of businesses with interesting products to sell – it’s a great way to showcase some of the innovative and creative small businesses in the [...]

It is free to get involved in the Swansea Bay Futures Network – we are grateful for your time, your ideas and your enthusiasm!  These are not “networking” events, so don’t join if you’re just looking for a way to promote your business (there are plenty of other organisations in the region to help you [...]