The finalists in the Welsh Small Welsh Company of the Year category can been unveiled today. They are Cardiff-based property development company, Loosemore Homes, Machynlleth-based renewable energy company Dulas and Neath-based corporate training and development venture Call of the Wild.
All three impressed the judges with their focus on growth and innovation in their particular fields.
The award is one of nine categories in the Western Mail Business Awards for Wales 2008, which will be staged at a ceremony at Cardiff International Arena on May 23 and presented by television presenter Bill Turnbull. Other categories in the awards, in association with the University of Glamorgan’s Business School, include Welsh Company of the Year Business Achiever.
NAME: CALL OF THE WILD
Location: Neath
Sector: Organisation, team and individual performance development. Key employee and management training.
What does the company do?
Facilitate positive behavioural change for high performance in the workplace providing a return on investment. Leadership, team development, corporate events and management training for organisations, teams and key employees. With a less chalk and talk philosophy we offer blended learning including ILM accredited courses, online, experiential and action learning.
What are your aspirations for the business in the next five years?
For Call of the Wild to be one of the pre-eminent management training and people development companies in the UK becoming synonymous with improving performance through positive behavioural change in the workplace. This would be achieved through organic growth and acquisition.
What percentage of your business is conducted in Wales?
90%
Do the owners of the business have an exit strategy or aspirations to float the company?
Flotation is not within our 10 year business plan. We have no formal exit strategy in place but consider that grooming from within would be the desired way forward.
Do you believe small businesses in Wales receive adequate public sector support?
We believe that small businesses can access a considerable amount of support from specialists in the public sector. Certainly over the last few years things have improved with the public sector offering support that business need rather than what they think business need.
