"This has been a year of breaking down communication barriers and finding new friends around the town, coming up with ideas together. 4theRegion seems to be a regional placemaking force for good, and I think that's really helped inspire us."
"I've really admired the 4theRegion events. They're really refreshing and, as other people have said, very inclusive... certainly different from the usual top-down conferences."
"I've been on the scene now for nearly 40 years, and I have to say that's one of the best networking events that I attended last year at Parc y Scarlets... it’s a great event for professionals."
"The events that you guys put on are probably the best I've ever been to. I really enjoy them... I just really, really enjoy the atmosphere around 4theRegion."
"Carmarthen Council reached out to us after a meeting about a particular qualification... we’ve now signed six people up to attend, and that's directly due to coming into this meeting."
"I think having this forum and the in-person events that you have, you naturally forge links, make friends, you know, build relationships through that... it’s the single biggest reason for carrying on doing what you're doing."
This partnership also offers a powerful opportunity for us to deepen our engagement with the communities we serve, contribute to regional collaboration, and champion the ambitions of South West Wales.
"With just attending one meeting, we got invited to attend the Soft Landings programme at the university... I didn't expect to have such an impact on a platform such as 4theRegion."
What really attracted us to 4theRegion is their practical approach to bringing businesses and communities together. It's not just about networking events, they're actually creating partnerships that make a real difference to the region.
"We feel that our role at the Natural Products Biohub is to bridge the gap between local industry and academia. I'm really excited to be working with 4theRegion and our collaboration going forward."
"I think the idea of holding an 'open space' is fantastic... having everyone move around and contribute is really quite innovative. People left feeling like action was to be taken."
"The diagram you show about the mycelium layer - that means exactly what it does to me. All those layers under the soil are looking to see what they can send to others to keep everything in the biosystem alive, and I think that's really what you do."