Translate the text from Welsh to English.



 
Mae’r Cynllun Ardrethi Busnes Ardal Fenter yn gynllun grant dewisol i fentrau bach a chanolig. Mae’n gallu helpu’r mentrau i leihau eu costau gweithredu drwy gynnig grant ar gyfer yr Ardrethi Busnes a ddaeth i’w rhan yn ystod 2016/17\. 

Gwahoddir busnesau sydd wedi’u lleoli yn Ardal Fenter Glannau Port Talbot i ystyried y cyfleoedd er mwyn iddynt fanteisio ar y Cynllun Ardrethi Busnes drwy fynychu gweithdy. Cynhelir y gweithdy ddydd Gwener 29 Gorffennaf rhwng 10am ac 1pm yng Ngwesty Best Western Aberavon Beach, Bae Abertawe, Port Talbot, SA12 6QP

I sicrhau’ch lle, dylech gofrestru drwy fynd i wefan Busnes Cymru.

Gwnaeth Ken Skates, Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros yr Economi a’r Seilwaith bwyso ar bob busnes cymwys yn yr Ardaloedd Menter i wneud cais o dan y cynllun:


> “Hoffwn annog pob busnes bach a chanolig sydd naill ai wedi’u lleoli yn Ardal Fenter Glannau Port Talbot neu sy’n ystyried dechrau busnes yn yr Ardal honno i wneud cais. Gall y  cynllun hwn fod o gymorth mawr i gwmnïau a fydd yn helpu i hyrwyddo twf economaidd ac yn creu swyddi yn yr ardal”.

Mae’r Cynllun Ardrethi Busnes Ardaloedd Menter, a lansiwyd yn 2012, wedi cynnig mwy na  £9 miliwn ar gyfer dros 200 o fusnesau.  

Gellir cyflwyno cais ar gyfer y flwyddyn ariannol gyfredol hyd ddydd Gwener 30 Medi 2016\.

Er mwyn bod yn gymwys i wneud cais, bydd angen ichi ddangos yn gyntaf fod eich busnes:

* wedi'i leoli yn Ardal Fenter Glannau Port Talbot
* wedi’i gofrestru i dalu ardrethi busnes
* o fewn diffiniad yr UE o Fusnesau Bach a Chanolig
* ddim yn gwasanaethu marchnad leol yn unig neu mewn sector o farchnad y DU sydd eisoes yn cael ei wasanaethu'n llawn.

Yn ail, bydd yn rhaid i fusnes cymwys ddangos ei fod yn fusnes newydd ac/neu’n mynd ati i gynyddu ei weithlu parhaol.  
Rhoddir ystyriaeth hefyd i weithgarwch busnes arall sy’n gysylltiedig â’r sectorau, cynyddu’r hyn a gynhyrchir ac Arloesoedd/Ymchwil a Datblygu.Os nad ydych yn gallu mynd i’r gweithdy ond hoffech fwy o wybodaeth neu gymorth, mae croeso i chi ffonio ein llinell gymorth am ddim ar 03000 6 03000, e\-bostio cymorthbusnes@cymru.gsi.gov.uk neu ewch i www.porttalbot\-ez.gov.wales i gael ffurflen gais.







Translation:


 
The Enterprise Zone Business Rates Scheme is a discretionary grant scheme for small to medium sized enterprises to lower their operating costs by providing a grant to offset their Business Rates incurred during 2016/17 financial year.


Businesses located in the Port Talbot Waterfront Enterprise Zone are invited to explore opportunities to benefit from the Business Rates Scheme by attending a workshop on Friday 29th July between 10am until 1pm at the Best Western Aberavon Beach Hotel, Swansea Bay, Port Talbot, SA12 6QP 


To attend, please register by visiting Business Wales website.


Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Infrastructure, Ken Skates, is calling on all eligible businesses in the Enterprise Zones to apply to the scheme:



> “I’d encourage all small to medium sized businesses that are either located in Port Talbot Waterfront Enterprise Zone or looking to start a business in the Zone to apply. This scheme can be of huge benefit to companies that will help promote economic growth and job creation in the area,” he said.


The Enterprise Zone Business Rates Scheme, which was launched in 2012, has offered more than £9m in support to over 200 businesses. 


Applications for the current financial year can be made until Friday, 30th September 2016\. 


To be eligible to apply, a business will need to demonstrate firstly, that it is:


 


* located within the boundaries of the  Port Talbot Waterfront Enterprise Zone
* registered to pay business rates
* within the parameters of the EU definition of an SME
* not a business that serves only a local market or in a sector of the UK market which is already fully served.


Secondly, an eligible business will need to demonstrate that it is a new start and/or increasing its permanent full time workforce.


 


Consideration will also be given to other business activity related to sectors, increased productivity and Innovation/R\&D.


Business not able to attend the workshop and would like further information on the eligibility criteria, should contact our helpline on freephone 03000 6 03000 or visit www.porttalbot\-ez.gov.wales for an application form