English: Building capacity has been a key objective. Big Ideas Wales, which encourages entrepreneurship from an early stage and develops the entrepreneurial skills of young people, has delivered, in my view, outstanding results, with 70 per cent of young people under the age of 25 now having aspirations to work for themselves. And 375 role models have engaged with more than 56,000 young people in 86 per cent of schools, further education colleges and higher education institutions. I do think that we need to celebrate the successes of young people in business. We have some excellent examples of the practical ways that we do this, through competitions and also through boot camps. Capacity building of this type complements our drive to encourage graduate start-ups. More broadly, the recent winners of the Fast Growth 50 showcased the talent and opportunity that we have in our country. It's encouraging to see that we now have a record number of active businesses in Wales, and the number of new business births is the highest for over a decade. Small and medium-sized businesses in Wales account for 99.3 per cent of enterprises in our country, 62 per cent of employment and 39.7 per cent of turnover. To grow, Welsh businesses must evolve and to evolve, they must innovate. Government, academia and providers of finance are all part of that ecosystem. That's why I've supported Be The Spark, a new national initiative to drive innovation and entrepreneurship here in Wales. The approach has been developed by a high-calibre panel, chaired by Simon Gibson, and has resulted from Wales's participation in the regional entrepreneurship acceleration programme at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It's estimated that the MIT alumni and the Boston ecosystem combined would equate to the twelfth biggest economy on the planet. Be The Spark is a strategy specifically for Wales that makes innovation-driven entrepreneurship the responsibility of all stakeholders, not just Government, but also financiers, larger corporates, academia and entrepreneurs, and Be The Spark has examined key metrics to outline the challenges for Wales. Whilst some of these will undoubtedly be challenging, I want to embrace the corresponding opportunity and set an ambition of where we need to be, and it's here. We need to address lower than UK start-up rates, from the current 60 per 10,000 to 120 per 10,000. The UK rate at present stands at 93 per 10,000. We also need to proportionally increase patent activity from 3.3 per cent to 5 per cent. We need to encourage an active and diverse angel investment community. It's a fact that Wales currently receives under 1.1 per cent of UK angel investment. We also need to increase the HE graduate start-up levels from 0.3 per cent of the student population to 1 per cent. That would lead to an extra 1,000 new starts every year. Extend this target still further to students currently in higher education, and we could deliver another 1,000 new starts. That's close to a 1 per cent increase in the business stock in our country. We also need to increase the proportion of growth firms in Wales from 19 per cent to 30 per cent classified as growing. And, finally, we need to increase the level of industry research and development expenditure, delivered in collaboration with higher and further education. Deputy Presiding Officer, we need to harness the power and influence of all stakeholder groups and move forward with a shared objective. It should be a shared objective across Government, across education and businesses, and I do think that a prime example of this in action is the Welsh Government's £20 million investment in the Deeside advanced manufacturing research institute, which targets the need to focus on commercialisation, unlocked by all stakeholders working together. But as a Government, we don't have all of the solutions ourselves. Entrepreneurs and corporate leaders, those working in risk capital, as well as key people from academia and Government, need to work together to make this happen, and Be The Spark has to be the key driver for innovation-driven entrepreneurship here in Wales. As part of this collaborative approach, I am delighted to note that NatWest has agreed two-year funding for the chief executive officer of Be The Spark, Caroline Thompson. Entrepreneurs are imperative for developing a strong economy and creating better jobs and supporting investment. We need to encourage entrepreneurship from an early age, through raising aspirations and understanding of entrepreneurship. The entrepreneurial mindset has benefits for those who not only start a business but also enter employment. There's an identified key challenge for our larger businesses where intra-preneurship is an essential ingredient in improving productivity through innovation. Business Wales is the recognised service for entrepreneurs here in Wales. It provides support for aspiring entrepreneurs, start-ups and existing microbusinesses and small and medium-sized enterprises through a variety of channels, including online, on the phone and through dedicated business advisers located across the length and breadth of our country. I highlighted earlier the importance of the Business Wales service here in Wales.
Welsh: Mae meithrin gallu wedi bod yn amcan allweddol. Yn fy marn i, mae Syniadau Mawr Cymru, sy'n annog entrepreneuriaeth o gyfnod cynnar ac yn datblygu sgiliau entrepreneuraidd pobl ifanc, wedi esgor ar ganlyniadau rhagorol, gyda 70 y cant o bobl ifanc o dan 25 oed yn dymuno gweithio iddyn nhw eu hunain. Ac mae 375 o bobl ysbrydoledig wedi siarad â mwy na 56,000 o bobl ifanc mewn 86 y cant o ysgolion, colegau addysg bellach a sefydliadau addysg uwch. Rwy'n credu bod angen inni ddathlu llwyddiannau pobl ifanc mewn busnes. Mae gennym ni enghreifftiau ardderchog o'r ffyrdd ymarferol yr ydym ni'n gwneud hyn, drwy gystadlaethau a hefyd drwy gyfrwng gwersylloedd dwys. Mae meithrin gallu o'r math hwn yn ategu ein hymgyrch i annog graddedigion i ddechrau busnesau newydd. Yn fwy cyffredinol, roedd enillwyr diweddar cystadleuaeth Fast Growth 50 yn arddangos y doniau a'r cyfleoedd sydd gennym ni yn ein gwlad. Mae'n galonogol gweld bod gennym ni bellach y nifer mwyaf erioed o fusnesau gweithredol yng Nghymru, ac mae nifer y busnes newydd sy'n cael eu sefydlu ar ei uchaf ers dros ddegawd. Mae busnesau bach a chanolig yng Nghymru yn cyfrif am 99.3 y cant o fentrau yn ein gwlad, 62 y cant o gyflogaeth a 39.7 y cant o'r trosiant. Er mwyn tyfu, mae'n rhaid i fusnesau Cymru ddatblygu ac esblygu, mae'n rhaid iddyn nhw arloesi. Mae llywodraeth, y byd academaidd a darparwyr cyllid i gyd yn rhan o'r ecosystem honno. Dyna pam yr wyf i wedi cefnogi Creu Sbarc, menter genedlaethol newydd i hyrwyddo arloesi ac entrepreneuriaeth yma yng Nghymru. Cafodd y dull ei ddatblygu gan banel o safon uchel, dan gadeiryddiaeth Simon Gibson, ac mae'n deillio o gyfranogiad Cymru yn y rhaglen sbarduno entrepreneuriaeth ranbarthol a gynhaliwyd yn Sefydliad Technoleg Massachusetts. Amcangyfrifir y byddai cynfyfyrwyr Sefydliad Technoleg Massachusetts ac ecosystem Boston gyda'i gilydd yn gyfwerth â deuddegfed economi mwyaf y blaned. Mae Creu Sbarc yn strategaeth benodol ar gyfer Cymru sy'n gwneud entrepreneuriaeth ac arloesedd yn gyfrifoldeb pob rhanddeiliad, nid dim ond y Llywodraeth, ond hefyd arianwyr, corfforaethau mwy, y byd academaidd ac entrepreneuriaid, ac mae Creu Sbarc wedi edrych ar ffigyrau allweddol er mwyn amlinellu'r heriau sy'n wynebu Cymru. Er y bydd rhai o'r rhain yn ddi-os yn heriol, hoffwn achub ar y cyfle cyfatebol a gosod uchelgais ar gyfer lle mae angen inni fod, a dyma yw hynny. Mae'n rhaid inni ymdrin â chyfraddau dechrau busnes llai na gweddill y DU, o'r 60 presennol fesul 10,000 i 120 fesul 10,000. Cyfradd y DU ar hyn o bryd yw 93 fesul 10,000. Mae angen inni hefyd weld cynnydd cymesur mewn ceisiadau patent o 3.3 y cant i 5 y cant. Mae angen inni annog datblygiad cymuned amrywiol o fuddsoddwyr 'angel'. Mae'n ffaith bod Cymru ar hyn o bryd yn cael llai nac 1.1 y cant o fuddsoddiad drwy'r rhwydwaith 'UK angel investment'. Mae angen inni hefyd gynyddu cyfraddau cychwyn busnesau ymhlith graddedigion Addysg Uwch o 0.3 y cant o boblogaeth y myfyrwyr i 1 y cant. Byddai hynny'n arwain at sefydlu 1,000 ychwanegol o fusnesau newydd bob blwyddyn. Byddai ymestyn y targed hwn hyd yn oed ymhellach i'r myfyrwyr hynny sydd ar hyn o bryd mewn addysg uwch, ac fe allem ni greu 1,000 o fusnesau newydd ychwanegol. Mae hynny'n agos at gynnydd o 1 y cant yn y stoc busnes yn ein gwlad. Mae angen hefyd inni gynyddu cyfran y cwmnïau twf yng Nghymru, y rhai hynny sydd wedi eu dosbarthu fel rhai sy'n tyfu, o 19 y cant i 30 y cant. Ac, yn olaf, mae angen inni gynyddu faint sy'n cael ei wario ar ymchwil a datblygu diwydiant, a gwneud hyn mewn cydweithrediad ag addysg uwch ac addysg bellach. Dirprwy Lywydd, bydd angen inni fanteisio ar rym a dylanwad pob grŵp rhanddeiliaid a symud ymlaen gydag amcan ar y cyd. Dylai hwn fod yn amcan ar y cyd rhwng y Llywodraeth, addysg a busnesau, ac rwyf yn credu mai enghraifft wych o hyn ar waith oedd buddsoddiad £20 miliwn Llywodraeth Cymru yn yr Athrofa Ymchwil Gweithgynhyrchu Uwch yng Nglannau Dyfrdwy, sy'n canolbwyntio ar yr angen i edrych yn fanwl ar fasnacheiddio, gyda'r holl randdeiliaid yn cydweithio. Ond fel Llywodraeth, does gennym ni mo'r atebion i gyd ein hunain. Mae angen i entrepreneuriaid ac arweinwyr corfforaethol, y rhai sy'n gweithio mewn cyfalaf risg, yn ogystal â phobl allweddol o'r byd academaidd a'r Llywodraeth, gydweithio i wneud i hyn ddigwydd, ac mae'n rhaid i Creu Sbarc fod yn sbardun allweddol ar gyfer hyrwyddo entrepreneuriaeth arloesol yma yng Nghymru. Fel rhan o'r cydweithio hwn, rwy'n falch iawn o nodi bod NatWest wedi cytuno i roi dwy flynedd o gyllid er mwyn ariannu Prif Swyddog Gweithredol Creu Sbarc, Caroline Thompson. Mae entrepreneuriaid yn hanfodol er mwyn datblygu economi gref a chreu gwell swyddi a chefnogi buddsoddiad. Mae angen inni annog entrepreneuriaeth o oedran cynnar, drwy ennyn dyheadau a dealltwriaeth o entrepreneuriaeth. Mae gan feddylfryd entrepreneuraidd fanteision ar gyfer y rhai sydd nid yn unig yn cychwyn busnes ond hefyd y rhai hynny sy'n dechrau gweithio. Mae her allweddol amlwg ar gyfer ein busnesau mwy o faint ble mae mentergarwch mewnol yn elfen hanfodol er mwyn gwella cynhyrchiant drwy arloesi. Busnes Cymru yw'r gwasanaeth cydnabyddedig ar gyfer entrepreneuriaid yma yng Nghymru. Mae'n cynnig cymorth ar gyfer darpar entrepreneuriaid, busnesau newydd a microfusnesau sydd eisoes yn bodoli a mentrau bach a chanolig drwy gyfrwng sawl ffynhonnell, gan gynnwys ar-lein, dros y ffôn a thrwy gyfrwng cynghorwyr busnes ymroddgar sy'n gweithio ar hyd a lled ein gwlad. Cyfeiriais gynnau at bwysigrwydd gwasanaeth Busnes Cymru yma yng Nghymru.