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    <p class="news-item-summary">Software Alliance Wales has joined forces with TechHub Swansea to deliver a series of workshops for software developers, professionals and tech start-ups across the region – allowing each to learn new skills and collaborate.</p>

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<p align="center" style="text-align: left;">This month includes a growth hacking workshop, on 24<sup>th</sup> February, delivered by Liam Reynolds, founder of True Up. The half-day session will explore the benefits and available tools and techniques in growth hacking for business.</p>
<p>Liam Reynolds, founder of True Up, said: &ldquo;Growth hacking became quite the buzz term in 2013 and is a tool for entrepreneurs, founders, growth leads, or anyone else who is trying to grow a start-up. Those who understand growth hacking will have the opportunity to gain a competitive advantage.&rdquo;</p>
<p>The free workshop will be held at TechHub Swansea &ndash; a flexible workspace for tech entrepreneurs to meet, work, learn and collaborate.</p>
<p>Matt Warren, Co-founder of TechHub Swansea and founder of <a href="http://www.veeqo.com/" title="http://www.veeqo.com/">Veeqo</a> and JuraWatches added: &ldquo;Through working in collaboration with commercial and public sectors, TechHub Swansea, based in Wind Street is a flexible workspace and a hub for the tech community to share knowledge and access the expertise of local, regional and globally well-known entrepreneurs in workshops, conferences and networking events.&rdquo;</p>
<p>Dr Neal Harman, Head of Teaching at Swansea University&rsquo;s Department of Computer Science and Director of the Software Alliance Wales initiative, concluded: &ldquo;Wales is fast becoming a tech savvy country, and the continuing success of the industry in Wales is highly dependent on building partnerships and working collaboratively with experts in the field to develop and retain high calibre and talented graduates from Welsh Universities.&rdquo;</p>
<p>For further information contact Software Alliance Wales on 01792 295881, email <a href="mailto:info@softwarealliancewales.com">info@softwarealliancewales.com</a></p>
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