Student helps deliver online guide to firms
A STUDENT has helped create a new online shopping directory website for Carmarthen.
The Carmarthen Online website lists dozens of local businesses along with their websites and contact details.
It enables potential customers to quickly locate the goods and services they need, particularly during the current lockdown.
The project was initiated by Carmarthen Town Council and Samuel Rossiter.
Sam is a student in his second year on the BA business and management degree course at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD) in
Carmarthen.
He was given the task of creating the site as part of an internship with the council.
Sam said: “The site is an online directory which pretty much brings all local businesses in Carmarthen to one space online.
“It’s a bit like a shopping centre online, bringing businesses and consumers together.”
The project came about after Sam decided to seek an internship to improve his job prospects after graduation and to help his studies.
His lecturer, Jessica Shore, linked him up with Carmarthen Town Council, who needed someone to create the website.
He has been engaged in the work placement since the autumn last year, working from home due to Covid-19 restrictions.
As part of the project Sam designed a logo and the website and collated all the information on the site.
He also created social media accounts for the site and used these to share useful and inspiring information about the local community and its businesses.
“I’ve been learning a lot of new skills in marketing and web design,” he said.
“I’ve also gained experience in consulting with people in order to gather feedback on what they thought of my logo and their ideas for the website.
“The work has helped me apply a lot of what I am learning in my degree and develop a lot of skills in business that I can relate back to my assignments.
“The work has increased my confidence in the skills
I’m learning on my degree, and it’s been great to work with the town council, who are very engaged even though we currently can’t meet in person.”
Carmarthen Town Council town clerk Alun Harries said he was delighted with what Samuel had achieved.
He said: “I am very pleased with the work that Sam has been doing alongside Carmarthen Town
Council. He has taken to this project very well and he has contributed greatly to improving the quality of our online information about local businesses, and how it can be shared more effectively with the local community.”
Sam’s lecturer, Jessica Shore, also praised his work, adding: “I am delighted that Sam has taken the opportunity to work with Carmarthen
Town Council,” she said.
“The arrangement with Carmarthen Town Council has enabled our students to add experience of a live project to their academic journey and we are incredibly grateful to them.”
The Carmarthen Online page can be seen at www. carmarthentowncouncil. GOV.UK/CARMARTHEN_ ONLINE_32582.ASPX.