Free expertise, support and resources to help your business grow.
Free business support
Starting
You’ve got a great idea or you’ve just started and need some support to navigate the early stages.
Growing
Your business is up and running but you need support to drive and accelerate sustainable growth.
Scaling
Your business is established but you need support to take it to the next level.
How we can help
Who we are
By its very geography, York and North Yorkshire is home to a diverse range of businesses. Regardless of size or sector, we are here to provide free and impartial business support. We are government-funded but locally based, which means that we can provide tailored support based around the needs of our unique region.
Articles
668,000 people in Yorkshire and The Humber filed their tax returns on time
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is reminding customers in Yorkshire and The Humber to get ready to meet the Self Assessment deadline and offering guidance to support businesses with their taxes.
Local start-ups set for bright future
Fourteen local businesses seem set for a great future. All fourteen have recently completed StriveLive, a two-month start-up incubator, with five businesses picking up awards and £2,500 in grant funding.
Skills Bootcamps will support more than 1,000 residents
A new skills programme is being launched across York and North Yorkshire.
Events
14th December 20229:00 am - 5:00 pmFREE
14 Dec - Harrogate Co-Lab: Business Support Drop-In Session
This free drop-in service based in Harrogate can help answer your questions and direct you to relevant business support, resources and programmes.
14th February 202310:00 am - 11:00 amFREE
31st January - Marketing Planning Webinar Series: Creating a joined-up marketing plan for your business
This three-part interactive webinar series will guide you through the marketing planning process, giving you all the necessary tools to create your own effective marketing plan for your business.
Resources
2022 Seminar Recordings
We have recently hosted a programme of in-person seminars and other events, some of which were professionally recorded and can now be viewed on our website.
Seminar Recording : Access to finance: Funding growth
This workshop will provide guidance on cost based pricing, calculating your costs before deciding an appropriate margin, as well as covering market based pricing asking questions such as: What value do you add? What are you worth? How do you position yourself?
Seminar Recording : Access to finance: Funding growth
Getting into the right habits early on in your business journey will make life easier as the business grows and you find yourself under more time pressure. This workshop with business coach Gareth Allen will pose some useful questions to ask yourself, and give you some ideas to get the basics right.
