Business management
Events
28th January 202112:00 pm - 1:00 pmFREE
28 Jan - Building The Foundations - Doing the Right Thing in Year One
This free webinar will act as a business planning session and will pose some useful questions to ask yourself when starting your business journey.
04th February 202112:00 pm - 1:00 pmFREE
4 Feb - How much?- A Guide to Setting Your Prices at The Right Level
This free webinar with performance coach Gareth Allen will provide guidance on how to set prices at the start of the business journey.
09th February 202112:30 pm - 1:30 pmFREE
9 Feb - How to leverage apprenticeships to build back better beyond COVID-19
This free webinar from York & North Yorkshire LEP and Growth Hub will cover how businesses can leverage apprenticeships to grow post COVID.
10th February 202112:00 pm - 1:00 pmFREE
10 Feb - Holding Honest Conversations
This free webinar will support leaders in understanding the importance of honest conversations to help create an engaged team who are both recognised and developed as individuals.
16th February 202112:00 pm - 1:00 pmFREE
16 Feb - Getting S*** Done! - Don't Let Your Business Run You
This free webinar with performance coach Gareth Allen will provide guidance on how to stay organised and keep on top of workflow.
24th February 202112:00 pm - 1:00 pmFREE
24 Feb - Is Emotional Intelligence important in leadership?
This free webinar will support leaders in understanding the importance of emotional intelligence when creating high performing teams and the impact on building relationships with individuals.
02nd March 202112:00 pm - 1:00 pmFREE
2 Mar - Funding your Growth- A Guide to Your Borrowing and Investment Options
This free webinar with business coach Gareth Allen will provide a summary of the commercial funding options available to businesses, with detail on how to make themselves more attractive to funders.
03rd March 202112:00 pm - 1:30 pmFREE
3 March - Business Basics Series: Knowing Your Numbers
This free webinar will help small business owners to understand the terminology and usefulness of different kinds of financial information.
09th March 202112:00 pm - 1:00 pmFREE
9 March - Building Resilience and supporting team wellbeing
This workshop will provide ideas and techniques to support the resilience and wellbeing of both leaders and their teams.
10th March 202112:00 pm - 1:00 pmFREE
10 March - How much?- The Art and Science of Pricing Your Product
This free webinar with business coach Gareth Allen will provide guidance on how to set prices at the start of the business journey.
19th March 20211:00 pm - 2:00 pmFREE
19 March - Supporting the return to work
This free webinar in partnership with the University of York will introduce a return to work toolkit for managers and team members that will enable you to effectively coach colleagues through change.
30th March 202112:00 pm - 1:00 pmFREE
30 March - Empowering your team – learning to delegate and let go
This workshop will help leaders consider what gets in the way of delegation and how important it is to empower the team to deliver on your behalf.
Resources
Webinar: Maximising your ShopAppy membership with free online marketing support
In partnership with marketing agencies Intandem Communications and Pick & Mix Marketing, this webinar will explain how businesses can maximise their membership during, and beyond, lockdown and introduce the programme of support that is going to be available for businesses.
Start-Up Business Basics Series: Show me the money - A Guide to The Funding Options Available to New Businesses
The York & North Yorkshire Growth Hub have teamed up with business coach Gareth Allen for a free webinar which will act as a useful primer for new and early stage businesses on the funding options that are available for them now and in the future.
Business Development Series: Find your path - reshape your business for a recession
The York & North Yorkshire Growth Hub have teamed up with business coach Gareth Allen to pose some useful questions to ask yourself, and give you some ideas to make changes.
How to conduct a fair redundancy process
The York & North Yorkshire Growth Hub have teamed up Thrive Law to provide practical advice on how to conduct a fair redundancy process.
How to manage staff remotely
The York & North Yorkshire Growth Hub have teamed up Thrive Law to provide practical advice on how to negotiate the challenges of managing staff remotely.
Digital Security: Keeping Your Business Secure Online
The York & North Yorkshire Growth Hub have teamed up with the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) to provide practical advice on keeping your business secure online during and beyond the Covid-19 pandemic.
How to build business resilience
The global COVID-19 pandemic and other threats such as the EU exit, are forcing us to think about business resilience.
How to create products with purpose
Consumer demand for quality products that last is at an all time high and purpose is becoming an important part of many businesses.
How to be a standout brand
Consumers are increasingly looking for brands which have sustainability at their core.
How to increase efficiency and productivity
Limiting the natural resources we use and making the most of existing ones is a cornerstone of the circular economy.
How to reduce waste costs
The cost of disposing of waste is increasing and regulations around disposal are tightening. Read our guide on how to reduce these.
How to reduce energy costs and cut emissions
One of the quickest and easiest ways to take a step towards a circular economy model is to reduce the energy you use.
Articles
Introducing our new series of free Leadership webinars!
As part of our online business support webinar programme, we are delighted to be partnering with Michelle Mook, Managing Director of Pro-Development, to deliver a series of nine Leadership webinars starting on 26 November.
New masterclasses for start-up businesses
Ready to start your own business? Whether you’re working on your first business idea or have recently begun trading, this masterclass is for you.
How can I predict the revenue forecast for my business?
Predicting your revenue forecast and expenses when starting a business is one of the most important, yet neglected, areas of business planning.
Creating a continuity plan for your business
A continuity plan can help you to anticipate events so you can prepare for or prevent them happening, and have a strategy for recovery.
How to keep your business pitch simple
Like most other communication, keep your business pitch simple, informative and fun.
7 top tips for staff performance management
In any business, managing staff performance is really important. Without your staff, your business cannot operate, so you need to make sure that all your employees are motivated and productive.
Do I need to hire an accountant or bookkeeper?
You might feel that your start up or small business is not big enough yet to hire an accountant or bookkeeper...
Free online trading offer for farmers
Free subscriptions are being offered to help York and North Yorkshire farmers sell their produce direct to shoppers online and to also connect them to retailers.
How to save time on business admin
Many business owners are frustrated by the amount of time they have to spend on business admin.
