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Events
07th December 202110:30 am - 12:00 pmFREE
7 Dec - How to be a LinkedIn 'All-Star'
LinkedIn is one of the best platforms for businesses and professionals. This webinar will help you enhance your social media presence with confidence, helping you become a LinkedIn pro.
08th December 202110:00 am - 11:00 amFREE
8 Dec - Farm business skills and future opportunities
This free webinar with Agricultural Business Training (ABT) will help you increase you gain a deeper understanding of farm business accounts and terminology, and how to generate detailed management accounts, as well as tools for future planning and changes to agricultural policy.
14th December 202110:00 am - 11:00 amFREE
14 Dec - Finding new business & markets through prospecting
Seeking out new markets and bringing in new business is vital for growth. Learn how to identify and explore new markets, and work out a strategy of how to tap into them, with this webinar.
25th January 202210:00 am - 11:00 amFREE
25 Jan - Using Google Analytics effectively
Google Analytics can seem daunting, but it’s a helpful tool for businesses. This webinar will make sense of all the basics you need to maximise your website’s performance and your business' prosperity.
08th February 202210:00 am - 11:00 amFREE
8 Feb - Leading through change
When facing change, communication is key and leaders have a strong role to play. This webinar will help you develop a strategy to lead your team through change with honesty and clarity.
15th February 202210:00 am - 11:00 amFREE
15 Feb - People risk and succession planning
For SMEs, identifying and managing risk is vital for your business' future and security. Learn more about people risk, identifying risk, and risk management strategy with this free webinar.
Free Webinar : Show Me The Money!
This webinar guides you through the funding options that are available to new and early-stage businesses, to help your business thrive now and in the future.
Free Webinar : Creating and delivering business growth
This webinar explores how to manage and achieve your business' growth aspirations by looking at and prioritising the activities that are key to success.
Made Smarter
If you’re a manufacturer looking to grow through the use of technology, the Made Smarter programme could help you access advice, support and grant funding.
Free webinar: Cyber risk - what's it all about?
This webinar will examine cyber security, identify its impact on organisations and businesses, and understand how to protect against online risks.
Free Webinar : What International Opportunities Await Your Business?
Embarking on your international growth journey can be difficult, but with we want to guide you through the process as you look towards new markets.
Free agricultural webinar: Preparing for change pt. 1
This free webinar with Agricultural Business Training (ABT) will help you understand how income could be affected by change, what opportunities lie ahead in the agricultural industry, and where you can gain further information and support.
Free webinar: Resilient Leadershi[
This webinar will help you to build your own and your team's resilience, providing you with the tools to help you respond, change, and evolve in the face of our current ever-shifting circumstances.
Free webinar: Access to finance for your business
This webinar will identify and explain the sources of financial support for new businesses, guiding you through the process of cash flow management as a start-up in the wake of COVID-19 and the years to come.
Help to Grow: boost your business with government-backed management programme
Help to Grow support senior managers of small and medium sized businesses to boost their business’s performance, resilience, and long-term growth.
Peer Networks programme
Ambitious businesses in York and North Yorkshire have the opportunity to come together and work collaboratively as part of our new Peer Networks programme.
6 benefits to business - download all guides
Download all of our free guides on how to be more sustainable in your business and start benefiting from the circular economy.
Webinar: Cash is King - How to Forecast Cash Flow
This free webinar with business coach Gareth Allen will provide attendees with a better understanding of the importance of cash within a business.
Articles
New Business Board Chair appointed
A new business board chair is confident the York and North Yorkshire economy will grow back and better, as it recovers from the impact of Covid-19.
Malton, York, Richmond and Stokesley join ShopAppy
We are delighted to announce that this Saturday 17 October ShopAppy.com is launching in four towns in North Yorkshire – Malton, York, Richmond and Stokesley.
Claiming expenses when running a small business from home
Claiming expenses when running a small business from home can be complex. As such, we are going to help you get to grips with what you can claim for...
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.
Types of crowdfunding
Crowdfunding had enjoyed a meteoric rise in growth and popularity. But what is it...
What alternative funds are available for investment or expansion?
There is plenty of support and alternative funds available for start-ups and growing SMEs seeking financial support...
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...
Developing team leadership skills in your business
The first thing you’ll need to do is identify who you think might be best suited to a leadership role.
How to find the time to train staff
As a business owner, you will have many things on your plate and may be wondering how you will find the time to train staff.
