Business Operations and Processes
Improving your business operations and processes can be a cost-effective exercise, as well as necessary to maintaining the quality of your product or service as you grow.
Seeking an accreditation can increase productivity and efficiency, in addition to serving as an added reassurance to your customers.
Operationally, outside influences such as outsourcing can have a direct impact on your cost and customer satisfaction. Plus, if you are outgrowing your existing premises, you may be finding it a challenge to scale your operations and transform your business processes.
The York and North Yorkshire Growth Hub can work closely with you to overcome these issues and provide support aimed at preparing your operations and processes so that they can sustain your future growth plans. Contact us today.
We can support your business operations with:
- Business improvement and development
Improving existing business practices is key to evaluating efficiency, improving workflow and optimising services. - Outsourcing and contracting
If you’re looking to outsource a work process for accounting, HR support, or IT services, we can recommend external providers that will work best for your business. - Process mapping and planning
We can help you with defining your goals, documenting your current workflow and modelling new processes.
Find out more about business operations and processes.
To find out more about how we can help with business operations and processes, get in touch.
Articles
York and North Yorkshire Businesses Take First Steps in AI
Business leaders gathered in York last week for a sold-out event to take their first steps in AI. Edemystified the fast-moving world of AI and machine learning, while inspiring local entrepreneurs to make their businesses more efficient and competitive with these technologies.
Work with the Growth Hub: Help us shape the next year of support programmes
We are now planning our business support programmes for the next year, and we are looking to consult the local community of providers to work with the Growth Hub and support businesses.
York Chocolatier’s Secret Ingredient Leads to Sweet Success
Choc Affair Ltd., a beloved York-based chocolate manufacturer known for its ethical and award-winning creations, has achieved a significant in capacity to produce their handmade delights.
Events
20th March 20241:00 pm - 2:30 pmFREE
20 March - AI in Action: Real-world Business Applications
Join us at Data Stream UK's upcoming AI in Action event at C4DI Northallerton, where we will dive deep into the world of AI and data science use cases.
20th March 202412:00 pm - 2:00 pmFREE
20 March - Innovate to Grow - Radisson York
Join us at Innovate to Grow - Radisson York for the third in a series of events designed to bring together businesses & share ideas for innovation, held across 3 leading venues around North Yorkshire.
21st March 20249:30 am - 11:00 amFREE
21 Mar - North Yorkshire Council: Connect Over A Cuppa
This free session for North Yorkshire SMEs will provide you with a space to share new ideas, solve problems, and connect with like-minded businesses. You will also get the chance to speak with specialists about support for your business.
Resources
Webinar Recording : How to pitch your product to a Retail Buyer
How do you know which retailers to approach? How do you approach the Buyers (the ones with the spending power)? And once you’ve found the right retailer and the Buyer, how do you convince them to sell your product? In this 1 hour session we will take you through the best way to find, approach and pitch to a retail buyer. We will prepare you with an overview of the Buying cycle, review the considerations that you will need to be aware of, share questions a Buyer might ask and provide a clear outline for the perfect pitch.
Webinar Recording : Creating Videos for Your Business
Daniel Pingstone of Fly Flow Media recently delivered two webinars in partnership, looking at how to create videos for both products and service based businesses. In this condensed recording, Dan covers the content shared in each of those sessions.
Fire up your Food and Drink business with Make it! toolkits
A free video toolkit to help growing food and drink businesses in York and North Yorkshire. Essential ingredients for food and drink business success.