Management & Strategy
Free Webinar :People risk and succession planning
This webinar will educate you about the people risk within business, and how to implement a strategy to minimise or remove the risk from your business.
Free Webinar : Leading through change
This webinar will provide support to leaders and managers who are navigating their teams through change, or have change on the horizon, and want to ensure they bring all of their team through to the other side.
Free Webinar : Creating healthy work life boundaries
This webinar will help leaders and managers to understand how to set healthy workplace boundaries, create a positive work culture, and improve performance by valuing relationships and trust.
Free Webinar: Nine to thrive - employee wellness and engagement
This webinar will explore the benefits of supporting mental health in the workplace, and help business leaders and managers understand alternative ways to attract and retain key talent in your business.
Harrogate Support Programmes 2022
We are providing a number of fully funded Harrogate business support programmes for start-ups and growing businesses in the district.
Harrogate business support: Online manager programme
A fully funded opportunity for up to 12 businesses based in Harrogate to engage in a series of online workshops, facilitated by Pro-Development .
Harrogate business support: Agricultural bookkeeping and management workshop
If you are an agricultural business based in Harrogate and need to brush up on your bookkeeping and management skills, join our fully funded two-day UK Rural Skills accredited course on 11-12 February 2022.
Harrogate business support: Privacy notice and cookies review
Harrogate businesses are invited to ensure that their digital activity is legally compliant with a comprehensive package of fully funded support from Dunwell Data protection.
Harrogate business support: Change management support programme
Take a deep dive into your challenges and create a bespoke growth/ change management action plan with this fully funded opportunity for Harrogate businesses. Upon completion, you will also be referred for up to eight hours of further support.
Harrogate business support: Tourism business booster
Benefit from dedicated group and one-to-one coaching and mentoring with this fully funded tourism business booster for hospitality businesses in Harrogate.
Strive Live Startup Incubator for Harrogate Businesses
If you are a start-up based in Harrogate, join this award-winning incubator designed to help grassroots entrepreneurs launch their business.
Harrogate Support : Your Small Business Board
A fully funded opportunity for up to 11 businesses based in Harrogate Borough Council to engage in peer networking and 1:1 coaching, facilitated by Andrea Morrison Coaching.
Articles
The Benefits of Local Business Networking
Building relationships with other local businesses can be incredibly rewarding on a personal level as well as a shrewd business decision. Forging friendships with other people, many of whom may be facing similar challenges to you, can have some fantastic benefits that will enable you to grow your business – some of which you may
Supporting employee wellbeing as your staff return to the office
Maintaining a healthy work/life balance is a challenge for almost everyone and, if you take some time away from work, picking up from where you left off can be tricky for employees. Whether it’s returning from parental leave, a period of illness, or even a long holiday – such as the Christmas break – giving
Why Business Continuity is Important
Preparing for the challenges a business might come up against when times get tough can seem like a mammoth task. You want to protect your business and guarantee that it can survive the adversity. It can be helpful to think about why you’re making a plan to ensure business continuity. Once you have in mind
Leadership & Management Skills for Growth
Good leadership and management strategy is vital for business resilience and, considering the business climate of the past couple of years, the need for businesses to be strong enough to face serious challenges is increasingly apparent. Beyond this, the right kind of leadership can make the biggest difference for the wellbeing of your team; by
HR Support for Small Businesses
From recruitment to payroll to offboarding – there are several key responsibilities of a human resources department that keep a business running smoothly. Of course, many small businesses don’t have the capacity for an HR department and HR duties are often done by directors, managers, and administrators within the business. An HR department essentially manages
Learning at Work Week
Today (Monday 17 May) marks the launch of Learning at Work Week. This annual event from the Campaign for Learning aims to build learning cultures at work, and put a spotlight on the importance and benefits of continual learning and development.
Planning your route to market
When you start exporting, you’ll need to take some time to consider what your route to market will be.