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Events
14th September 202211:00 am - 12:30 pmFREE
14 Sept - Good Business Charter: Inspiring and championing responsible business in York
Join us to find out more about the Good Business Charter and Enterprise Centre and hear about the benefits from businesses already using it to make a difference.
14th September 20229:00 am - 5:00 pmFREE
14 Sep - 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.
15th September 202212:30 pm - 2:00 pmFREE
15 Sept - Aspire2Lead Networking Lunch
Join us on 15 September for a different kind of networking for women designed to help you progress at work or grow your business.
12th October 20229:00 am - 5:00 pmFREE
12 Oct - 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.
02nd November 202210:00 am - 12:00 pmFREE
2 Nov - What is news? How to use the power of media to tell your story
This interactive session, led by professionally qualified journalist Andrew Vaux, will teach you how to use the power of the media to tell your stories to the world
09th November 20229:00 am - 5:00 pmFREE
9 Nov - 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 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.
Funding Growth
This webinar will provide you with a summary of all the commercial funding options available to businesses, with detail on how to make your business more attractive to funders.
An introduction to sales
This webinar will help you get sales confident by providing tips and guidance on mastering important communication skills.
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: Plan your marketing for a successful 2022 with bespoke 1-2-1 coaching
A fully funded opportunity for businesses based in the Harrogate district to receive bespoke 1-2-1 marketing coaching, with InTandem Communications.
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.
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 business support: Culture programme initiative
With staffing shortages a major concern for many businesses, it is important to create a culture in which your employees are engaged, feel productive and want to remain in your business.
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.
Free Webinar : Cyber security for start-up businesses
This webinar will explore the cyber security essentials every start-up business should know: the types of threats out there, the measures available to you to prevent attacks, and how to defend yourself effectively against cyber crime without breaking the bank.
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 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.
Articles
Free online business school for start-ups launches
York and North Yorkshire entrepreneurs of the future are being offered FREE places on an acclaimed start-up workshop to turn their hobbies and dreams into a business.
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 to create free publicity as a small business
Advertising for small business can be a complex and is often one of the biggest costs you have to cover.
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...
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.
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...
