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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.
04th February 202210:00 am - 3:00 pmFREE
24 January 2022 - Start your business today with our free online course
Do you want to start your own business, but not sure where to begin? Join our free business course starting 24 January 2022.
02nd March 202210:30 am - 12:00 pmFREE
2 Mar - An introduction to sales
Sales is an important aspect of business, and this webinar will guide you through the basics: making a good first impression, body language, and how to truly connect with people when making your sales pitch.
09th March 202210:00 am - 11:00 amFREE
9 Mar - Funding growth
Knowing your funding options as an SME can be vital to help you grow. Learn about the funding options available and how to make the best impression on lenders when applying with this free webinar.
15th March 202210:00 am - 11:00 amFREE
15 Mar - Getting started with data protection: what every business needs to know
All businesses collect personal data and therefore need to comply with GDPR laws. This webinar will take a simple look at data protection, help you understand how to comply with GDPR laws, and why data protection is so important.
22nd March 202210:00 am - 11:00 amFREE
22 Mar - Cookies and privacy notices: do I need them on my website?
Do you know what cookies are, or why you need a privacy notice on your business' website and what it has to say? Learn the basics of online privacy and data protection laws, and how to stay on the right side of them when doing business, with this free webinar.
01st April 202210:00 am - 3:00 pmFREE
21 March 2022 - Start your business today with our free online course
Do you want to start your own business, but not sure where to begin? Join our free business course starting 21 March 2022.
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.
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.
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...
