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Events
15th February 20239:00 am - 5:00 pmFREE
15 Feb - 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.
08th March 202311:00 am - 1:00 pmFREE
8 Mar - Angel Investors
This event, celebrating International Women's Day, gives female start-up owners the chance to pitch for an angel investment of £500-£1000 and receive a free pitching workshop.
15th March 20239:00 am - 5:00 pmFREE
15 Mar - 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.
16th March 20237:00 pm - 9:00 pmFREE
Strive Live Start-up Incubator - York & Harrogate Business Support Programme
If you are currently running or looking to launch a start-up based in York & North Yorkshire, join this award-winning incubator designed to help grassroots entrepreneurs launch their business. StriveLive blends weekly live online training with regular one-to-one advice and on-demand online learning to make it simple and exciting to start a business. Plus, you could win up to £2,500 in micro grants at the end of the programme.
27th April 20234:00 pm - 6:00 pmFREE
27 April - Ian Walker - Making Tax Digital
Why not join us as Ian Walker FCA FCCA takes us through the new rules, obligations and timings of the 'Making Tax Digital' revolution. Ian will cover topics from the origins of MTD to the end goal for MTD, and everything in between. By attending you will become fully versed, and indeed prepared for when MTD impacts upon your business and/or your personal tax affairs.
Glossary of Climate Change Terms for Businesses
A free digital glossary defining the key climate change terms relevant to businesses, to help you understand and engage with sustainability resources and support.
2022 Seminar Recordings
We have recently hosted a programme of in-person seminars and other events, some of which were professionally recorded and can now be viewed on our website.
Seminar Recording : Access to finance: Funding growth
This workshop will provide guidance on cost based pricing, calculating your costs before deciding an appropriate margin, as well as covering market based pricing asking questions such as: What value do you add? What are you worth? How do you position yourself?
Seminar Recording : Access to finance: Funding growth
Getting into the right habits early on in your business journey will make life easier as the business grows and you find yourself under more time pressure. This workshop with business coach Gareth Allen will pose some useful questions to ask yourself, and give you some ideas to get the basics right.
Seminar Recording : Access to finance: Funding growth
This seminar recording with GAP coaching will provide you with a summary of all the commercial funding options available to businesses, with details on how to make your business more attractive to funders.
Seminar Recording : Menopause Wellbeing in the Workplace
This recorded seminar looks at the menopause and its impact on the people in your business, with suggestions of simple workplace adjustments to support staff experiencing menopause. Delivered by Sally Duffin of ‘Nutrition in York’
Seminar Recording : Getting Stuff Done
Discover strategies to keep on top of your work and stay organised in this recorded seminar with Gareth Allen of GAP Coaching.
Upcoming Business Support Programmes in Harrogate
The York and North Yorkshire Growth Hub is working in collaboration with Harrogate Borough Council to deliver an extensive range of business support programmes. Starting from September 2022, these events will be held at venues in Harrogate and aim to support business owners, managers, and employees on a wide variety of subjects. These fully funded
Upcoming Business Support Programmes in York
The York and North Yorkshire Growth Hub is working in collaboration with City of York Council to deliver an extensive range of business support programmes. Starting from September 2022, these events will be held at venues in York and aim to support business owners, managers, and employees on a wide variety of subjects. These fully
Upcoming Business Support Programmes in York and Harrogate
The York and North Yorkshire Growth Hub is working in collaboration with City of York Council and Harrogate Borough Council to deliver an extensive range of business support programmes. Starting from September 2022, these events will be held at venues in York and Harrogate, as well as online, and aim to support business owners, managers,
Featured Webinar Playlist: Supercharge your start-up
Supercharge your start-up with our free webinar playlist, covering topics such as finance, marketing, networking, social media, sales and more.
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.
Articles
Writing a press release for your business
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Marketing tools for your business
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Peer to peer lending Q&A
Looking for an alternative route to financing your business? Peer to peer (P2P) lending is one of the options.
Available funding schemes for businesses
Support is available to businesses during the Coronavirus...
How to write a good business plan to get a loan
Organisations such as the Start-Up Loan Company...
Business continuity advice
An incident, large or small, natural, accidental or deliberate...
Disaster recovery advice for your business
Plan ahead to minimise disruption...
Finding the right business premises
Finding premises can be a challenge...
6 ways to make your business more sustainable
How can you, as a small business, have a more positive impact on the environment?