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Events
01st May 20249:00 am - 10:00 amFREE
1 May - Ian Walker: Routes to Finance for Start Ups & SME’s
Join us at the Enterprise Centre as we invite Ian Walker to deliver a support session on the best 'Routes for Finance for Start Ups & SME's.
16th May 20249:30 am - 11:00 amFREE
16 May - North Yorkshire Council: Connect Over A Cuppa
‘Connect Over A Cuppa’ Harrogate drop-in sessions help businesses to share new ideas, solve problems, and connect with like-minded businesses.
11th June 20242:00 pm - 4:00 pmFREE
11 June - Brendan Paddison: Writing A Business Plan
Join us at the Enterprise Centre as we invite Dr Brendan Paddison to deliver a support session on Writing a Business Plan. A crucial step for any new business owner and a session not to be missed when writing a clear and concise Business Plan.
Young Entrepreneur Guide
Do you have a business idea? Or do you want to work for yourself? Then the Young Entrepreneur Guide is here to help you!
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.
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?
Webinar: Building the foundations
Building the foundations text with a picture of Gareth Allen on the 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.
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.
An introduction to sales
This webinar will help you get sales confident by providing tips and guidance on mastering important communication skills.
Articles
The legal requirements for starting a business
The legal requirements for starting a business can seem intimidating...
Writing a press release for your business
Writing a press release can be a great way to get free publicity for your business.
Marketing tools for your business
You have taken that leap, made lots of important decisions...
Available funding schemes for business
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...
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?
Case Study: Whitby Distillery
How Whitby Distillery found the recipe for success...