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How a small Yorkshire-made biscuit can go a long way for your business
Local Business Glamping Products shine on C4’s ‘Carry on Glamping’ with Johnny Vegas
The Knowledge Exchange – Supporting Long term Business Growth
Halifax Digital Festival relaunching in May 2024
European backing for Yorkshire Space Satellite Business
"This is fantastic news for AmbaSat and enables us to take a huge step forward in delivering an innovative new spacecraft product"
Globant shares insight from COP26
Jungle IT and LegalTech in Leeds Announce Strategic Partnership
Jungle IT and LegalTech in Leeds enter a strategic partnership for 2023 to contribute to the improved digital transformation of the legal sector across the region.
WHAT LESSONS CAN WE HOLD ON TO FROM LOCKDOWN
Lockdown Stories with Sheila Fitzsimons, Head of Public Sector at Q5
Why Yorkshire SMEs Can’t Ignore Cybersecurity
Yorkshire IT Provider, Techbuyer Receives Queen’s Award for Enterprise for International Trade
Techbuyer, a global IT provider founded in Harrogate, has officially received its Queen’s Award for Enterprise for International Trade at its HQ on Hornbeam Park. The event was attended on behalf of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth by the Lord-Lieutenant, Mrs Jo Ropner and the Chairman of North Yorkshire LEP, Mr David Kerfoot, as well as members from the Harrogate Borough Council.
Lockdown Stories: David Brandon, co-founder of RotaCloud
KEEP AT IT. YOU CAN DO THIS. IT WON’T LAST FOREVER.
SEEING THE OPPORTUNITY IN HOME WORKING
Lockdown Stories: Nigel Wilson, Director and General Manager of Scott Logic
BUSINESS DATA AND APPLICATIONS BELONG IN THE CLOUD, NOT ON PREMISES.
The Power of Giving Back
FOR SOME COMPANIES THE CHALLENGES STARTED BEFORE COVID-19
Martyn Gould, Founder of rightcoverage, explains how you fight back after losing everything.
LOCKDOWN CREATES PERFECT OPPORTUNITY FOR ALLOWLIST
Lockdown Stories: Paul Jones, Chief Digital Information Officer at Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust
Lockdown Stories: Steven Law, CTO at Giacom
BUILDING GREAT SOFTWARE REQUIRES GREAT PEOPLE.
Top Tips for Acing Interviews
Pre-Interview Preparation: Be Ready for the Role
Call someone. It’s a great place to start.
Don’t get cute and keep it clean! Your guide to writing the perfect CV
The current job market has never been so competitive. No matter the profession, industry or type of role, vacancies are being inundated with potential candidates. So standing out in a very busy space has never been so important. For jobseekers searching for the support of recruiters to help navigate through these murky waters, they must first help themselves by looking at their own CVs. This document should act as an insightful resource that maximises an individual’s opportunity to secure a new job.
A CV is a reflection of you: Be concise and purposeful
In The Yorkshire Mafia’s last blog entry, we addressed candidates putting themselves at risk of missing out on employment opportunities by deviating away from the main purpose of a CV. Inundated with tips and advice, we wanted to showcase further thoughts on what has proven to be a topical and insightful issue.
Lockdown Stories: Jane Rutter, Zeal Media
Making things work when working from home
2020 has been challenging. As businesses adapted to a global pandemic, so did our working practices. With continued remote working a long-term ambition for many, IT4Business explore some of the biggest challenges companies have faced, and ways we can simplify things in the future.
Lockdown Stories: Joshua Atkins, Jublo
Lockdown Stories: Catherine Baker, Sport and Beyond
CSR: How international eCommerce company Custom Plugs is evolving to make a difference
Lockdown Stories: Sharon Le Goff, IVE
Lockdown Stories: Jonty Abbott, FluidIT
Lockdown Stories: Mark Gash, AdaptiVLE
Opportunities And Threats: Mediaworks 10 Point Action Plan | COVID-19
Lockdown Stories: Jonathan Straight, Planet Straight
Romero Insurance Brokers launches The Customer Experience Report 2020
Lockdown Stories: Adam Crofts, Prevayl
The Bad Boss Helpline
Bruce Daisley, Tech supremo and #1 Bestselling Author, introduces the Bad Boss Helpline...
What is ER and why should my business care?
Who doesn’t love a pie, on a Tuesday morning during the middle of a heatwave?
Looking after mental health: Both in, and out, of the workplace
Offering Support and Sharing Success
What makes the YM so powerful is the strength of the relationships that the Group has nurtured over the last decade. We catch up with Jon Newall, Chairman of Lockyer Insurance, who joined the YM back in 2008 and has made some life-long friends.
Returning to offices safely
Avoid Liability Claims By Ensuring Workplace Safety
Building the Future: Greening the city
Business as usual? Not quite. But still ‘Stronger Together’.
Refinance – opening up the flow of cash back into businesses
Boost Your Cash Flow
How R&D could turn these difficult times into an opportunity
How will the insurance industry be impacted by Brexit?
Look after your wellbeing when working from home
Keeping An Audience Engaged Beyond an Event
Could your car modifications affect your insurance?
Demystifying asset finance
Digitalisation and the Future of Work
Digital technologies have the potential to profoundly reshape the world of work. New technologies are making our ability to perform work more fluid and flexible. The workplace it seems is no longer associated with the office or factory floor. In this vision of the future, technology has a somewhat liberating effect, offering more autonomy for an increasingly knowledge rich and creative workforce.
Facing Challenges and Implementing Change
Business Partnerships: We’re Stronger Together
Five reasons to work with an independent broker.
How To Generate Value and ROI From An Events Programme
Invest in Your People to Win Big: Kevin Green’s Competitive People Strategy
Is your business missing out on tax breaks?
Is your business safe against this emerging threat?
Prioritising Employee Engagement
Sponsors Confirmed for Even Bigger and Better Leeds Business Lunch
Terrorism Insurance: Is your business safe?
Using short-term lending to secure that can’t-miss opportunity
World Mental Health Day – Leeds Mind
Making Data Centric Decisions for Business Success
Managing the Relationship Between Supplier and Friend
The Increasing Responsibilities of an Employer
Collaboration and A Collective Call to Action: “We’re Stronger Together”
Creating A Business That Never Sits Still
Setting Objectives for Events That Matter
Building Credibility One Blog Post At A Time
Apprenticeships… Myth busting!
Empowerment of Women Leads to An Unlikely Enterprise
As a naïve and shy 19 year old, Jacqueline Gold had no idea what path her career would take. Sitting in a smoke filled room at 21 in a council house in South East London drawing pictures of her boyfriends ‘meat and two veg’ on her head wasn’t quite what she had planned!
Targeted Content or Wasted Resource, It’s A Fine Line
Twitter: A Social Media Channel for Business or Pleasure?
Using Twitter for Better Business Communications
Business Agility and Optimising Flow
The Northern Powerhouse, An Ever-Spinning Wheel of Doom
Can you pass the Pub Test?
Culture is our new currency
New Year, Renewed Finances
Do Motivational Speakers Really Motivate?
I recently posted something on social media that posed the question whether motivational speakers actually ‘walk the talk’? As this caused a fair amount of reaction, I thought it was a discussion worthy of some elaboration.
The Enemy Within – The Silent Epidemic
Symptoms of stress are most likely affecting your health, even though you might not realise it. You probably blame something else for that nagging headache, your reoccurring insomnia and/or your decreased productivity at work. But the reality is that stress is likely the culprit.
Networking for Beginners
Halston Marketing talk us through their experience of Leeds Business Week
He’s Not The Messiah, He’s a Very Naughty Boy
Let’s start off here with a statement I’m sure some people will agree with, but will make others guffaw: over-amped faux business titles get my blood up. Running through sites like LinkedIn, or online business profiles, or simply after I’m handed a business card, I see someone referring to themselves as a “guru”, or a “wizard”, or a “ninja”, and it makes me cringe.
Do people’s attitude to work make a difference?
Do people’s attitude to work make a difference? During my working life I observed so many people who put the minimum onto their work and expect be rewarded automatically just because they’ve put the years in...
What is speech recognition? Let’s break it down…
With 62% of doctors using speech recognition (Health Informatics, 2018), it’s hard to believe that some people have never heard of it– but it’s true, they haven’t. So, we thought we’d break it down; what is speech recognition?
Higher Education and the business community
A royal wedding, spending cuts, striking unions – sound familiar?
How to drive traffic to your website
So, you have a great website, everything works perfectly, the site looks professional and is suitable for your target audience. But what good is a great website if you haven’t got any traffic visiting your website? Generating traffic can be difficult to do and you need to ensure that you are able to generate repeated traffic. But how do you do this? Well, this blog will talk you through several different ways to drive traffic to your website.
The Mentality of Focusing on What’s Important
On 9 October 2017, Carat sponsored the inaugural Women’s Networking event at Leeds Business Week. The event brought together over 200 women from across the Yorkshire region, enabling women to make connections and build new relationships away from their daily routine.
Corporate Responsibility Expert, Wouter van Tol likes zeros
Wouter van Tol is Global Head of Corporate Responsibility for Huhtamaki, previously heading up CSR at Nestlé UK and Ireland, and Samsung.
Ad:Venture talk us through grant applications
Something we get asked about, (A LOT!) when talking to business is grants.
Building the bricks of the past, present and future
Building the LEGO brand ‘brick-by-brick’ is the philosophy and legacy of Sara Riis-Carstensen, the Director of Global Brand Development at what has become one of the most iconic brands in the world.
Buy Yorkshire – We’re Sold!
It was a busy day for exhibitors at Buy Yorkshire Conference and in between the jam-packed schedule we had chance to catch-up with a few of them to find out more about their businesses and to showcase the diverse range of companies that can benefit from the event.
Networking Top Tips!
With lots of new faces attending our drinks evenings and a new and exciting event strategy for 2019, we want to offer a few hints and tips for successful networking!
Why is branding so important?
Branding can be an integral part of your communications and marketing strategies. Read Branswer's three reasons why branding is important to any business.
Let’s break it down… what is speech recognition?
Voicepower walk us through speech recognition
Straight goes back to the future with biblical billionaires
Award-winning entrepreneur and Buy Yorkshire veteran, Jonathan Straight, will bring the bible bang up to date when he returns to the largest business to business Conference in the North to share an inspiring tip or two from one of the world’s oldest books.
Bridging The Gap Between Sport and Business
Ride 25, an exhibitor at this years Buy Yorkshire event, explain how ‘The Heart of Yorkshire Sportive 2016’ hopes to attract more than 500 riders to bridge the gap from bike to business.