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Identifying your customers
An introduction to simple market research techniques to understand your customer profiles and to consider the wider trading environment. We’ll be touching on some basic market research suggestions to help you better gauge your customer profile(s). We’ll also be giving some thought to the trading environment.
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🌍 Inclusive Employment Trailblazer Conference
The Pavilions of Harrogate Railway Road, Great Yorkshire Showground, Harrogate, Harrogate & RiponThis session brings together legal experts, HR professionals, and businesses with lived experience to share practical strategies. Whether you’re an employer, HR practitioner, or business leader, this event will help you foster diversity, build inclusive practices, and access support to make your organisation stronger.
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🌍 Introduction to Carbon Literacy Training for SMEs
FeaturedCurious about what Carbon Literacy could do for your organisation? You’ll meet our friendly Carbon Literacy Facilitator, Ali Fisher, and get a taste of how this practical training can help your business cut costs, attract and retain great people, and stand out in bids, tenders and investment conversations.
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🟢 PR Media Workshop: How to Tell Your Story in the Media | Masham
The White Bear The White Bear, Masham, Skipton & RiponThis hands-on 3-hour ‘boot camp’ is designed to empower you to understand what makes a story, how best to tell it, and how to master media relations. You’ll gain real-world, practical insights from a leading award-winning agency, with 15+ years’ experience. Topics include: PR hooks, strategy, media relations, digital & social, broadcast media, crisis comms.
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🤝 York International Women’s Week @ Patch: CELEBRATE, COLLABORATE, CONNECT
Patch York York, York CentralFemale founder? Aspiring self-starter? Bootstrapping a business? Creating a community? Join us for a professional and personal power-up! There can't be a more appropriate place for a big bonding session than York's iconic Bonding House.
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Meaningful Business: How SMEs Create Social Value and Competitive Advantage
The Guildhall York Guildhall, Coney St, York, York CentralHosted by Enterprise Works and the School for Business and Society at the University of York, this interactive workshop brings together businesses, social enterprises, and partners ready to actively shape the future of meaningful business in York & North Yorkshire. This is not a passive event — it’s designed for discussion, collaboration, and shared insight.
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Managing stress and preventing burnout: Stokesley
Springboard Business Centre Stokesley Business Park, Middlesbrough, Richmond & NorthallertonJoin Saffron De Menezes from Healing Womanhood delivering a session on Managing stress and preventing burnout. Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT tapping) is a powerful yet easy to use energetic technique that lowers the body's stress response and brings us back into balance.
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Accessing finance to prosper and grow: Tap into the knowledge and support of the British Business Bank
Every business needs adequate finance to operate sustainably and take on opportunities to grow. This webinar is focussed on understanding how to access finance for your business, providing you with a guide to the options available to businesses across the UK.
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🌍 Innovation Supper | International Women’s Day
Patch York York, York CentralAs part of this year’s International Women’s Day, we are celebrating female entrepreneurs to pitch their business. We invite everyone to buy a ticket, enjoy a delicious supper and support our local female entrepreneurs.
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🟢 [FULL] PR Media Workshop: How to Tell Your Story in the Media | York
Patch York York, York CentralThis hands-on 3-hour ‘boot camp’ is designed to empower you to understand what makes a story, how best to tell it, and how to master media relations. You’ll gain real-world, practical insights from a leading award-winning agency, with 15+ years’ experience. Topics include: PR hooks, strategy, media relations, digital & social, broadcast media, crisis comms.
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🟢 PR Media Workshop: How to Tell Your Story in the Media | Ripon
Ripon Community House 75 Allhallowgate, Ripon, Harrogate & RiponThis hands-on 3-hour ‘boot camp’ is designed to empower you to understand what makes a story, how best to tell it, and how to master media relations. You’ll gain real-world, practical insights from a leading award-winning agency, with 15+ years’ experience. Topics include: PR hooks, strategy, media relations, digital & social, broadcast media, crisis comms.
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YNY Networking – Northallerton
Evolution Business Centre Northallerton, Richmond & Northallerton, United KingdomJoin us for networking, learning, and connecting with like-minded professionals, the local authorities and business support providers. This free to attend in-person event will be held at the Evolution Business Centre, every 4 weeks, providing a great opportunity to meet new people and expand your professional circle. Don't miss out on this chance to grow your network and gain valuable insights. See you there!
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Ask the Expert Session – Simplifying Product Safety
Join one of our 'Ask the Experts' sessions and our product safety experts will help unravel what can be complex information and provide you with the answers to your product safety questions. Whether you are a manufacturer, designer, retailer or distributor, our Product Safety experts will help you ensure you're business is doing it right.
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🌍 Carbon Literacy for SMEs Course: Online
The course is split into 2 distinct sections. The first half of the course focuses on understanding climate change, policy and frameworks. The second half focuses on what this means for SMEs and employees in building a climate action plan. This is a great opportunity to learn, with colleagues and peers, about the causes and impacts of Climate Change as well as the actions SMEs can put in place to reduce emissions and help secure a Net Zero future.
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🌎 Exploring Mutual or Cooperative Ownership: Peer to Peer Sessions
OnlineMutual and cooperative businesses are becoming increasingly popular in the UK, largely because—when set up well—they are highly resilient. These models can work equally well for new start-ups or as part of a business succession plan for established organisations.
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🟢 [FULL] PR Media Workshop: How to Tell Your Story in the Media | York
Patch York York, York CentralIn a fast-paced digital world, PR is arguably the most cost-effective, high impact way to build trust, raise profile and increase footfall. This hands-on 3-hour ‘boot camp’ is designed to empower you to understand what makes a story, how best to tell it, and how to master media relations. You’ll gain real-world, practical insights from
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🌍 Neurodiversity in the Workplace
OnlineIt is estimated that 15-20% of the UK population is neurodivergent which equates to approximately 10 to 13.5 million people who have a different way of thinking, processing information and learning. This includes autistic people, dyslexic people and those who are ADHD or who have dyscalculia.
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🌍 Carbon Literacy for SMEs Course: York
York Quakers’ Meeting House Friargate, York, York CentralThe course is split into 2 distinct sections. The first half of the course focuses on understanding climate change, policy and frameworks. The second half focuses on what this means for SMEs and employees in building a climate action plan. This is a great opportunity to learn, with colleagues and peers, about the causes and impacts of Climate Change as well as the actions SMEs can put in place to reduce emissions and help secure a Net Zero future.
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🟢 SEO in an AI Age: Masham
Masahm Town Hall Market Pl, Masham, Harrogate & RiponSince ChatGPT’s launch in 2022, artificial intelligence has touched almost every industry. So how does it affect search engine optimisation, and what does this mean for marketers in the hospitality and tourism sectors? Key themes will include how generative AI and search retrieval work, as well as the most commonly used tools.
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YNY Networking – Scarborough (It’seeze Websites)
Coldyhill Business Centre Coldyhill Lane, Scarborough, Scarborough & WhitbyWhether you're just starting out or already established, our mission is to create a supportive environment where every business feels valued. Together with North Yorkshire Council and the York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority, we’re building a network that thrives on growth, opportunity, and relaxed collaboration. 🤝
This support is available to businesses within York and North Yorkshire, if your business is based outside our region, visit Business.gov.uk and search your postcode to find your local alternative.
