Harrogate Drop-In sessions: Connect Over A Cuppa

19 Dec 2024

‘Connect Over A Cuppa’ Harrogate drop-in sessions help businesses to share new ideas, solve problems, and connect with like-minded businesses.

Free session: 9.30am – 11am

About this Harrogate Drop-in session

Organised by North Yorkshire Council, and supported by SME Growth Managers, the free monthly 90 minute Harrogate drop-in sessions are already sparking new ideas, highlighting opportunities for funding support and identifying new business opportunities.

With a key theme every month and guest experts, ranging from Marketing and Sales, through to Managing Team Performance, Strategy, Improving IT, Legal and Finance, the team cover the business issues that matter most. This month will introduce Paul Cogan, Collaborative CEO, from Bettys & Taylors Group. It’s hard to live in Yorkshire… and not be aware of Bettys! Whether it’s a Fat Rascal or afternoon tea, it’s an institution. But there’s a lot more to this company than meets the eye. Hear about their approach to growing and maintaining their brand, how they manage quality, recruiting/training and retaining amazing teams, and their approach to sustainable supply chains. Oh… and why they have 4 Managing Directors!

At every session, delegates also have the chance to meet our Harrogate based Growth Manager, Michael Reynolds, to discuss any funding or learning support.

‘Connect Over a Cuppa’ is free to attend for SMEs based in North Yorkshire. At present, all 90 minute sessions will be held in person in Harrogate in 2024.

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Once the session is over you’ll have the opportunity to contact any of the support specialists to follow up for more in-depth advice and help.

Previous topics at Harrogate drop-in sessions have included:

  • Strategic Business Growth
  • New Business? Sourcing new clients. Growing existing & Bid writing. How to find it and win it.
  • Chat GPT and your business
  • The Innovation Challenge – Part 1 & Part 2
  • Grow your business locally
  • Skills gaps: mapping your skills needs, recruitment, training and and how to address it.

Further information

If you have any questions or would like further information, please contact Michael.Reynolds@northyorks.gov.uk