Management & Strategy
Events
16th October 202510:00 am - 4:30 pmFREE
The Courageous Females Programme (York)
The Courageous Females support programme is for Women in Business (owners or their teams) who want to reach their potential and enjoy higher levels of confidence and resilience. For Women in Business (owners or their teams) who want to reach their potential and enjoy higher levels of confidence and resilience.
23rd October 202510:00 am - 11:30 amFREE
Risk and Resilience in Your Business
In this webinar we will discuss how to identify risks in your business. Then we will look at the main areas of risk we see, and the ways you can look to minimize these risks. This can range from training, to documenting process, procedures and systems or simply, insurance that is fit for purpose.
Business Basics Series Part 2: Webinar Recordings & Blogs
These resources provide a guide to key subjects such as tax, pricing and all things numbers. Jo Tomlinson is a qualified Management Accountant, certified QuickBooks Advanced ProAdvisor, Making Tax Digital ProAdvisor and 1 of only 11 Certified QuickBooks Trainers’ that work on behalf of QuickBooks, training accountants across the UK.
Webinar Recordings : Writing a Business Plan and Cashflow Forecast
These recorded webinars cover two topics essential to business, especially when applying for grants or loans - business plans and cashflow forecasts.
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.
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
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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.
Webinar 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’
Featured Webinar Playlist: Navigating HR & Legal Issues
A free playlist of webinars focused on HR & legal issues, including videos on employment law and employee terms and conditions
Featured Webinar Playlist: Growth & Resilience
A free playlist of webinars focused on growth and resilience, covering issues such as leadership, planning, team wellbeing and actions to take during tougher economic conditions
Webinar 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: Leadership and management
Learn how to manage and empower your team, boost business growth and hone your leadership skills with our free webinar playlist.
Articles
Business Basics – Selling a Business or Shares in a Business
Being aware of your business's value enables you to determine a fair selling price for some or all of your shares and negotiate efficiently with prospective buyers. But where do you find a buyer for your shares, and what happens now?
Business Basics – How much is your Business Worth
Being aware of your business's value enables you to determine a fair selling price for some or all of your shares, negotiate efficiently with prospective buyers, and secure beneficial financing deals, among other advantages.
Business Basics - Forecasting
Although we don’t have a crystal ball, so forecasts are fundamentally informed guesses, businesses need to use them to make informed business decisions and develop business strategies.
How Joanne Found Value in a Focused Business Vision
While the business grew steadily, Joanne faced challenges with brand clarity, strategic focus and the isolation of running a business by herself. Joanne reached for support and was introduced to Karen, the Growth Hub Start-up Specialist.
Steps into Digital Programme
The Steps into Digital programme focusses on strategic, guided steps toward adopting the right digital tools and practices for your business. Emphasising a supportive, paced approach to digital transformation, accessible and manageable to all at any level.
Rachel Derry's Journey to management with the Seventh Wave Programme
OT4me founders, Louise Newton and Lizzie Huxford, made the decision to step back from daily management to focus on expanding their business. During an annual appraisal, Rachel Derry was identified as a strong candidate for the clinical lead role. This created a promising opportunity for development, supported by the York and North Yorkshire Growth Hub.
Business Essentials – Associated Companies
From April 2023 the Corporation Tax rules changed, with the headline being an increase in the main rate of Corporation Tax to 25%. From this date, companies whose taxable profit was less then £50,000 would be subject to the small profit rate of 19% Corporation Tax. Companies with profits between £50,000 and £250,000 will pay a gradually increasing effective rate of taxation due to something known as marginal rate relief.
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Four issues key to social enterprise survival
Social enterprises face a unique and complex series of issues. To ensure the long-term health and survival of your social enterprise, an understanding of these issues is vital. In this article, I will summarise four key areas you need to consider: sources of funding, governance considerations, the power of people, and sustainable growth.