People & Skills
Webinar Recording: Apprenticeships Unmasked, are they right for my business?
Are you a business owner, or part of a business team looking to boost your workforce? Apprenticeships might be the answer, but there are many myths and misconceptions out there. Our webinar, "Apprenticeships Unmasked - are they right for my business?" is designed to clear up the confusion and provide you with the facts.
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.
Free Webinar :People risk and succession planning
This webinar will educate you about the people risk within business, and how to implement a strategy to minimise or remove the risk from your business.
Employer's Apprenticeship Toolkit
Thousands of businesses just like yours are using apprenticeships to help them grow. Download the toolkit to learn how apprenticeship training can link to your business’s aspirations.
The Mental Health & Wellbeing Toolkit
Download the Mental Health & Wellbeing Toolkit and answer your questions about workplace wellbeing and access practical resources that you can use for yourself and your employees.
Made Smarter
If you’re a manufacturer looking to grow through the use of technology, the Made Smarter programme could help you access advice, support and grant funding.
Help to Grow: boost your business with government-backed management programme
Help to Grow support senior managers of small and medium sized businesses to boost their business’s performance, resilience, and long-term growth.
Articles
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.
Horizon Scanning: Four questions social enterprises need to answer
With so much going on in the present, it’s not always easy to look to the future. However, the identification of potential risks and opportunities is vital to the long-term health of any business, and social enterprises are no different. Horizon scanning helps in assessing whether you are adequately prepared for future changes or threats.
The Benefits of Local Business Networking
Building relationships with other businesses through local business networking can be incredibly rewarding on a personal level as well as a shrewd business decision. Forging friendships with other people, many
Supporting employee wellbeing in hybrid workplaces
The COVID-19 pandemic brought many challenges for workplaces. With many offices having to adjust to a partial / hybrid or full work from home (WFH) system, the need to protect
Top four barriers to creativity in business
Creativity in business can come in many forms – so can barriers to creativity! From fresh content production to dynamic problem solving – allowing your ideas and innovations to materialise
New Business Board Chair appointed
A new business board chair is confident the York and North Yorkshire economy will grow back and better, as it recovers from the impact of Covid-19.
Mental Health Awareness Week
Today (Monday 10 May) marks the launch of Mental Health Awareness Week, an annual event when there is an opportunity for the whole of the UK to focus on achieving good mental health.
Introducing our new series of free Leadership webinars!
As part of our online business support webinar programme, we are delighted to be partnering with Michelle Mook, Managing Director of Pro-Development, to deliver a series of nine Leadership webinars starting on 26 November.
7 top tips for staff performance management
In any business, managing staff performance is really important. Without your staff, your business cannot operate, so you need to make sure that all your employees are motivated and productive.