Webinar Recording – Owning a Business: an introduction to what you need to know
Steps into Digital: Data Analytics for Smarter Decisions Workshop Series
This nine part workshop series is designed to help businesses at every stage of their data journey from those just starting out to those ready to explore artificial intelligence and compliance. Each session is practical, jargon free and grounded in real business use cases, ensuring participants leave with tools and knowledge they can apply immediately.
Steps into Digital: LinkedIn Webinar Series
This three-part LinkedIn webinar series is designed to support you at every stage of your LinkedIn journey, from building a presence to leveraging the platform for business growth.
Business Basics Webinar Series
Starting in August 2025, the Growth Hub will one again be joined by Jo Tomlinson from Business Works for a series of fully funded ‘Business Basics’ webinars looking at pricing, planning and all things numbers. The full series will be recorded and hosted on the Growth Hub website.
Business Essentials Webinar Series: Learn, Grow, Succeed
These free online sessions cover fundamental aspects of running a business, from tax-deductible expenses to company structures and employing people. Each session is packed with everything you need to navigate the complexities of business management.
Making Values Pay: Webinar Series
Join us for our latest online workshop series Making Values Pay to see how embracing purpose-driven practices can help your business thrive. Explore how embedding good business practices can help you win work, tell your story, and build an engaged workforce.
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.
Events
22nd October 202510:00 am - 12:00 pmFREE
🟢 [FULL] Whitby Workshop Series: Digital Tools for your Tourism Business
Designed to help tourism and hospitality businesses harness the power of digital tools to grow their brand, attract more customers, and improve the overall customer experience. Delivered over five focused sessions, each workshop blends expert-led guidance with practical exercises, giving attendees the opportunity to apply new strategies directly to their business.
22nd October 202510:00 am - 11:30 amFREE
🟡 LinkedIn Webinar: Elevate Your LinkedIn
The Webinar will cover the importance of building a strong online presence on LinkedIn and how to achieve it. It will also delve into expanding their network through direct messaging and relevant LinkedIn groups.
22nd October 20251:00 pm - 2:30 pmFREE
Webinar Series: How to Run a Pop-Up
If you’ve ever wanted to run or host a pop-up, we’re here to help you make it happen. From pop-up department stores to kitchen takeovers, cool things are popping up and popping off everywhere. In this exciting project, you’ll get to meet some of the teams behind these pop-ups and get their top tips for running a great pop-up. Our three action-packed workshops will cover everything from the creative to the legal elements of a great pop-up project.
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.
24th October 202510:00 am - 11:30 amFREE
🟢 Steps into Digital: Data Analytics in 3rd Party Tools
Businesses increasingly rely on platforms like Google Analytics, Meta Business Suite and Google Ads to understand their customers. This session explores how to get the most out of these tools, showing how their data can drive smarter marketing and sales decisions.
31st October 202510:00 am - 11:30 amFREE
🟡 Steps into Digital: Data Storage
Many businesses still store data in ad hoc ways, spreadsheets saved on desktops, files scattered across shared drives or inconsistent systems. This session explores how data should be stored, the benefits of structured storage and the risks of poor practices.
03rd November 202512:00 am - 2:00 pmFREE
🟢 First Step: Data protection essentials
This session will equip you with the essential understanding of the UK GDPR principles, when and how to register with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), and your obligations with regards data subject rights. In other words, what you need to know from day 1 to run your business compliantly.
04th November 202510:00 am - 1:00 pmFREE
🟡 Online Workshops: Digital Marketing Success Series (Next Step into Digital)
Join our Digital Marketing Success Series designed especially for small business owners who want to grow online, even if you don’t consider yourself “tech-savvy.” This weekly workshop series will guide you through the basics of digital marketing and on to more advanced strategies – all at your pace, with the same supportive group of peers by your side. Whether you’re just getting started or ready to scale, this workshop program will help you to build confidence, clarity, and results in your online marketing.
07th November 202510:00 am - 11:30 amFREE
🟡 Steps into Digital: Data Dashboarding
Senior managers often ask for “a single version of the truth” when it comes to reporting. Dashboards provide exactly that. This session introduces platforms like Power BI and Google Looker Studio, helping businesses create live dashboards that update automatically and unify data across systems.
12th November 202510:00 am - 11:30 amFREE
🟡 LinkedIn Webinar: Elevate LinkedIn for Business Growth
The webinar will cover the importance of building a LinkedIn business page and aligning it with their personal profile to enhance both the brand and personal brand.
13th November 202510:00 am - 1:00 pmFREE
🟣 LEAP into Digital Marketing: Step up and Thrive into Digital (Advanced) - Easingwold
You know your way around digital marketing and now it’s time to go beyond good and build something brilliant. Step Up and Thrive into Digital is our advanced programme for business owners who already live and breathe digital.
14th November 202510:00 am - 11:30 amFREE
🟡 Steps into Digital: Data Driven Decision Making
Too often, businesses make decisions based on gut feel rather than evidence. This session shows how to close that gap by transforming reports into insights, tracking meaningful KPIs and embedding a culture of data led decision making.
14th November 202510:00 am - 11:30 amFREE
Webinar Series: Data Analytics for Smarter Decisions
Data Analytics for Smarter Decisions, is a nine part online workshop series designed to help businesses at every stage of their data journey, from those just starting out to those ready to explore artificial intelligence and compliance. Each session is practical, jargon free and grounded in real business use cases, ensuring participants leave with tools and knowledge they can apply immediately.
14th November 202510:00 am - 11:30 amFREE
Webinar Recording: A Grassroots Approach to Thriving Towns
This webinar, funded through the Mayor’s Vibrant and Sustainable High Streets Fund, shares practical tools, inspiring stories, and proven strategies to activate your own high street on small budgets, from the ground up.
14th November 202510:00 am - 11:30 amFREE
Webinar Recordings: LinkedIn Webinar SeriesLinkedIn Webinar Series
This three-part LinkedIn webinar series is designed to support you at every stage of your LinkedIn journey, from building a presence to leveraging the platform for business growth. Starting with Build Your Personal Brand on LinkedIn, Elevate Your LinkedIn, and finally Elevate LinkedIn for Business Growth.
14th November 202510:00 am - 11:30 amFREE
Webinar Recording: IP Readiness for Investment: A Strategic Guide for Early-Stage Businesses
For early-stage businesses, intellectual property is often the most valuable asset on the table. Yet many founders underestimate how closely investors scrutinize IP during due diligence. Delivered by experienced Patent Attorney Melvyn Ansell, this session will explore how to turn your IP into a powerful lever for funding, valuation, and long-term growth.
14th November 202510:00 am - 11:30 amFREE
Webinar Recording: Complete Web design for small businesses and start ups
This session aims to demystify the website creation process, making design and management more accessible and affordable for small businesses. Rather than focusing solely on tools or trends, the webinar offers a strategic overview of what a successful small business website needs to do and how to achieve it without unnecessary expense or overwhelm.
14th November 202510:00 am - 11:30 amFREE
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.
14th November 202510:00 am - 11:30 amFREE
Webinar Recording: How to get higher in Google: The basics
Want your website to be seen by as many potential customers as possible? Get practical tips from an experienced Search Engine Optimisation professional on how to woo those elusive search engine robots and climb the rankings.
14th November 202510:00 am - 11:30 amFREE
Vibrant and Sustainable High Street Fund Phase 2 - Webinar Series
This webinar series is designed to provide practical guidance and in-depth support with your application. Applications for Phase Two of the Vibrant and Sustainable High Streets Fund are now open, and will close at 5pm on the 31st July.
14th November 202510:00 am - 11:30 amFREE
Featured Webinar Playlist: Wellbeing
Learn how to build resilience and communication, create a positive work environment, and support the mental health of both your team and yourself with our free wellbeing webinars playlist.
14th November 202510:00 am - 11:30 amFREE
Webinar Recording: Why does Intellectual Property matter to your business?
This webinar will equip you with the knowledge to leverage IP for competitive advantage, investor attraction, and long-term business growth, ultimately showing you how a strategic approach to IP can be the difference between success and missed opportunities.
14th November 202510:00 am - 11:30 amFREE
Featured Webinar Playlist: Getting Started with Social Media
Don't know where to start with social media? Feeling like you might be missing something? Get instant access to the six-part webinar series delivered by Caroline Wilson of Hot Toddi.
14th November 202510:00 am - 11:30 amFREE
Business Basics Series: Webinar Recordings & Blogs
Delivered by Jo Tomlinson of Business Works UK, these resources provide a guide to key subjects such as bookkeeping, pricing, VAT, company structure, and the responsibilities associated with owning a business.