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Articles
Building Resilience and Sustainability into your Farming Business
Resilience and sustainability lie at the heart of modern farm business strategies, ensuring that agricultural enterprises can withstand economic shocks, adapt to evolving environmental regulations, and maintain profitability amid climate volatility. By embedding sustainable practices, ranging from energy efficiency to regenerative soil management, farmers not only safeguard their livelihoods but also contribute to broader goals of food security and environmental stewardship.
Digital Marketing Sprint: Tadcaster & Sherburn in Elmet
Sign up to our programme of four hands-on workshops in Tadcaster and Sherburn in Elmet, delivered by Client Marketing, designed to help small businesses boost their online presence, save time with smart tools, and feel confident about digital marketing.
Export Roadshows: Get your business exporting around the world
A new series of roadshows will set out across York and North Yorkshire next month to encourage more businesses to export around the world. Roadshows are free to attend and will set out in October visiting six locations across two weeks including Selby, Harrogate, Scarborough, Helmsley, York and Richmond.
Events
01st October 202510:00 am - 3:00 pmFREE
🌎 SUPERNetworking - York and North Yorkshire
Get ready for a packed day of networking with business support, learning sessions, and the opportunity to make new business connections and hear inspirational stories to motivate you and your business.
02nd October 20251:00 pm - 2:30 pmFREE
🌎 Business Basics Webinar: Project Evaluation
Projects can be anything from taking on a new person, or launching a new product, to building a manufacturing site, or acquiring a business to merge with the current one. How you evaluate each project can vary depending on size and complexity. But undertaking the exercise leads to better decision making and control.
03rd October 202510:00 am - 1:00 pmFREE
🟡 Creating a content strategy from scratch
This three-hour workshop will provide an interactive, face-to-face session for those who have attended Phase 1, 2 or both phases of the Digital Marketing Mastery series. Alternatively, those who have not attended but have intermediate search engine optimisation knowledge, and would now like to invest in content, will benefit most.
Resources
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.
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.
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.