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06th August 20252:00 pm - 4:00 pmFREE
🌎 Growth Hub Summer Showcase - Scarborough
Join us on Wednesday 6 August at Scarborough Cricket Club for The Growth Hub Summer Showcase, our first networking launch event. This is your chance to meet the team, build your network and find out about the programmes of support starting this summer, designed to help your business thrive.
12th August 20251:00 pm - 3:00 pmFREE
🌎 Growth Hub Summer Showcase - York
Join us on Tuesday 12 August at The National Centre for Early Music (NCEM) for the Growth Hub Summer Showcase, our networking launch event in York. This is your chance to meet the team, build your network and find out about the programmes of support starting this summer, designed to help your business thrive.
14th August 202510:00 am - 11:30 amFREE
🌎 Business Basics Webinar: Making Tax Digital
Making Tax Digital is the government’s plan to move UK taxpayer’s records from spreadsheets and paper, to a fully digital system. It already applies to VAT-registered businesses and will soon apply to Income Tax records for self-employed individuals and landlords.
21st August 202510:00 am - 11:30 amFREE
🌎 Business Basics Webinar: Accessing Capital for Growth
Gaining access to outside investment means you don’t have to give up on your dream. So how do you prove to any potential investor that your business model is worth investing in. What information will they need from you? What timescales are involved and what are the likely costs/cash flow implications.
28th August 202510:00 am - 11:30 amFREE
🌎 Business Basics Webinar: Forecasting
It is really important to have up to date numbers. Those representing the trading to date can really help any stakeholder to understand the business. But we can no longer influence what has already happened, so the key to successful decision making is in forecasting.
03rd September 202510:00 am - 11:30 amFREE
🌎 Business Basics Webinar: How much is your Business Worth
Understanding how much your business is worth is really important if you are looking for equity investment, or if you are looking to sell some or all of your business. You don’t want to insult a potential investor by going in too high, but equally, you want to get what your business is worth.
09th September 20251:00 pm - 2:30 pmFREE
🌎 Business Basics Webinar: Selling some or all of the shares
Selling a business or shares in a business is serious stuff and the price tag can be high, so it’s not surprising that the due diligence process undertaken by the legal representatives and finance professionals on both the buyers and sellers’ sides can feel somewhat invasive. So, what kind of information is likely to be requested, what are the timescales involved, payment terms and other expectation, plus the tax implications on the sale of shares?
16th September 20251:00 pm - 2:30 pmFREE
🌎 Business Basics Webinar: Shared ownership
Having a business partner can seriously benefit a business. Capitalizing on two or more sets of skills and experience, as well as having another pair of hands to contribute to the day to day running of the business. But not all business partners are the same, some want a silent role, whilst others are more hands on. So, choosing the right business partner is crucial.
25th September 202510:00 am - 11:30 amFREE
🌎 Business Basics Webinar: Profitability
To truly understand profitability, we need to look at it more frequently and in more detail. Analysing which aspects of your business make what level of profit and understanding what drives profit allows business owners to make good strategic decisions to improve it.
25th September 20256:00 pm - 8:00 pm£10
🌍 Innovation Supper
Back by popular demand! York Business School, Patch York and the York & North Yorkshire Growth Hub are delighted to bring you our second Innovation Supper! The basic idea is: We provide some supper, charge a small entry fee, then invite local community projects to pitch for the proceeds raised through the fee, and hold a vote to select the winner - It's that simple! It’s a simple way to do some good.
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.
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.
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: Finance
A free playlist of webinars focused on finance, including business basics such as forecasting cash flow and setting prices, as well as ways to fund your growth
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
Featured Webinar Playlist: Marketing & Social Media
A free playlist of webinars focused on marketing & social media, to help you manage your business message
Featured Webinar Playlist: Supercharge your start-up
Supercharge your start-up with our free webinar playlist, covering topics such as finance, marketing, networking, social media, sales and more.
Featured Webinar Playlist: Digital skills
Learn how to engage with social media to boost visibility, generate leads and customer engagement online, and stay safe online whilst doing business with our free digital skills webinar playlist.
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.
Featured Webinar Playlist: Recruitment and retention
Attract talent, improve your recruitment methods and learn how to engage and retain your talent with our playlist of free webinars.
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.
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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.