Raising GDP For Yorkshire
A Bradford-based business group is aiming for further growth with the help of award-winning tourism boss Sir Gary Verity. The boss of regional tourism body Welcome to Yorkshire, who was knighted for his efforts in securing the Tour de France … Read More
Following the great success of 2014 Tour De France Grand Départ, the media have hailed Yorkshire as “Europe’s newest cycling destination”, but Yorkshire has always had a rich cycling heritage, despite the rugged and hilly terrain, with some of the … Read More
Now I don’t know about you, but I very often get confused by the terms used within the business community, in particular the ever-increasing marketing concepts thrown at you by the “experts”. However, I will not be talking about a … Read More
Illustration by Steve Spencer – The Chancellor, George Osborne announced in his spring budget, that he is to allocate £150m to help build flood defences in Yorkshire and Cumbria.
With our March 2016 networking event fast-approaching, we’re pleased to announce the focus of our next Bradford Means Business event at the Grosvenor Casino. Ken Eastwood of Digital Nomads and Rachel Hatfield of Shoo Social Media will be headlining the … Read More
For centuries the population of Yorkshire remained relatively low, by today’s standards. There were also wars and the odd plague to keep the numbers in check. But the main factor in population growth was the Industrial Revolution. From 1851 people … Read More
Businesses appear to be operating by new rules to secure their future success. New methods and new core competencies are emerging and the pace of change is fast. Some things, however, remain constant and the winners will be those organisations … Read More
Illustration by Steve Spencer – The Department for Communities and Local Government has confirmed that almost all of their civil servants responsible for the Northern Powerhouse project are based in London.
Contributing just under 7% of Britain’s total output in 2014, Yorkshire contains some of the biggest economies in the UK, with Leeds being ranked as the 4th largest UK economy overall. Yorkshire also boasts a large workforce with its total … Read More
Of the 5.4m businesses in the UK, 99 per cent are classed as SMEs and the majority of those are described as micro-businesses. Here in Yorkshire we boast more than 380,000 businesses and, like the rest of the UK, most … Read More
Illustration by Steve Spencer – The decision to transfer 400,000 objects from the National Media Museum to London has been described as an ‘appalling act of cultural vandalism’…
Registration has opened for our March 2016 networking event, organised by The Yorkshire Enterprise Network (YEN) and The Telegraph & Argus. This month’s event will be hosted by Grosvenor Casino on Thursday 31st March 2016. The Grosvenor Casino is located … Read More