Raising GDP For Yorkshire
The rising cost of fraud amounts to about £9.1 billion in the UK every year and the subterfuge scammers use to invade our lives, and bank accounts, becomes more and more inventive. There are many scams in operation at any … Read More
Before Christmas I was unemployed and looking for some temporary work. This period used to be a good way of securing short term employment, and could often lead to a permanent position after the twelve weeks had elapsed. Checking out … Read More
The UK has been facing a housing crisis for years and the National Housing Federation claim we are only building around half of the homes needed to address this crisis. Their research tells them many people are unable to move … Read More
When I was growing up in the 1970s and 1980s Vinyl was king. Let’s face it, initially, there wasn’t much else around to compete with the black, shiny discs so far as recorded music was concerned. There were the chunky … 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
Crazy nights out, what your friends are having for lunch or Ibiza weekends. We all use Twitter in a social context to keep in touch or comment on wider subjects. But Twitter is also proving to be a really useful … Read More
“Small businesses are the lifeblood of the economy and their support is crucial to help build the Northern Powerhouse. It is less than two years since I first set out ambitious plans to make this a reality and it’s fantastic … Read More
Following the great success of 2014 when Sir Gary Verity and his team at Welcome to Yorkshire succeeded in bringing the Tour De France Grand Départ, the media have hailed Yorkshire as “Europe’s newest cycling destination”, but Yorkshire has always … Read More
A while ago, I worked in a pub, it was very successful under the ownership of the previous owner. Then, the pub was taken over and it all went downhill from there. The main reason? Cash Flow! The new company … Read More
Feeling under the weather? The belief that a cold, rainy day has an influence on our well-being is something we have held for hundreds of years. In the UK employee absence adds to the significant cost for the majority of … Read More
The vice chancellor of York University, Koen Lamberts, singled out three key areas showing the most promise with regard to their commercial scale and ability to improve engagement between academic institutions and business. In a recent interview, he outlined his … Read More