Raising GDP For Yorkshire
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
New start-ups are popping up all the time, with budding entrepreneurs trying to achieve that perfect work/ life balance. The appeal of being your own boss, having flexibility and being in charge of your own destiny. Starting a business is … 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
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
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
Tax is a really boring subject, yet it’s one of the most important factors that govern our financial lives, from workers, to managers to bosses and business owners; individuals, sole-traders, micro-companies, SME’s and Large Multinationals: Tax affects us all. Head … 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
