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Working for your Business
Supporting businesses across the Harrogate district
February 2
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Welcome to the February edition of Working for your Business with the usual round-up of local information, opportunities and events to help support your business.
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In need of business advice?
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We're very proud of the support that the council has been able to give to local businesses and entrepreneurs via the Enterprise Gateway over the last six years.
During that time we've held over 600 individual appointments, run dozens of workshops and networking events and helped many people to start their business.
There are new start-up support schemes becoming available in the Harrogate district which the council has supported, such as the Ad:Venture programme, a support package for new and young businesses. As a result of this, together with the adoption of the Economic Growth Strategy (2017-35) in July 2017, the Enterprise Gateway will close on 31 March 2018.
Details of where to find business support advice after this date will be available on the newly updated business and investment pages on our website. Take a look at
www.harrogate.gov.uk/business
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Show your support for the Local Plan
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Feedback from local businesses highlighted two key themes that the Local Plan could be used to address:
- housing is expensive locally and this is a barrier to recruiting staff and,
- the availability of land for business expansion has been low, meaning that local businesses have to look outside the district if they want to grow.
All representations must be received by 4.30pm on Friday 9 March 2018.
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Aimed at small businesses wishing to increase their digital awareness the conference will cover digital advertising, chatbots, podcasting, voice search, internet connectivity, augmented reality, video and webinar technology and cyber security and demonstrate how they can help your business succeed and grow.
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Connectivity Vouchers up for grabs
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Digital Enterprise are offering Connectivity Vouchers worth up to £1000 to cover the cost of a new higher speed connection and any hardware or software associated with it including:
- the actual cost of the installation
- hardware related to facilitating the connection e.g. a firewall, router, receiver/antennae
- virtual servers and software licences
- internal ethernet network cabling
- consultancy/project management cost to install a connection
If the connection is an upgrade that doubles your broadband speed to 30 mbps or more, this will also qualify.
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Internship Bureau - summer launch event
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The University of York is inviting you to join them for breakfast at Bettys in Harrogate on Wednesday 14 March at the launch of their 2018 programme. Here they will showcase how their internships and placements can help your business.
The Internship Bureau provides businesses with the opportunity to engage the skills of motivated University of York students in a cost-effective and flexible way.
The launch will highlight current funding support and will provide a valuable opportunity to network with other local businesses including those which have hosted interns in previous years. There will also be an overview of their Placement Year programmes, offering longer term student work options.
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Are you keen to build a better Yorkshire?
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If you are passionate about the issues which affect our economy and believe everyone should have the opportunity to reach their potential, the LEP are keen to talk to you.
As a member of the Board you will help lead the strategic direction of the LEP, shaping future priorities, developing partnerships and securing investment from both public and private sector.
The closing date for applications is Friday 9 March 2018.
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Attract new talent and develop existing staff
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Degree apprenticeships offer a cost-effective way to develop your workforce, attract new talent and inject vitality into your business for sustainable growth and success. Apprentices gain industry knowledge and practical, relevant experience by combining on-the-job training with flexible study.
Leeds Beckett University are holding a breakfast briefing on Tuesday 6 March for employers to find out more about the range of degree apprenticeships available and find out how degree apprenticeships work, the funding available and the benefits they can bring to your business. You will also be able to speak to the academic staff who are delivering and devising their programmes.
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Apprenticeship Levy - breakfast briefing
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Before you spend any L&D budget on Leadership and Management training, have you considered how you could use your apprenticeship levy to fund this?
As part of National Apprenticeship week, York St John University is hosting a regional breakfast briefing on Friday 9 March to answer your questions on how to utilise your apprenticeship levy and gain maximum benefit from your workforce development budget. They will also be showcasing the development of a new interactive toolkit, designed to support employers with workforce planning and apprenticeship levy strategy.
You'll hear how you, as an employer, can take advantage of apprenticeship funding to hire new local talent and up-skill existing staff, why other employers are embracing this new approach and the benefits this brings.
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Getting ready for the Tour de Yorkshire
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The Tour de Yorkshire (TdY) is set to take place this year between 3 and 6 May. A number of roadshows are being held across the region in the coming weeks to give a detailed view of the TdY route and provide local businesses and residents with all the information you'll need in order to fully embrace the 2018 race.
grants of up to £1,000 to projects across the district which will celebrate the tour. The closing date for applications is Monday 12 March.
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Dealing with the UK's productivity crisis
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The latest free Business Development Forum from DSC Chartered Accountants will look at the UK's current problems with productivity and offer advice to business owners on improving efficiency in the workplace.
The seminar will look at what is productivity, issues facing the UK, productivity and its relationship with growth, and top tips to improve productivity in the workplace.
The breakfast seminar will take place on Friday 2 March at The Old Swan Hotel, Harrogate. The event is free but places must be booked in advance.
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Support to grow your business
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The core of the programme is a high quality, practically-focused business and management education, delivered over 100 hours through a blend of online and in-person residential sessions. The programme is fully funded by Goldman Sachs and the Goldman Sachs Foundation.
If you have been trading for more than 3 years, are ambitious to grow your business and have between 5 and 50 employees, you could benefit from this programme.
The closing date for applications is Tuesday 15 May.
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