Roger Marsh, chair of Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership, has been reappointed to the national council of the Institute of Directors (IoD). He will serve a further three years after his initial term ended in July. The role of the IoD Council is to ensure that the organisation delivers the objectives of
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Search is on for region’s most outstanding small businesses and self-employed people
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) is today (1 August) beginning its search for the best small businesses in Yorkshire and The Humber as entries open for the FSB Celebrating Small Business Awards 2020. There are around 400,000 small businesses and self-employed in the region. Twelve award categories this year include
Spotlight on Yorkshire Day
Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership (the LEP) and partners across the region are celebrating iconic locations and productions this Yorkshire Day with a new social media campaign. Yorkshire is renowned for its stunning landscapes and diverse locations, however these picture perfect scenes are so much more than that, providing the setting
Ultimate Finance celebrates a record first half with £750m provided to SMEs
Dow Schofield Watts reports 28 per cent rise in deals
Local authority properties drive £5m sales at biggest auction of year
Yorkshire local authority properties – including a garage site that went for more than four times guide price – drove sales of more than £5m at the biggest auction of the year for Mark Jenkinson and Son. The number of telephone and proxy bids were at an ‘all-time high’ at the
Yorkshire & the Humber food and drink exports top £1.2 billion
Promoting IP inclusion in the North of England
A group of leading intellectual property (IP) professionals in the North of England are on a mission to encourage diversity and inclusion throughout the sector. Among them, are patent attorneys at two of the region’s leading IP firms, Withers & Rogers and HGF. In 2015, four IP-related trade associations founded ‘IP Inclusive’,
Report suggests bold steps to support Yorkshire and the Humber’s economic growth
Responding to the launch of the Royal Town Planning Institute's (RTPI) Ambitions for the North report Stuart Natkus, planning director at planning and design consultancy Barton Willmore, said: “This report suggests some bold steps towards addressing challenges in the delivery of new homes. “Recognition that the Standard Methodology – the process of calculating new
Yorkshire bucks national trend with rise in business confidence
Businesses in Yorkshire and the Humber are the most confident in the UK this month. Bucking the national trend, confidence among firms in the region rose five points to 23 per cent, according to the latest Business Barometer from Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking. Yorkshire’s companies report higher confidence in their business