Yorkshire-based agency Venture Forge is repositioning itself as a global marketplace specialist to reflect its expertise and success in helping brands grow their sales across online marketplaces. It has also bolstered its senior team to support expansion plans. Having launched in April 2018 as an e-commerce agency, Venture Forge has built a portfolio
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Pandemic pivot boosts revenue at Northern Powerhouse Consulting
HR Consultancy Northern Powerhouse Consulting is celebrating a successful first five years in business, founded by Sharon Pegg in 2015. Sharon may have left school with just two O-levels and a judgement from teachers that she ‘wouldn’t amount to much’, but she didn’t let that hold her back. She spent 18 years
Leeds digital marketing agency celebrates successful first year
Digital performance marketing agency connective3 are celebrating the close to their first year of business, having seen significant growth across the last 12 months. Headcount has now reached 30 people and revenues are in line with initial forecast, despite a year filled with adversity. The agency, led by CEO Tim Grice,
Health and Safety specialist launches free Covid-19 Compliance Checker for SMEs
York-based Pro Safety Management has launched a free phone consultation and 69-step Covid-19 Compliance Checker for businesses across a range of sectors. The health and safety consultancy has been helping businesses and organisations complete Covid-19 risk assessments since March, including Make it York, surveying firm Building Validation Solutions and Selby Town
Thirty five new jobs and £150k investment in candle supplies business
Yorkshire candle supplies business, Supplies for Candles, has employed 35 new staff during the pandemic, doubling the head count at its Mexborough headquarters as sales surged during lockdown and have continued to do so since. Established in 2016, Supplies for Candles is an online supplier of candle and soap making ingredients
Five startups win £1k worth of finance training
Five startup businesses have won a year’s access to a new online finance training platform from a Yorkshire-based finance management firm. The wins are part of a competition which launched Mellor Financial Training’s virtual training platform, established to offer an on-demand digital system specifically designed to be consumed online. Martin Mellor, founder
Self-storage company Store First is lifeline to businesses impacted by corona
With staff on furlough or working from home, organisations around the country are having to close their office spaces. While these policies have helped reduce the infection rate, they have left some businesses suffering with communication difficulties. By providing free office and meeting room space to its customers, Store First has the
NDL appoints The Lucre Group as its PR agency
NDL, a UK SME software company that specializes in transformational technologies with social purpose, has appointed The Lucre Group as its retained PR agency. NDL’s technology is specifically designed for the public sector, for the public good and spans digital tools including mobile apps and e-forms, as well as robotic process
Modo25 celebrates one-year anniversary with new hires
Leeds-based digital marketing technology and inhousing provider, Modo25, is celebrating its first anniversary by welcoming two new team members. Modo25, which launched in September 2019, has experienced rapid growth in its first 12 months. The team has grown from just four, to 16. Joining the team are Rebekah Waller, performance marketing manager and Kylie
Manifest Marketing appointed by leading independent builders merchants
Dales-based Manifest Marketing Ltd has been appointed by independent builders’ merchants Merritt & Fryers to handle its marketing and media relations, consolidating the firm’s unique ‘one-stop shop’ brand. Family business Merritt & Fryers has been serving the professional trades in Skipton for nearly 85 years, with its extensive 3.5 acre site