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May 13, 2024Entrepreneurs

Yorkshire Sculpture Park offers artistic development opportunity with the 2024 Yorkshire Graduate Award

Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP) has launched the 2024 Yorkshire Graduate Award that offers a residency opportunity for a graduate artist to develop their practice. For over 47 years, artist residencies have been at the heart of YSP, offering opportunities for emerging artists to reflect on and move forward with their creative practice Launched in 2018 to help nurture regional artistic talent, the Award attracts an eclectic mix of entries that feature a variety of mediums including sculpture, pe

Apr 15, 2024Entrepreneurs

Law firm appointed by female focused investment network

Law firm Gordons has been appointed as the legal partner of Leeds-based Lifted Ventures, a start-up investment network aimed at supporting female founders. Gordons will advise the network’s investors and provide guidance to start-ups throughout the funding process, including early stage, growth and exit. Lifted Ventures was founded in 2023 by Helen Oldham and Jordan Dargue, who were joint leaders of the NorthInvest angel network and co-founders of both Fund Her North and Women Angels of the

Apr 15, 2024Entrepreneurs

Movement, wellness and longevity coach’s back pain relief programme goes global

Renowned movement, wellness, and longevity coach, Sarah Clough, 60, based in Ilkley, who is on a mission to transform people's well-being through the power of movement, is delighted that her ‘Vitality Blueprint’ back pain relief programme is set to launch in the USA. Sarah’s philosophy goes beyond just fitness, as she dismantles the stereotypes often associated with ageing, emphasising that feeling strong and vibrant is achievable at any stage of life, regardless of age and physical limitation

Apr 10, 2024Entrepreneurs

Yorkshire Business announced as finalist for Small Business Award

Cool Crutches & Walking Sticks based in Harrogate, Yorkshire has been chosen as a finalist for the Digital Star Award at this year’s Small Awards. Now in its eighth year, The Small Awards is a nationwide search for the smallest and greatest firms in the UK, across all sectors. It is organised annually by Small Business Britain, which champions, inspires and accelerates the nation’s 5.5 million small firms. Founded in 2006, Cool Crutches & Walking Sticks aims to empower those who need support

Apr 3, 2024Entrepreneurs

Barnsley entrepreneur determined to put us all in the picture expands business

A Barnsley-based entrepreneur who helps academics condense hundreds of pages of wordy research into interesting infographics has expanded her business. Laura Evans, director of award-winning Nifty Fox Creative, has created three new jobs in the last eight months to double the size of her team; and moved into a larger workspace at Barnsley’s Digital Media Centre (DMC01). Laura says her investment in growth is in response to increased demand for her creative agency’s visual storytelling expert

Mar 26, 2024Entrepreneurs

BigChange launches outstanding women in field service award

Leeds tech company BigChange has announced an ‘Outstanding Women in Field Service’ award for UK businesses. Showcasing its commitment to honouring and uplifting the vital role that women play in the field service workforce, the awards serve as a timely reminder that more women are needed in these industries. The BigChange Outstanding Women in Field Service Award was created to recognise and celebrate a woman of outstanding abilities who is working as a technician, engineer or operative within

Mar 13, 2024Business

Fantastic Media unveils new website for Manchester City’s Steph Houghton

Leeds-based strategic marketing agency Fantastic Media has revealed a new website for Manchester City captain Steph Houghton. The agency has worked closely with the professional footballer and former England captain to develop her new brand, as she looks to showcase her background and knowledge both inside and outside of football. Her new website displays the wealth of experience she has built in the media, from podcast interviews to appearances as a pundit on national television, alongside

Mar 8, 2024Entrepreneurs

People of Leeds call for city's inspirational women to be etched in history

The names of trailblazing women who made historic contributions to Leeds will be officially put forward to be etched on the walls of Leeds Civic Hall, it was announced today. The people of Leeds were asked to help decide which women from an initial list of six should become the first to have their names permanently added to the walls of the building’s prestigious council chamber. And following an overwhelmingly positive public response, all six names will now be formally submitted for inclus

Mar 8, 2024Entrepreneurs

York Biotech Campus celebrates Women in STEM this International Women’s Day

The leading hub for bioscience in Yorkshire, York Biotech Campus (YBC), is celebrating women in STEM this International Women’s Day (IWD). With the theme of ‘Inspire Inclusion’ for this year’s IWD, YBC is promoting some of the incredible, and successful women, that work onsite at the science park to inspire other women to explore opportunities in science. YBC spoke to some of the women based at the campus to learn about their experiences, challenges, accolades, and contributions to the secto

Mar 6, 2024Entrepreneurs

Women at Northern urge others to consider a career in rail ahead of International Women's Day

To celebrate International Women’s Day on Friday 8 March, Northern is turning the spotlight on the women who work for one of the UK’s biggest train operators. While the industry has been historically dominated by men, Northern has taken a different approach to recruitment in recent years to ensure it has a more diverse workforce that better represents the communities it serves. Almost 20% of Northern employees are women, with more than 1,300 employed in a variety of roles across the business

Mar 4, 2024Entrepreneurs

New arts director appointed at Sunny Bank Mills

Anna Turzynski has been appointed as the new arts director at Sunny Bank Mills in Farsley. Anna was a senior producer at LEEDS 2023: Year of Culture and responsible for some of the year’s most successful events, including The Awakening, The WOW Barn and The Gifting. Anna, who was born and educated in Sussex, before moving to Yorkshire in 2011 to study Theatre and Performance at Leeds University succeeds Jane Kay who, in conjunction with co-owners William and John Gaunt, has established Sunny

Feb 19, 2024Entrepreneurs

A coffee with Katie McShera

Sometimes, it can seem that everyone has their entire life and career planned out. Rather than stumbling on opportunities, people meticulously hunted them down. But with refreshing honesty, Katie McShera – sustainability lead at Leeds-based Bailie Group – shares how, for her, that wasn’t the case. Instead, she trusted her experiences, took opportunities as they presented themselves, and took to living life as it evolved. Today, armed with the knowledge and confidence gleaned from roles in a rang

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