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August 24, 2020|Business

Expansion for Yorkshire flexible workspace provider

Flexible workspace provider Wizu Workspace has expanded its Yorkshire footprint after investing in the purchase and refurbishment of Central Leeds Grade II listed building, 46 Park Place. The investment will see the historic building undergo a complete transformation to become the third design-led flexible workspace in Leeds. Together with Kudos Interior Design, Wizu will reimagine the currently unoccupied building to become a sleek, sophisticated workspace comprising 8,000 sq ft of elegance a

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August 17, 2020|Business

Entrepreneurs in York offered extra help

Budding entrepreneurs in York are being given extra help with the appointment of a new business adviser - and a series of free online workshops. Alice Ingram, who has previously worked for Coca Cola and Nestle, is the new York-based adviser for AD:VENTURE, a support programme for new businesses with growth ambitions in North and West Yorkshire. Alice will work with pre-start and businesses who have been trading for up to three years by offering support, including mentoring, events, access to f

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August 17, 2020|Business

The Covid-19 Fallout

The Covid-19 Fallout: The Mental Health Impact By Sharon Pegg, Director Northern Powerhouse Consulting Before Covid-19, stress, anxiety, and depression were already the most common reasons for long-term absence from work, and as we slowly emerge from the pandemic and think about the post-Covid world, we can’t do so without thinking about the long-term effect it’s likely to have on employee mental health. The impact of Covid-19 on mental health The pandemic has been a ‘perfect storm’ of thi

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August 17, 2020|Entrepreneurs

The Flex Collective

When Jayne Adamson embarked on a journey to set up a rural co-working, meeting and training space in Denby Dale she did it for all the right reasons. Having worked at home for 12 months as a freelance marketer working with product led businesses, she found that home working, when you do it full time especially, can be isolating and whilst she loved the flexibility that she had created for herself and her clients she decided that having succeeded in her first year in business it was time to lo

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August 13, 2020|Business

Stronger Together

"We’re Stronger Together" A "She Can Prosper Digital Event" to be held on 16th September from 8.45am. The Institute for Fiscal Studies has reported that women will be one of the groups most affected economically by Covid 19. They report that Covid will have a significant effect on women’s earnings with one researcher suggesting that society was regressing to a 1950s way of living. The economic and social impact of Covid 19 cannot be ignored, women need to be able to access channels of suppo

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August 13, 2020|Business

Kirklees College release new Adult Course Guide

Kirklees College has launched its Adult course guide for the 2020/21 academic year. The guide showcases the wide range of courses on offer, from one day courses through to evening classes and professional recognised certificates, to support learners in returning to education, self-improvement or a career change. The adult curriculum covers a variety of subject areas, including Business, Construction, Engineering, Hair and Beauty, Science, Hospitality and Catering, Teaching and more. The colle

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August 12, 2020|Business

Leeds Cares expands Board of Trustees

Leeds Cares has announced three new trustees to the charity’s board with the appointments of Dean Hoyle, the founder of Card Factory; Heather Jackson, the Founder of Believe Corporate Relations - the home of Balanced Business; and Jasbir Singh Athwal DL, a business consultant and property developer. Hugely succeccessful and highly regarded within their fields, the independently appointed trustees bring a wealth of experience from the retail, commercial and business sectors thus supporting the c

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August 10, 2020|Business

HR help and guidance

The Importance of HR and Governance for Small Businesses By Sharon Pegg, Director Northern Powerhouse Consulting Ltd You may think governance is all about big corporations, but it’s relevant for businesses of any size, whether you have 10 employees or 1000. In a nutshell, governance is about making sure your business complies with the rules and regulations, and that it operates with the best interests of your employees, customers, and your other stakeholders at heart. If you think that gov

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August 6, 2020|Business

Call for communities to work together and help prevent spread of Covid-19

A rise in the number of cases of COVID-19 in parts of Leeds has prompted a call for communities to work together to help keep the city safe and prevent the virus spreading. The latest data and monitoring has enabled the Leeds Outbreak Control Board to quickly identify clusters of cases in neighbourhoods within Kirkstall, Harehills and surrounding areas. The city’s seven day rate has also been gradually increasing from 4.1 cases per 100,000 people early last week to 13.3 as of August 5 and rest

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August 5, 2020|Business

Recession will drive record levels of Divorce

A forthcoming recession could see divorce rates surge, impacting tens of thousands of dependent children, according to divorce lawyers at Parker Bullen solicitors. With financial prosperity comes relationship harmony and a drop in divorce rates. But following the last two recessions, divorces rates rose by around 5%. In 2010, divorce rates rose by 4.9% following the 2008 – 2009 and rose by approximately 5% following the previous recession in 1990 – 1992. The biggest impact will fall on tens o

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August 5, 2020|Business

Leeds receives £18.6m from Getting Building Fund to support Covid recovery

Leeds City Council has secured more than £18m from the government’s Getting Building Fund to deliver three regeneration projects that will boost economic growth and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, help to tackle climate change, and improve residents’ wellbeing. The council will receive a total of £18.604 million from the fund, as part of a successful £52.6 million bid made to government by the West Yorkshire Combined Authority, on behalf of the region and its five local authorities. The f

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August 4, 2020|Lifestyle

From Paris to Yorkshire

When Leanne Pollard of Hattie Lloyd Home suggested she would like to interview Natalia Wilmott the Parisian turned Yorkshire business woman who expertly guides people towards meaningful gifts and interiors, we didn't hesitate to say "yes please". Natalia Wilmott shared her incredible journey from The Louve to York and how she was inspired to create two businesses by the things that lay close to her heart. Being an interiors geek, Yorkshire has been a fantastic place for me to meet other bril

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