Business Common barriers female business owners can relate to in 2021 When it comes to the gender split of small business owners in the UK, a recent study [http://ueni.com/blog/report-gender-small-business-female/] found that just 32% of UK businesses are owned by women. This is an increase compared to 2017, when it was reported that just 17% of British entrepreneurs By The Editor • 3 min read
Business Sophie promoted to account director at Zelst Sophie Singer is promoted from senior account manager to account director at Zelst, a Harrogate-based digital marketing agency. A member of the Zelst team for over seven years, Sophie is responsible for leading a team of search marketing specialists into a new phase of growth for the agency. She is By The Editor • 1 min read
Health & Wellbeing Wakefield woman named as UK Holistic Therapist of the Year Women’s holistic wellness and beauty expert, Wakefield-based Vicky Rawcliffe, has been named Holistic Therapist of the Year in the prestigious Janey Loves Platinum Awards 2020/21. Working from her home-based treatment room in Horbury, Vicky offers a suite of highly acclaimed holistic therapies to transform the health, wellness and By The Editor • 2 min read
Health & Wellbeing Workplace wellbeing must be inclusive to improve employees’ mental health New workplace wellbeing start-up launches free Wellbeing Day * Free Wellbeing Day taking place Tuesday 12 October 2021 * All sessions are delivered by diverse wellbeing professionals * Free wellbeing sessions focusing on diversity, inclusion, confidence + joy Employers must make workplace wellbeing more inclusive to tackle poor mental health among workforce, a new By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Modo25 hires new talent acquisition manager to support exponential growth Leeds Yorkshire: Leeds-based digital marketing agency and tech disruptor Modo25 has hired Sara Smith as talent acquisition manager to secure top talent for the business. Thanks to a raft of new client wins, Modo25 is growing its internal team at pace. With 15 roles currently advertised the agency is set By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Performance marketing manager for media firm Tadcaster based performance marketing agency Iris Digital Media has appointed Tracey Large as Performance Marketing Manager. Tracey has nine year’s experience helping leading retailers and manufacturers drive growth online. Previous clients include Argos, Durex, Scholl, Carpetright and Ernest Jones. Tracey said “Having worked with both Mike and Nadia in By The Editor • 1 min read
Entrepreneurs Nominations open today for the sixth Northern Power Women Awards Nominations are open for the sixth Northern Power Women Awards (2022) on 13 September 2021. And NPW founder Simone Roche MBE has a simple message for people: “This is a time of uncertainty but also a time of hope. My message to everyone is: ‘We are back, let’s build By The Editor • 3 min read
Business Two new optimists join Leeds marketing agency Leeds digital agency, The Marketing Optimist, has hired two new team members to help with a huge increase in clients as the post-lockdown business world begins to boom once again. Annie Green and Georgia Barker-Wright join the team as social media marketing executives working on a range of clients in By The Editor • 1 min read
Yorkshire-Kitchen Tea time treat but for one month only! Award-winning café and brownies shop, Love Brownies, on Main Street is offering a limited-edition Billionaire’s Brownie from now until the end of September. The decadent treat – which is the perfect antidote to Autumn blues – boasts an award-winning salted caramel brownie base, topped with a crisp caramel layer and a By The Editor • 1 min read
Fashion and Lifestyle Beauty retailer Space NK joins line-up at Trinity Leeds Premium beauty retailer Space NK will relocate from its current Leeds location in the Victoria Quarter to Trinity Leeds – the city’s leading retail and leisure destination. The new Space NK store will be located opposite Pandora on the lower ground floor, with nearly double the size of the brand’ By The Editor • 1 min read
Entrepreneurs Yorkshire cards and gifts retailer invests in new technology Love Laya, a Yorkshire-based card and gift retailer, has invested a six-figure sum in new printing technology to allow them to meet the demand for personalised products. The company has seen sales for personalised cards grow 300% over the last year. The new equipment will allow the personalisation of a By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Insurance Institute of Leeds elects youngest-ever president Holly Copsey, broking manager at leading global professional services firm Aon plc, has been appointed president of the Insurance Institute of Leeds (IIL). At 27 years old, Holly will be the youngest-ever president of IIL since it was founded in 1888 at the Queens Hotel in Leeds. Affiliated with the By The Editor • 1 min read
