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
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
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
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
Business Free webinars for Yorkshire businesswomen and entrepreneurs Small business lender iwoca has curated the first of their series of free webinar events, designed specifically for Yorkshire based female business owners, entrepreneurs, and aspiring entrepreneurs. Watch it here: https://www.iwoca.co.uk/news/yorkshire-female-entrepreneur-support/ Photo by Vale Simantob: https://valesimantob.com/ iwoca (https://www.iwoca.co.uk/ By The Editor • 3 min read
Business Home from home for conveyancer moving back to LCF Residential LCF Residential, the conveyancing division of law firm, LCF Law, has appointed licensed conveyancer, Tracey Lynam, to head up conveyancing services in its Ilkley office. LCF Residential works with home buyers and sellers, as well as estate agents and nearly every UK mortgage lender. Its 30-strong team are based across By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Specialist chancery and commercial barrister joins Parklane Plowden Chambers Parklane Plowden Chambers (PLP) has announced that specialist chancery and commercial barrister, Annette Thomson, has joined the set. Annette joins the Leeds and Newcastle-based chambers after being called to the Bar in December 2020. She practices across all aspects of chancery and commercial law, with particular expertise in dispute resolution, By The Editor • 1 min read
Business University Centre Askham Bryan partnership with Flamingo Land opens career door for students University Centre Askham Bryan Zoo Conservation graduate student, Sarah-Louise Russell, has become the first graduate to be awarded a new role in collaboration with Flamingo Land. The college has teamed with the Yorkshire-based theme park and zoo to create an annual career opportunity for exceptional students who graduate with a By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Yorkshire Dales hotel unveils lockdown makeover The Stone House Hotel, located in the Yorkshire Dales National Park has opened its doors to guests again after completing a full renovation, thanks to a £450,000 funding package from NatWest. After being forced to close during the second national lockdown in November 2020, the owners of the country By The Editor • 2 min read
Business New director strengthens top team at The Source Leading Sheffield training academy The Source has strengthened its senior management team. Natalie Doherty joins as director of Quality, Curriculum and Innovation. Natalie, 45, brings over 20 years of education sector management expertise to The Source, a registered charity which has been helping people into work and training since 2003. By The Editor • 1 min read
