Business North Yorkshire water park opens on-site meeting and function space The 251 Events Room is named after the troops stationed on the World War One airfield As part of its ongoing investment in facilities, North Yorkshire Water Park, located on the Dawnay Estate, has announced the opening of its new function space for hire, named after the World War One By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Fox Agency appoints chief financial officer Integrated B2B technology marketing agency, Fox Agency, has appointed Melissa Hull as chief financial officer (CFO) to navigate its significant growth and ambitious plans for FY22 and beyond. Melissa brings 15 years of financial expertise to Fox Agency, joining the team following her role as business and finance consultant at By The Editor • 1 min read
Business Sheffield workspace to tackle burnout increase Flexible workspace provider, Wizu Workspace, has launched a free massage room and recurring wellness day for it’s Sheffield members in response to the rising cases of workplace burnout, with Google searches for ‘burnout symptoms’ increasing by 100% in the last 90 days. Wizu, which offers shared workspace facilities like By The Editor • 1 min read
Business It's party time! Yorkshire Businesswoman members will be putting on their party frocks and joining us for our Christmas party at Dakota Hotel Leeds on 3 December 2021. We have the wonderful Liz Green from the BBC as our guest speaker and welcome perfumery Penhalighans who will bring us lots of samples to By The Editor • 1 min read
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
