Entrepreneurs

Managing director of AW Hainsworth, Amanda McLaren, has been recruited to the position of Deputy Lieutenant of West Yorkshire by the Monarch’s Lord-Lieutenant, Ed Anderson CBE. Amanda will support Ed Anderson CBE, the Monarch's personal representative in West Yorkshire, in representing the Crown, developing closer links among

Rachel Woolford, the 2024 winner of the BBC’s ‘The Apprentice’, has revealed plans to launch her first joint initiative with Lord Sugar, in her home city of Leeds. The project will see Rachel expand her hugely successful fitness space, North Studio, to offer a dedicated Reformer Pilates studio -

A Barnsley businesswoman who works with mini-inventions, test-tube potions and rainbow explosions, has been named as one of the UK’s top 100 female entrepreneurs. Leonie Briggs, founder and director of interactive science education business Amazelab, has been included in Small Business Britain’s annual list of top female role

A prominent member of Sheffield’s business community has been awarded an OBE in King Charles’ New Year’s Honours List. Sheffield Chamber of Commerce chief executive Louisa Harrison-Walker was awarded the honour in recognition of her sterling work supporting South Yorkshire, it’s businesses and communities. Louisa has led

Hull College is delighted to announce that Lynette Leith, vice principal for Curriculum and Skills, has been awarded an Order of the British Empire (OBE) in this year’s New Year’s Honours. The prestigious accolade has been awarded in recognition of Lynette’s exceptional contribution to the Further Education

Award-winning Yorkshire based Mini First Aid is expanding with investment from Finance Yorkshire. The company was founded nine years ago by Yorkshire Businesswoman of the Year award winner, Kate Ball who has successfully grown the business which now operates more than 70 franchises covering most of the UK. Mini First

Entrepreneurial art teacher and founder of Calm Creations Club, Steph Nelson, 27, from Morley, has launched ‘The Big Christmas Craft’, a heartwarming initiative that brings together over 500 children from local primary schools and community groups across West Yorkshire, to design and create Christmas cards for older people in local