Entrepreneurs Exciting step as Charlotte puts her heart and sole into venture An established designer fashion resale business is set to move into The Business Village @BarnsleyBIC early in the new year. Charlotte Jones set up Love Luxe three years ago after turning her passion for Louboutin shoes into a successful online business that specialises in buying and selling unworn and unwanted By The Editor • 3 min read
Entrepreneurs History’s Hidden Sporting Stories to be brought to life through illustration Untold stories of women and disability in sport, along with unusual sporting objects and events will be captured and shared via a series of free illustrated online resources and activities thanks to an Arts Council England grant that will see Sporting Heritage work in partnership with freelance illustrator and education By The Editor • 2 min read
Entrepreneurs Business features on tonight’s BBC Panorama ‘Business on the Brink’ Liz Kemp, who owns shops Kemps General Store in Malton, and Kemps on the Coast in Whitby, is one of the business owners featured in tonight’s BBC Panorama. The programme Panorama, ‘Business on the Brink’, presented by BBC’s reporter Richard Bilton and produced by Matt Bardo, goes out By The Editor • 2 min read
Entrepreneurs Yorkshire female entrepreneur goes from local to global From her Yorkshire heartland to global success with an international coaching business, Dr Amanda Foo-Ryland is coming back to her roots to partner with Leeds-based She Can Prosper. Amanda Foo-Ryland owns Your Life Live It, a firm specialising in life coaching helping clients build confidence in all areas. Amanda started By The Editor • 2 min read
Entrepreneurs Huddersfield tech start-up, Kidcrowd, secures investment for future growth The online gifting platform Kidcrowd, created by 21 year old Huddersfield entrepreneur Melissa Roberts, has received investment to support its plans for future growth. An innovative, gifting solution, Kidcrowd offers a digital platform that enables relatives and friends to help a child save money towards a larger gift or experience, By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Winners unveiled in Yorkshire and North East Director of the Year Awards The Institute of Directors (IoD) has announced the winners of its Yorkshire and North East Director of the Year Awards 2020. The winners were unveiled at a virtual awards ceremony, streamed live on 18 November, to an audience of business leaders from across the region. The Judges’ Special Award went By The Editor • 2 min read
Entrepreneurs Leeds professional dancer goes back to class A professional dancer who has performed in the Lion King on Broadway has gone back to class in Leeds after re-assessing her own life. Leonora Stapleton now runs Be Body Aware, which encourages people to use dance and exercise for their own well-being. The company, which is being supported by By The Editor • 3 min read
Entrepreneurs ‘Connections’ a hand printed linocut calendar for 2021 by Hannah Turlington Hannah’s hand printed calendar is launched this month. ‘Connections’ is a series of 12 original lino prints celebrating the power of connections in everyday life. There are 16 million mass produced calendar’s sold every year. Hannah delivers us a contrast to that mass produced product that connects us By The Editor • 2 min read
Entrepreneurs Expion director receives award for schools programme volunteering A director of recruitment specialist, Expion Search and Selection has received an award for her outstanding contribution as a business volunteer to Silverstone Park’s school’s programme for the second year running. The Inspiration for Innovation (I4I) programme, seeks to provide students with meaningful experiences with local employers and By The Editor • 1 min read
Entrepreneurs On the road to crime Local business woman turned author, Catherine Yaffe, has released her debut crime fiction novel to widespread acclaim. Catherine has been a prominent person within the Wakefield and Leeds business community before stepping away in 2018 to write her first non-fiction book, Digital Marketing Made Easy. Writing that book inspired her By The Editor • 2 min read
Entrepreneurs Panintelligence co-founder named among UK’s top 50 most ambitious business leaders Zandra Moore, CEO of Leeds-based Leeds data analytics and business intelligence (BI) software developer Panintelligence has been named as one of LDC’s Top 50 Most Ambitious Business Leaders for 2020. Now in its third year, the programme, which is supported by The Telegraph, celebrates the inspiring leaders behind some By The Editor • 1 min read
Entrepreneurs Yorkshire mum launches child-friendly holiday business A mother-of-two from West Yorkshire has used her own experiences to launch a child-friendly holiday business. Jo Addison’s website Kiddieholidays is designed to help families with pre-school children find suitable accommodation and activities in the UK and Europe. Jo, who lives in Gomersal and runs her business from a By The Editor • 3 min read
