Entrepreneurs IoD appoints new head of branches for England The Institute of Directors (IoD) has appointed Natalie Sykes as its new Head of English Branches. Natalie takes up the role after being regional director of the IoD’s Yorkshire and North East and East Midlands regions. The role is part of a new structure for the IoD which has By The Editor • 1 min read
Entrepreneurs Leeds Teaching Hospitals chair receives Damehood The Chair of Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has been recognised in this year’s Queen’s Birthday Honours for her outstanding services to healthcare. Linda Pollard, CBE DL Hon. LLD, has been awarded the honour of Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire for her services to By The Editor • 3 min read
Entrepreneurs Technical PR agency targets biggest year yet – with 17 client wins and key hire PR agency wins 32 days of additional client work per month Appoints Kirstie Wilson as newest account manager Recruiting for additional digital-focused role Technical communications agency, Scriba PR is targeting its strongest year of growth yet, as 17 new project wins contribute to 255 additional hours of communications work each By The Editor • 2 min read
Entrepreneurs Poonam Kaur appointed to lead IoD West Yorkshire The Institute of Directors (IoD) has appointed Poonam Kaur as acting chair of its West Yorkshire branch. Poonam is managing director of corporate finance firm fds, based in Wakefield. She was formerly vice-chair of the branch and an IoD Ambassador, representing the M&A sector. She succeeds Dr Richard By The Editor • 1 min read
Entrepreneurs Yorkshire-based luxury woollen homewares brand celebrates fourth birthday September 2020 sees Yorkshire-based luxury homewares brand, Adriana Homewares, celebrate its fourth birthday. It is particularly special, as it falls just in time for the tenth annual wool week celebrations (5-18 October), part of the national Campaign for Wool. The campaign, which counts HRH the Prince of Wales as its By The Editor • 2 min read
Entrepreneurs Pattinson & Brewer asks The Lucre Group to represent them Pattinson & Brewer, the UK’s leading trade union law firm, has announced the appointment of The Lucre Group as its communications agency partner. First opened in 1890, Pattinson & Brewer was born out of the trade union movement and has been at the forefront of fighting for workers’ rights By The Editor • 1 min read
Entrepreneurs New travel brand for wanderlust women takes flight Girl About Travel is a ground-breaking new platform giving women who love to travel back their control, confidence and the chance to make amazing memories. Yorkshire-based lifestyle brand, Girl About, has announced the launch of Girl About Travel; an online community for travel-loving women, led by a team of travel By The Editor • 3 min read
Entrepreneurs Multitask Personnel celebrates 10 years in business Multitask Personnel, the Rotherham based specialist recruitment agency, is celebrating 10 years in business in September 2020. Set up by Managing Director, Claire Lee in 2010, the multi-service recruitment partner is marking the occasion with a series of events and campaigns over the coming months, making sure both clients and By The Editor • 2 min read
Entrepreneurs Perks (and dares) to become a great Mompreneur Working mums in the UK and around the world are experts at parenting and running a business successfully. However, all mothers must strike a balance between juggling their family and work lives. They appreciate tips on how to become a great mompreneur [http://www.caminofinancial.com/30-tips-to-become-a-great-mompreneur/] like the ones By The Editor • 3 min read
Entrepreneurs Yorkshire Businesswoman shares insights in new start-up book Jo Haigh, CEO, non-executive director, and corporate financier shares over 30 years of business knowledge and insights in her seventh, newly published business book. ‘The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Starting A New Business: Sharing advice and knowledge from over thirty years in business’ is a guide for budding entrepreneurs who By The Editor • 1 min read
Entrepreneurs Yorkshire travel brand grows into thriving national network Yorkshire-based travel and lifestyle brand, Girl About, is celebrating phenomenal growth this year, having taken flight from one blog to a nationwide collective of travel-loving ambassadors and supporting thousands of women and families in its network through the Corona-chaos. Girl About’s Founder, travel industry expert Lyndsey Thomas, has grown By The Editor • 2 min read
Entrepreneurs The Flex Collective When Jayne Adamson embarked on a journey to set up a rural co-working, meeting and training space in Denby Dale she did it for all the right reasons. Having worked at home for 12 months as a freelance marketer working with product led businesses, she found that home working, when By The Editor • 3 min read
