Entrepreneurs Yorkshire Sculpture Park offers artistic development opportunity with the 2024 Yorkshire Graduate Award Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP) has launched the 2024 Yorkshire Graduate Award that offers a residency opportunity for a graduate artist to develop their practice. For over 47 years, artist residencies have been at the heart of YSP, offering opportunities for emerging artists to reflect on and move forward with their By The Editor • 2 min read
Entrepreneurs Law firm appointed by female focused investment network Law firm Gordons has been appointed as the legal partner of Leeds-based Lifted Ventures, a start-up investment network aimed at supporting female founders. Gordons will advise the network’s investors and provide guidance to start-ups throughout the funding process, including early stage, growth and exit. Lifted Ventures was founded in By The Editor • 1 min read
Entrepreneurs Movement, wellness and longevity coach’s back pain relief programme goes global Renowned movement, wellness, and longevity coach, Sarah Clough, 60, based in Ilkley, who is on a mission to transform people's well-being through the power of movement, is delighted that her ‘Vitality Blueprint’ back pain relief programme is set to launch in the USA. Sarah’s philosophy goes beyond By The Editor • 5 min read
Entrepreneurs Yorkshire Business announced as finalist for Small Business Award Cool Crutches & Walking Sticks based in Harrogate, Yorkshire has been chosen as a finalist for the Digital Star Award at this year’s Small Awards. Now in its eighth year, The Small Awards is a nationwide search for the smallest and greatest firms in the UK, across all sectors. By The Editor • 2 min read
Entrepreneurs Barnsley entrepreneur determined to put us all in the picture expands business A Barnsley-based entrepreneur who helps academics condense hundreds of pages of wordy research into interesting infographics has expanded her business. Laura Evans, director of award-winning Nifty Fox Creative, has created three new jobs in the last eight months to double the size of her team; and moved into a larger By The Editor • 2 min read
Entrepreneurs BigChange launches outstanding women in field service award Leeds tech company BigChange has announced an ‘Outstanding Women in Field Service’ award for UK businesses. Showcasing its commitment to honouring and uplifting the vital role that women play in the field service workforce, the awards serve as a timely reminder that more women are needed in these industries. The By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Fantastic Media unveils new website for Manchester City’s Steph Houghton Leeds-based strategic marketing agency Fantastic Media has revealed a new website for Manchester City captain Steph Houghton. The agency has worked closely with the professional footballer and former England captain to develop her new brand, as she looks to showcase her background and knowledge both inside and outside of football. By The Editor • 2 min read
Entrepreneurs People of Leeds call for city's inspirational women to be etched in history The names of trailblazing women who made historic contributions to Leeds will be officially put forward to be etched on the walls of Leeds Civic Hall, it was announced today. The people of Leeds were asked to help decide which women from an initial list of six should become the By The Editor • 3 min read
Entrepreneurs York Biotech Campus celebrates Women in STEM this International Women’s Day The leading hub for bioscience in Yorkshire, York Biotech Campus (YBC), is celebrating women in STEM this International Women’s Day (IWD). With the theme of ‘Inspire Inclusion’ for this year’s IWD, YBC is promoting some of the incredible, and successful women, that work onsite at the science park By The Editor • 3 min read
Entrepreneurs Women at Northern urge others to consider a career in rail ahead of International Women's Day To celebrate International Women’s Day on Friday 8 March, Northern is turning the spotlight on the women who work for one of the UK’s biggest train operators. While the industry has been historically dominated by men, Northern has taken a different approach to recruitment in recent years to By The Editor • 4 min read
Entrepreneurs New arts director appointed at Sunny Bank Mills Anna Turzynski has been appointed as the new arts director at Sunny Bank Mills in Farsley. Anna was a senior producer at LEEDS 2023: Year of Culture and responsible for some of the year’s most successful events, including The Awakening, The WOW Barn and The Gifting. Anna, who was By The Editor • 2 min read
Entrepreneurs A coffee with Katie McShera Sometimes, it can seem that everyone has their entire life and career planned out. Rather than stumbling on opportunities, people meticulously hunted them down. But with refreshing honesty, Katie McShera – sustainability lead at Leeds-based Bailie Group – shares how, for her, that wasn’t the case. Instead, she trusted her experiences, By The Editor • 5 min read
