Entrepreneurs

Leigh Unwin, the founder of fashion retailer The Style Attic, had never dreamed of launching her own fashion brand until the premature birth of her daughter and the maternity discrimination that she experienced. In 2014 Leigh welcomed her daughter Edie to the world at just 25 weeks. After a long

Harrogate-based unretirement expert, Next-Up, has launched a new digital platform to support the often overlooked demographic of over 50s in the workplace, providing inspiration on what they can continue to achieve in retirement — the first benefit of its kind for this age group. Launched on 1st November, the online course

Austrian-headquartered UNTHA shredding technology has appointed a new global marketing director, as the engineering specialist plans a significant growth over the next five years. Katie Mallinson joins the €80m turnover company following almost 15 years working with the business as a supplier. Until recently, she was managing director of global

A Leeds-based manufacturer and retailer of personalised gifts has pivoted, to beat the economic crisis, by focusing on the corporate branded merchandise market. Perfect Branded Gifts has successfully changed its focus to the corporate market to counter a slowdown in demand from personal customers. Yorkshire business owner Kathryn Wright says

Conference Leeds has welcomed a new addition to the team as Cindy Williams, who has international experience in events and conferencing joins as conference officer. Cindy joined Conference Leeds in September 2023 after 11 years in the events industry, including roles in event organisation and promotion at Village Hotels, Doubletree

A Pocklington farm shop has remodelled its business in response to the challenging retail environment. The team behind The Mile Farm Shop have repurposed the shop to create a ‘Showcase and Sell' Emporium for local creatives and makers to sell their products. Jo Barnes owns the long-established business with

New devolutionary powers are evolving the focus of a rural network that gives the countryside a voice, as it seeks to ensure countryside dynamics are considered by policy makers. The Yorkshire Food Farming and Rural Network is a group supported by farming charity the Yorkshire Agricultural Society that has been