Advice to Business
Business Support York and North
Yorkshire
Business Support York and North Yorkshire (BSYNY) have been
delivering quality business support, advice and information in the
York and North Yorkshire area for over 25 years. For help
with business planning, marketing, training, funding and mentoring
we are approachable, creative and have a history of success.
Contact us now and see how we can help you. Visit our website
at
BSYNY. email
us on
info@bsyny.co.uk or contact us on
01904 699590 for the latest business orientated events aimed at
those thinking of starting a business or new businesses trying to
develop.
North Yorkshire Business and Education Partnership
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NYBEP provides individually tailored services to help schools,
colleges and universities enrich the curriculum, businesses engage
actively in the development of their future workforce, and learners
better understand their personal skills and future choices.
At the heart of our aim is the desire to support education to
achieve a better fit between the offer to young people and the
needs of our communities and labour market.
NYBEP Tel: 01904 693632
Business Link
Yorkshire
BUSINESS LINK SERVICES Current situation – September 2011 The
regional Business Link services finish at the end of November 2011.
Information and advice is available until then on 08456 048048 The
final programme of events for pre-starts and for established
businesses has been produced and can be seen on the events page ot
the business link website.
http://www.businesslink.gov.uk/bdotg/action/home
From November 2011, the Business Link website will be updated
to provide easy-to-use, tailored information to help businesses
start up, improve or grow. New features will include:
A new ‘growth and improvement’ service giving access to the
information needed to make business work better; including tools to
help diagnose and solve business problems, a business support
finder, tutorials and video case studies, information on events in
the local area and links to business discussions and other
services. For those looking to start a business, or know someone
who is, a whole new area of the BusinessLink website called ‘My New
Business’ will provide tailored information and training to guide
people through the process.
From 25 November 2011, a Business Link helpline will be
available to support people who can’t find what they need on the
Business Link website on 0845 600 9 006 Businesses and individuals
who are unable to access the internet or have difficulty in doing
so can also ring the helpline although it will not offer access to
the kind of personalised support previously available via the
Business Link regional services.
Business people looking for an experienced business mentor can
access mentoring organisations through www.mentorsme.co.uk ·
Mentorsme.co.uk will put people in touch with mentoring
organisations across the UK who can help find the appropriate
mentor · Plus there’s advice on what to look for in a mentor ·
Those who would like to be a mentor and share their experience with
a less experienced business person, can use this mentoring portal
to find an organisation which can help.
A new service, Business Coaching for Growth will be
established across England at some time between January and June
next year. The Business Coaching for Growth programme will
provide high quality business coaching support for small and medium
sized firms with high growth potential, to enable them to develop
and implement growth plans. o It will also fast-track them into
finance, knowledge and other networks and to other services such as
UKTI.
Developments to date BIS has · Launched a free Contracts
Finder service on Businesslink.gov.uk which businesses can use to
search for government procurement opportunities, including
lower-value contracts worth £10,000 and above. ·
The mentoring portal:
www.mentorsme.co.uk provides
a single point of access for those seeking mentoring and those
seeking to be mentors, covering the whole of the UK · Migrated the
content of the RDAs’ and regional Business Link websites onto the
national Business Link website to ensure businesses can still
access the information they need.
UKTI SERVICES The UKTI International Trade Team will continue
to deliver UKTI services across the region through to the end of
March 2012 and will work with key partners across the region to
continue to support both new and existing exporters. (UKTI services
will continue in the region from April 2012, following a
procurement process). The UKTI team can be contacted through
Business Link until the end of November, after which the regional
UKTI delivery team can be contacted directly on 0300 365 1000.
Yorkshire and Humber companies will continue to have access to
international trade support through UKTI core services and the
tailored events programme, a copy of which is attached for
information. Those who are considering export are able to review
the steps they need to take by attending the Are You Ready to
Export? workshop; where perceptions of international trade are
challenged and both the benefits and potential pitfalls are
assessed. Companies have the opportunity to review their business
and its ability to take advantage of export markets – outlining the
resources and commitment required. New or inexperienced exporters
can access a programme of intensive support, through the Passport
to Export programme, which is designed to help new exporters plan
and implement an international trade strategy. The programme takes
up to 12 months to complete, during which time companies will work
with one of UKTI Yorkshire’s International Trade Advisers to help
them gain the skills to grow through international trade.
Science City
York
Science City York is a successful
business and skills development initiative, driving the creation
and growth of business and employment opportunities across York and
North Yorkshire within three fast-growing technology sectors –
bioscience, creative industries, and IT & digital.
Science City is funded through a
range of partners from the public and private sector, including
Yorkshire Forward (the Regional Development Agency for Yorkshire
and the Humber) and provides a range of support services to assist
in the creation and growth of technology-based businesses,
entrepreneurs and skills development opportunities. 01904
870040
Federation of Small
Businesses
The FSB is non-profit making and
non-party political
The Federation of Small
Businesses is the UK's largest campaigning pressure group
promoting and protecting the interests of the self-employed and
owners of small firms. Formed in 1974, it now has 205,000
members across 33 regions and 194 branches.
Our lobbying arm - led by the Westminster
Press and Parliamentary office - applies pressure on MPs,
Government and Whitehall and puts the FSB viewpoint over to the
media. The FSB also has Press and Parliamentary Offices in Glasgow,
Cardiff and Belfast to lobby the devolved assemblies. Development
Managers work alongside members in our regions to further FSB
influence at a regional level.
In addition, Member Services is committed to
delivering a wide range of high quality, good value business
services to members of the FSB. These services will be subject to
continuing review and will represent a positive enhancement to the
benefit of membership of the Leading Business Organisation in the
UK.
Vision
A community that recognises, values and
adequately rewards the endeavours of those who are self employed
and small business owners within the UK
Mission Statement
To be and remain the largest and most
effective organisation promoting and protecting the interests of
the self employed and small business owners within the UK.
Principal Objectives To Achieve The
Mission Statement
- To recruit continuously at a high level
- To retain as many members as possible
- To promote the interests of members
- To protect members' business
- To publicise the benefits of self-employed and business
ownership
- To identify the continuously changing needs of members
Development Manager for North Yorkshire: Emma
Watts 01751 467 165
For further information on business advice
services/grants please contact the Business Liaison Team:
Louise Lunn, Business
Liaison Manager on 01653 600666 ext 336.