New Opportunity Goole grant fund to be launched for individuals and employers

Opportunity Goole, one of eight projects that make up the Goole Town Deal regeneration programme, is launching a new grant funding scheme that individuals and organisations can apply to. Grants of between £1 and £50,000 will be available from the end of July. To be eligible for the funding, applicants must be able to demonstrate that their grant will enhance the local economy in some way and...

Entrepreneurs, start-ups and SME leaders invited to share ideas at Innovation Hub event

Connected Places Catapult’s Innovation Hub: Hull will bring together entrepreneurs, start-up founders and SME leaders next month to discover and discuss the support available for starting and growing businesses in the region. The event at C4DI will explore key barriers to growth including securing sustainable and flexible funding, attracting staff with the right skills and finding workspaces...

Shadow business secretary promotes opportunity and partnership in meetings with Hull business leaders

Business leaders ranging from major global employers to emerging entrepreneurs discussed renewables, digital development and the skills needed to drive the regeneration of the UK when they met shadow business secretary Jonathan Reynolds in Hull. The head of one of East Yorkshire’s leading SMEs said his organisation was eager to see a change of government at the next general election having...

Historic Hull firms highlight role of a strong culture in building a good business

Two companies with a combined history of more than 320 years joined forces at Humber Business Week to trace the roots of their corporate culture back over three centuries. Rollits, which dates back to 1841, invited the 150-old Rix Group to share the stage at the Deep and explore why corporate culture matters and how to build it. Introducing Caroline Neadley from Rollits and Harry Rix from the...

Business leaders inspired by cast of top speakers at HullBID Biz Week dinner

Influential leaders from business, education and the third sector came together to tell uplifting stories of their career journeys as HullBID presented one of the highlights of Humber Business Week. The Inspiring People Dinner, which was added to the Biz Week calendar in 2015, attracted around 100 business people to The Deep. They heard from three people who are connected by their leadership of...