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Support Network
Business Link Yorkshire
Provides support and practical advice to businesses in the area. Advice includes topics such as available grants and funding, health and safety, IT, marketing, business growth, buying and selling a business and much more.
www.businesslinkyorkshire.co.uk
Back to topDigital Yorkshire
Yorkshire Forward’s Digital Yorkshire cluster is focused on developing the digital economy in Yorkshire and the Humber. Ensuring that the region continues to be a place in which your business can thrive - be it through access to highly skilled labour, increased awareness of the region's strengths and networks or the continued exploitation of new technologies and academic research in new product development by regional businesses.
Back to topFederation of Small Businesses
The FSB is the largest campaigning pressure group promoting and protecting the interests of the self-employed and owners of small firms. Formed in 1974, it now has over 196,000 members across 33 regions and 230 branches.
Back to topIT & Digital York
IT & Digital York is one of three technology business clusters supported by Science City York. This cluster is characterised by businesses and individuals using Digital Information and Communication technologies. IT & Digital York can provide services including specialised business support, regular networking opportunities, information on funding opportunities, and business seminar events. Membership is free.
www.sciencecityyork.org.uk/it/
Back to topThe University of York
The internationally renowned York University is one of Britain's academic success stories, having forged a reputation rivalling Oxford and Cambridge in the space of 40 years. York is consistently ranked in the top ten universities for both teaching and research quality, with 18 out of 23 departments judged to be world class by the governments UK Research Assessments Exercise. In the world rankings York is 109th overall and 34th in the world biomedical league. With over 10,000 students and plans to grow by 70% within the next decade the university is playing an increasing role in the development of knowledge based business in the regional economy.
Back to topUniversity of York – Enterprise and Innovation Office
The university is committed to developing its already successful relationships with business and industry. A team of Business development Managers, all with industrial experience, work from the office to develop an understanding of the research being undertaken at the university and to match this to the needs of companies. This complex work ensures that companies who are involved with the university are part of the dialogue that defines the leading edge within any subject.
Back to topYork & North Yorkshire Partnership Unit
An independent unit set up by partners across York and North Yorkshire to develop a joint approach to economic strategy encapsulated in the Sub Regional Investment Plan process. It also seeks to coordinate external funding into the sub region from sources such as the European Union and Yorkshire forward. It has set up a partnership structure to lead on this work. It also seeks to coordinate research and its dissemination.
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York Professionals
The York Professionals offers direct access to the professional and specialist services community to organisations seeking great service, commitment and value-for-money from their business advisors. The organisation currently has almost 100 member companies encompassing a wide range of professional skills.
Back to topYorkshire Forward
Yorkshire Forward is the Regional Development Agency behind the economic regeneration of the Yorkshire and Humber region, the agency aims to make a positive difference to its people, its business and its environment. The agency has many initiatives to assist the IT & Digital sector, including its digital cluster ‘Digital Yorkshire’.
Back to topFinancial Support
In addition to the sector specific support largely aimed at smaller companies there are a large number of grants and awards available to companies.
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