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July 15, 2020|Entrepreneurs

Why a global crisis has made us all rethink wellness in tech

Kirsty Carter is chief of staff at technology solutions and services provider, Solutionize Global, Kirsty’s role focuses on company culture, employee engagement and organisational growth. As well as leading on evolving the team’s in-house training, hiring, professional development and performance management structures, Kirsty acts as an advisor to Solutionize Global’s CEO, David Bentley. First joining the forward-thinking firm in 2019, Kirsty has enjoyed a 12-year, people-focused career and is p

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July 15, 2020|Entrepreneurs

When are soft – or key – skills more vital than technical attributes?

*Rachel McElroy is chief marketing officer for technology solutions and services provider, Solutionize Global, Rachel is passionate about maximising customer experience and ensuring the organisation’s quality provision meets every end user’s requirements. As a brand and comms specialist, Rachel delivers high-performing marketing campaigns that celebrate SG’s bespoke service. An eloquent and well-respected industry commentator – especially in the diversity in tech space – commercially-savvy Rache

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July 14, 2020|Travel and Environment

Fascinating Goa

Travel blogger Philippa Kaye shares with us her thoughts and amusing comments on Goa and its connection to the Great Yorkshire Saturday Night Out! Think of Goa and one thinks of spending a couple of weeks on sun-drenched beaches, lined with palm trees swaying in the breeze, chilled days with chilled drinks and excellent cheap food; in short, the perfect idyll for a well-deserved break. You’d be right. Goa has been popular since it was discovered by the hippies in the 60’s, there’s still a few o

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July 13, 2020|Entrepreneurs

Yorkshire film collaboration leads to award-winning drama

A Sheffield-born producer and distributor has teamed up with a writer and director from Harrogate to bring an award-winning film, ‘Provenance,’ to the UK where it will be released on Monday 13th July on Curzon Home Cinema. Amanda Atkins, who grew up in Sheffield, set up Afinia Film, following a personal health scare, in order to reach audiences and help her promote, make and distribute health-related documentaries. Her first such distribution ‘The Biggest Little Farm’ won ‘Best Original Score’

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July 13, 2020|Entrepreneurs

Chancellor, make room at the table for women entrepreneurs

By Simone Roache, Northern Power Women Women entrepreneurs, and particularly women of black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, are just what our economy needs – but women need to be invested in, involved, given a voice and given the right support. There has always been a much-discussed gender and ethnic imbalance for start-ups and entrepreneurs when it comes to accessing financial support. But there’s huge untapped potential there. Potential that could transform the UK economy. Don’t wast

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July 10, 2020|Entrepreneurs

Yorkshire tech entrepreneur launches platform to save kid’s birthdays

Kidcrowd, a new platform that streamlines gift giving for children, is helping struggling parents to still make their children’s birthdays as special as possible. An estimated 3 million children in the UK* have celebrated their birthdays under lockdown so far and with many more millions more celebrating in the coming months under social distancing. As social distancing looks to be in place for the foreseeable, family and friends that normally give a birthday gift to a child this time of year fi

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July 10, 2020|Business

Human rights charity calls for support on honour based abuse

* Call for the public and service providers to unite and ‘Shine the Spotlight on the reality of honour based abuse in the UK with online conference, social media spotlight and launch of comms toolkit * Government backed honour based abuse helpline received over 12,000 contacts in 2019 * The helpline has seen increased reporting during the lockdown by up to 200% Leeds-based award-winning human rights charity Karma Nirvana https://karmanirvana.org.uk/ has been on a mission to support

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July 10, 2020|Yorkshire-Kitchen

Trinity Kitchen Re-Opens

Trinity Kitchen is re-opening with new safety measures at Trinity Leeds as lockdown restrictions are eased – with hand sanitiser points, comprehensive cleaning routines and new queuing systems introduced. The new safety measures, which also include socially-distanced queuing systems, signage and floor stickers, have been implemented in accordance with Government guidelines, allowing visitors to drink and dine in a safe, stress-free environment. Trinity Kitchen favourites including Absurd Bird,

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July 10, 2020|Yorkshire-Kitchen

How to prepare your business for post-lockdown

With businesses across the hospitality and leisure industry preparing for the ‘new normal’, drastic changes have needed to be implemented in order to ensure both staff and customers are kept safe and risk is minimised. In order to help business prepare for returning to work post-lockdown, Brighouse based self-storage providers My Secure has created a helpful guide on steps to take to ensure that your company is ready to open safely. Ensure social distance measures can be enforced With the two

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July 10, 2020|What's on

Forthcoming events with Connect Yorkshire

Let's Talk Zoom! With Connect Yorkshire Partner Sally Roberts In January 2020 who ever imagined that video conferencing would become a regular part of our day? Face to face meetings replaced with a Zoom call, networking in a room, now conducted over Zoom or attending a conference, now a webinar on Zoom? Spotting a theme here? If you’re using Zoom – how hard is it working for you? In this hour we will look at: Zoom - a little background Know how to use Zoom professionally to create a superb

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July 10, 2020|Yorkshire-Kitchen

Foodie Friday - time to head out and enjoy some of Yorkshire's finest food

Now that bars and restaurants have reopened, it's time to get out and enjoy time with friends and family. Below is a selection of Yorkshire restaurants who have opened their doors with new delicious menus and you can be assured that all safety guidelines are in place. Enjoy! www.yorkshire-kitchen.co.uk [https://yorkshire-kitchen.co.uk] Bibis is Back! Bibis were thrilled to open their doors to guests on 4th of July. The team, guests and health and safety are of paramount importance and they ha

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July 9, 2020|Business

Global headhunting agency celebrates new business wins

Global agency Red Diamond Executive Headhunters has announced a raft of new business wins. Operating out of its head office in Huddersfield and in the United Arab Emirates, the firm specialises in placing business leaders and senior management across the globe. The business – founded by MD Emma Robinson and her partner Simon Robinson in 2011 – has bucked recent economic trends and continues to expand both domestically and internationally. Figures from the Office for National Statistics show t

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