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March 18, 2020|Entrepreneurs

Sikh Channel Appoints Award-Winning Managing Director as Ambassador

The Sikh Channel is delighted to announce Poonam Kaur, managing director of corporate finance boutique fds, has been appointed as an Ambassador for the North of England. Following a number of successful interviews with the Sikh Channel, Poonam has been invited to host a new series of interviews, specifically for Yorkshire-based businesses and professionals, to showcase individuals that have prospered within the Sikh community. In addition to the business series, Poonam will also be actively co

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March 17, 2020|Entrepreneurs

Sheffield Entrepreneur Featured on Forbes’ Prestigious “30 Under 30 Europe”

Forbes today released it’s fifth annual edition of its “30 Under 30 Europe” list - featuring 300 young visionaries boldly redefining ten industries across 32 European countries. The list highlights young disruptors, visionaries and rising stars from across Europe, who are transforming industries and setting a new agenda. The list includes 30 honorees in each of the 10 categories; all aged under 30 years old - Sheffield-based young creative entrepreneur Lucy Arnold was ecstatic to find out today

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March 11, 2020|Entrepreneurs

Ex-YouGov director joins Yorkshire tech enterprise

Forward-thinking AI and Machine Learning (ML) organisation, Third Foundation, has appointed a former YouGov director to become its chief operating officer. Shirelle Grant was director of client management at YouGov and prior to that director at award-winning B2B marketing automation agency Stein IAS – responsible for the China division based in Shanghai. Her high-profile appointment comes on the back of Third Foundation announcing some substantial client wins, and the release of a trio of new

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March 9, 2020|Entrepreneurs

Huddersfield Aesthetics Clinic awarded CQC status

Huddersfield aesthetics clinic, Pretty Machine Aesthetics has been awarded CQC (Care Quality Commission) status following a stringent process, demonstrating the clinic’s commitment to the highest standards of patient care, safety and ethics. Located in the Heritage Exchange in Lindley, the clinic was founded by Jen Vittanuova (pictured), a Registered Nurse Prescriberwith more than eighteen years’ experience working for both the NHS and some of the UK’s most prestigious private clinics and hospi

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March 6, 2020|Entrepreneurs

DSA New Head of Operations Champions International Women’s Day

Doncaster Sheffield Airport is pleased to announce the appointment of Dee Thomas as its new Director of Operations. As we approach International Women’s Day #eachforequal campaign, Dee is a key senior appointment for the airport which is keen to encourage more women to work in aviation. Dee joined DSA at the start of the year having relocated from Kent where she worked for Wilson James, suppliers of security, logistics and business support, where she was the Director of Aviation. In her role sh

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March 4, 2020|Entrepreneurs

Smash the barriers to your dream job in construction, Dame Julie tells schoolgirls

Rotherham’s best-known businesswoman Dame Julie Kenny CBE has urged schoolgirls not to let sexism stand in their career path. Heading up a Sky’s The Limit careers event at Wentworth Woodhouse, the Rotherham stately home she has played an important part in resurrecting, Julie told 60 schoolgirls from Sheffield, Barnsley and Rotherham about her own journey to success. “When I was at school the expectation was for girls to get a job to tide them over until they got married and had children,” she

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March 4, 2020|Entrepreneurs

Over half of women workers would consider a digital career if they knew how to retrain

The Institute of Coding (IoC), a government-supported initiative designed to respond to the UK’s digital skills gap, recently hosted its second annual conference at the IET Savoy Place in London. At this two-day event, new research from the IoC and Deloitte was shared that provides powerful insights into the factors that motivate women to study and work in the digital sector. It reveals that 54 per cent of women working in non-digital jobs said the main reason they were not pursuing a digital c

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January 30, 2020|Entrepreneurs

Ten changes that will improve your life

Leeds based research scientist, and detox and fasting coach, Dr. Sara Pugh has launched a new life optimising guide focused on lifestyle, food and drink changes that hold the key to enhancing your mental and physical wellbeing in 2020. Sara says: “We live in a high paced, ‘have it right now’, technology driven world which is not how our ancestors lived. Our genetics were not designed for this type of lifestyle and we can often disrupt our circadian rhythms (body clocks), leading to an epidemic

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January 22, 2020|Entrepreneurs

Turning down the latest Bond movie has been rewarded

Laura Hepburn, of Robin Hood’s Bay in North Yorkshire, has been named in the Northern Power Women’s Future List for 2020 in her role as director of Greenology in Saltburn. The entrepreneur has seen off the challenge of thousands of nominations to be recognised for being an influencer and change maker who is already making a significant impact to the environment and communities. Laura began looking into the plastic problem ten years ago while studying a Masters degree in Future design at Teessi

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January 13, 2020|Entrepreneurs

Rotherham entrepreneur finds sweet spot with new business launch

A business providing bespoke and tailored event hire services for weddings as well as special occasions has been ‘overwhelmed’ by orders for its mobile sweet cart following its launch. Little Miss Sweetie Hire was started at the end of last year by Jodie Hodkin after she left her position as Assistant Head Teacher at a local school, to allow her to spend more time with her seven-year-old daughter and make her hobby of making delicious snacks her new vocation. Using a Kickstart Grant from UKSE,

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January 7, 2020|Entrepreneurs

Northern Power Women announce shortlist

Transport, tech and trainers from across Yorkshire feature in the shortlist for the Northern Power Women Awards announced today. Now entering into their fifth year, the Northern Power Women Awards sponsored by EY celebrate the women and men who work towards creating gender balance in organisations and who passionately support equality across the North. The awards, which is now the largest in the country, showcase and spotlight the winners not only during the awards event, but also continuously

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January 6, 2020|Entrepreneurs

In conversation with Natalie Sykes

There are numerous successful women within the Yorkshire region and one of those is regional director of the Institute of Directors for Yorkshire and North East, Natalie Sykes. TopicUK editor Gill Laidler caught up with Natalie recently to find out more about her successful career. Leeds-born with a passion for enterprise from the age of eight and her first business at the age of 17, Natalie has a wealth of experience across an array of industry sectors including Royal Chartered Institutes and

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