Business Yorkshire firms join prompt payer initiative to support small businesses Two Yorkshire-based small businesses have announced a commitment to an initiative to ensure suppliers of small businesses, and freelancers are paid promptly. Halifax-based Mellor Financial Management and Leeds-based PR agency MacComms have launched the prompt payer initiative, committing to making payments to suppliers within seven days. In 2008, the Government By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Blue Mantis appoint new head of project management Leeds Web Development Agency, Blue Mantis, have bolstered their project management offering with new hire Fernando Fernandez-Arnal, following a successful end to the recent quarter. Fernando, who joins from a previous technical project management role at Force 24, brings with him a wealth of knowledge in streamlining systems and processes By The Editor • 1 min read
Competitions and offers Cracking Easter challenge for city's budding digital code breakers Young adventurers in Leeds can decipher an intricate piece of Morse code or discover the secrets of an ancient prehistoric cave as part of a new interactive online game. Designed by Leeds Museums and Galleries, the innovative code cracking challenge calls on players negotiate a series of fiendishly clever puzzles By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Yorkshire flag manufacturer raises money for the NHS A Leeds-based flag and banner maker has stepped forward to show its appreciation for the NHS and other keyworkers this week. Northern Flags have launched a new range of products, including flags, banners and stickers; with £5 from each one sold donated to the NHS Charities COVID-19 Urgent Appeal. The By The Editor • 1 min read
Charity Virtual challenge could help keep the Children’s Air Ambulance flying People in Doncaster are being urged to keep active while supporting their local charity and helping to save the lives of babies and children across the UK. The Children’s Air Ambulance, which recently celebrated its 500th mission, transferring a five-day-old baby and mother back to their local hospital in By The Editor • 2 min read
Business Barclays launches £100m Covid-19 community aid package Barclays is committed to helping its customers, clients, colleagues, and the wider community deal with the current unprecedented medical and economic crisis caused by COVID-19, and in preparing for recovery in its aftermath. Among other measures, the bank has already made available free everyday banking and overdrafts to 650,000 By The Editor • 3 min read
Business Wizu Workspace develops virtual offering to support its members Yorkshire-based flexible workspace provider Wizu Workspace has developed a virtual offering in a bid to continue its support to members throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. The new offering will enhance its existing services to members and include weekly prize quizzes, a digital fitness programme, and a platform for members to promote By The Editor • 2 min read
National Sheffield Hallam welcomes first start-up to its £900k Wellbeing Accelerator programme Sheffield Hallam University’s Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre (AWRC) has welcomed the first start-up business to its £900,000 Wellbeing Accelerator programme. Footfalls & Heartbeats, a Nottingham-based intelligent textiles business, will access state-of-the-art laboratories, business support packages and specialist facilities to help bring its products to market and improve people’ By The Editor • 3 min read
Competitions and offers Marketing agency restores optimism with children’s marketing competition Leeds-based marketing agency The Marketing Optimist has launched a children’s marketing competition in a bid to showcase the creative talent of youngsters across the nation. Open to youngsters between the age of 4 and 16, the Mini Marketer Competition comprises a basic brief to design a campaign to market By The Editor • 2 min read
National Spike in demand for Virtual Offices suggests shift to “home working” is here to stay As small businesses quickly tighten their belts and plan for a very different future, the demand for Virtual Office Addresses has spiked, demonstrating that home working might be here to stay for longer than the current crisis. A “Virtual Office Address” is where a business rents an address at an By The Editor • 2 min read
Business YFM Equity Partners announce successful close for new £80m buyout fund YFM Equity Partners (YFM) has announced the final close of its Buyout Fund II, ahead of target, with £80 million of committed funds and a wave of new high net worth and entrepreneurial investors. The partner-led private equity firm with offices in Leeds, Manchester, Birmingham and London, now has over By The Editor • 2 min read
National Central England Co-op gives all NHS workers 10% discount and priority access Central England Co-op is today rolling out a 10% discount to all NHS workers to say thank you for their efforts working on the frontline to help tackle the Coronavirus. All NHS workers have to do is show their ID card when they visit any of the retailer’s 242 By The Editor • 1 min read
