Yorkshire Business Services - April 08 Newsletter

Helping You Succeed
Welcome to Helping You Succeed - the April 08 newsletter from Yorkshire Business Services.  In this issue………

Time for Rural Business to pick up the pace - a message from Daniel about the new support and direction for this business area – watch this space as we learn more.  We have a new section on Creating Connections – real business relationships which generate business.  Of course we have our Events section with details on the next Skipton event.  We also have great pleasure in featuring Cartridge World and demonstrating how we help you get your message across to your customers  As usual we have our information on Grants and useful links.

Time for Rural Business to pick up the pace

At the start of the month we were invited to attend the launch of the Rural Development Programme.  Hosted by Yorkshire Forward and with plenty of representation from Business Link it was a fascinating series of talks about the new initiatives for Rural and Rural-based businesses.

With so many opportunities available to new and existing businesses who fall into those two categories, now is definitely a great time to be moving your ideas and ventures forward with some business and financial support available through this programme. With a bit of help it can make the difference to get you up and running in no time, contact us to learn more and let us see if you qualify. 

For example – information we received hot off the press last week.

• The Farm Resource Efficiency Programme (FREP)
  FREP is a small capital grants programme available to improve the overall economic performance of livestock holdings through the introduction of new technology to promote energy, manure and water resource efficiency. We anticipate the first application round will take place this summer with a deadline of early June, the date for which will be confirmed shortly.   
• How much is available?
  Support can be paid at a rate of up to 40% against eligible expenditure; applications for grant investment should be for a minimum of £2,000 (i.e. minimum of a £5,000 capital investment) and a maximum of £20,000 (£50,000 capital investment).  If your costs exceed £50,000, £20,000 remains the ceiling.

If you or anybody you know has a business idea and wants to get that idea up and running, then the first step is to call us and see what we can do.

So many business plans are put on the shelf because of time constraints or lack of the correct advice and of course finance. We will help you with all these issues and more.

These are some of the industries we are actively seeking to support, however if you have a sound idea talk to us and let’s get your new project up and running.

I have spent most of my life in the countryside, raised on a Farm and then working as a Dry Stone Waller, so to me this project is a continuation of my commitment to and belief in Rural Business Issues.

Help me to help these and any other businesses that you may know of.

Daniel Briscoe

Call Yorkshire Business Services on 01943-607851 and visit our website and learn more at www.yorkshirebusinessservices.com for more news of what is happening in your own Yorkshire business community.

Creating Connections

Referral Marketing and Business Networking groups are on the rise and it’s difficult to know where to start.  We are not a membership group but we are about building BUSINESS COMMUNITIES.  To support this for the businesses we work with and that have attended events we have developed the Community Connections – we feature your business and provide information on what you do and how to get in contact.  This month we are featuring Frank Greaves from Cartridge world.  Did you know that Cartridge World is a recycling business!!! There is no need to throw all those ink cartridges in the bin – take them along to Frank and he will recycle them – for your business he will provide a recycling collection point.  You then have the choice to buy new or recycled and Frank can tell you the benefits. 

Take a look at the feature on Frank and do contact him to see how he can help your business save time and money – and avoid running out of Cartridges – while learning about effective recycling.

Promote Your Business within Our Community

You can reach our own community of thousands of Yorkshire based businesses.

We give you an area of our www.yorkshirebusinessservices.com website within which to promote your work, what you do and how you do it well.

You get to have your details included in our emails to clients and to reach new prospects and suppliers and customers this way.

Call us now to get the benefits of raising your profile and making more connections within our YBS business community.

Cartridge World - Frank Greaves

If ink is the most expensive commodity on earth, why would you throw it away?

Each of us as business owners uses ink to get our message across to clients and prospects alike.  Whether in a print format message via a catalogue or sales letter, or in a hand penned invite to a special event.  Even with electronic messages sent via email we occasionally print off a set of notes or PDF to help us remember information. With Cartridge World franchise operations in Halifax and Skipton town centres Frank Greaves is a man on a mission to help you make best value from your ink and printer consumables. His experience in reducing your ink consumption and getting you a better return on the usage of print output gives a strong message and rich advantages to dealing with his operations.  Frank is a regular attendee at Yorkshire Business Services events and well informed on all matters relating to your own consideration of the recycling of print and ink product outputs.

Learn more from Frank about how you can benefit from print cartridge and toner delivery to your premises.  Invite him to help you start an effective recycling project for your office, business or school community.  Ask for his printer audit service to look at how you can get a better return on your use of inks.

Make contact with Cartridge World in Skipton or Halifax and begin to reap the multiple benefits of dealing directly with Frank and his team.  cwhalifax@cartridgeworld.co.uk or text or call Frank on 07771-637358.

Events

Don’t be shy!  Join us at a regular event and connect with other business community members, and you might just enjoy yourself!

Each month we host several low cost – high impact events in different parts of the county.  Currently we are running and planning events in Skipton, in Otley, in Harrogate, and also in Yeadon / Guiseley.  Call us to register and find out more.

At such an event we will introduce several speakers to you, each of whom will have a useful message or learning point for you and your business.

You can engage with us and with other members of this community simply by turning up and taking an interest in what is being done and what is being discussed.

Our next Skipton event takes place on Wednesday 7th May.  Email or call for details of other locations, venues and dates for your diary.

Skipton Business Community Event

Wednesday 7th May  6:00pm onwards
£10 admission fee

Your Invite to the May 7th First Wednesday Community

After the success of our recent meetings of the 1st Wednesday Community we want to give you some advance notice of what we have in store for you next month on Wednesday 7th of May.

The title of this coming event is CREATING TRUE CONNECTIONS.

With three quality speakers each discussing and exploring different aspects of Change within your business, the evening event will supply vital insight into things such as:

• Cashing in on the hidden value of your own experience.
• Identifying and acting on opportunities for connection and profit.
• How to effectively present your business offering.

These events are designed to help YOU and your Business and show you unique ways in which to develop your Business and find new customers.

All of the available places were subscribed to last month.  This month we want you to bring along either a work colleague, a client you seek to influence, or members of your internal sales or operations team and grow the community while encouraging more learning.

So make the decision to join us and start to make an easier future with real help and support.

Go to our website to find out more and what people said about attending the event.  http://www.yorkshirebusinessservices.com/events.htm

There are NO membership fees.

Just bring plenty of business cards, mingle, chat and enjoy an evening with other local “like minded” business people

To guarantee your place as space is limited, and to reserve your ticket for the evening, call or email Daniel on 01943 607851 or daniel@yorkshirebusinessservices.com

Location:

are kindly hosting the event for us based on the high street in the centre of Skipton.

CLICK HERE FOR INFORMATION ON FURTHER EVENTS SUPPORTED BY BUSINESS LINK YORKSHIRE

Grants

DTI MAS Interventions – Don’t forget that Manufacturers are entitled to TWO interventions in any year.  If you create or manufacture a physical output from your business processes, simply contact us to ensure you are accessing the support available.  It may be that you want to call and chat through with us the products that your business creates and we can clarify the support available to you.

Go to our grants section to find out more
http://www.yorkshirebusinessservices.com/support-for-manufacturing-companies.htm

For more information – call us on 01943 607851