THE Borough House Business Centre in Borough Road, Richmond, North Yorkshire, is holding a free St George’s Day event tomorrow aimed at helping small businesses beat the recession.
Representatives from Barclays, the North- East Chamber of Commerce, Business Link and KC Accountants will be among those offering advice and there will be the opportunity to network with other business owners and representatives. Further details, including a programme of events, are available by calling 01748- 822713 or emailing stgeorgesday@borough house.co.uk GOOGLE ADVICE: North- East digital sector body Codeworks Connect has teamed up with Google to offer businesses in the region the chance to boost their visibility and return on e-marketing investment through a free online seminar today. Aidan O’Curry, business development executive at Google, is holding webinars at 11am and 2pm, to give an overview of the latest online trends and how to use the online channel to boost the return on investments. For details of how to register, contact Jane Hutchinson at Codeworks Connect on 0191- 556-1122 or jane.hutchinson @codeworks.net NEW CONTRACTS: North Yorkshire company Airport Partners has won three advertising and promotions contracts covering the regional airports of Blackpool, Norwich and Plymouth. The Harrogate firm looks after the advertising for 20 of the UK’s 40 scheduled commercial airports. Blackpool, Norwich and Plymouth together handle 1.25 million passengers a year.
CARBON TALK: In light of what is said in today’s Budget regarding green energy, Carbon Action Yorkshire is holding an event next Wednesday to look at what the Chancellor’s plans mean for businesses.
The event, which runs from 1.30pm to 5pm, is being held at The Chambers in Leeds, and will include experts from firms including KPMG, Lloyds Banking Group and Faber Maunsell, who will look at what the Budget means to business. To attend, contact Katie@ebc info.co.uk or 0121-6938334.
DESIGN AWARD: An interior designer is celebrating admission as a member to a UK organisation. Caroline Parkes, senior interior and architectural designer at DKS architects, in Stokesley, North Yorkshire, has been awarded full membership of the British Interior
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