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Ilkley Brewery Makes US Export Deal
Ilkley Brewery has landed its first export deal which will see 14,000 bottles of Mary Jane IPA, Lotus IPA and The Chief arrive in the southern states of America in the next few days. The deal was…
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Ilkley Brewery has landed its first export deal which will see 14,000 bottles of Mary Jane IPA, Lotus IPA and The Chief arrive in the southern states of America in the next few days.

The deal was…
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Northern Entrepreneurs Invited To Pitch To New £2M Incubator Fund


A ground-breaking £2m 'incubator' fund designed to unlock northern business soul has been launched.

Budding entrepreneurs from across the north of England are invited to apply for Social Incubator…

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Wed 22nd May, 2013 | 10:45am

Glass Recycling Firm Invests Half A Million In Barnsley

Gary and Bryn Hopkins
Gary and Bryn Hopkins
A Barnsley glass recycling firm has smashed its targets for growth in the last year increasing its turnover by 50 per cent and expanding its business.

GB Cullet, of Wombwell, collects unwanted…

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Tue 21st May, 2013 | 2:28pm

Boost For Local Businesses


Yorkshire Sculpture Park to host the first ever #Yorkshirehourlive networking event with #Yorkshirehour co-founder, Angie Aspinall.

#Yorkshirehour takes place each week on Twitter every Wednesday…

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Tue 21st May, 2013 | 9:59am

Steve Phillip
5 Top Tips To Help Leaders Engage With Social Media
By Steve Phillip
Social Media Expert

You would have to have been living under a stone to not be aware of the significant growth of social media, particularly in the past 18 months. Most professionals are in little doubt that they…

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Thu 16th May, 2013 | 4:07pm

Bradford Web Design And Digital Marketing Company Gets Twitter Boost From Theo Paphitis


A Bradford web design and digital marketing company received a business boost from TV Dragons' Den star Theo Paphitis. On the 5th of May, Tom & Claire Gatenby, owners of Squashed Pixel Ltd,…

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Tue 14th May, 2013 | 10:37pm

Steve Hanson, MD of Callidus Health and Safety
Your first job?

I worked as a Saturday lad on a fruit and veg stall in Scarborough Market, where I developed a near addiction to blueberries!

How did you get into the career you're in?

By accident. I was leaving the RAF and the Health and Safety course I was being offered prior to discharge seemed more appealing than a bricklaying course. I got a job with a local window company and progressed from there.

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Sheffield Investment Conference Draws Crowds

The Investec team
The Investec team
More than 50 financial advisers from the South Yorkshire and Midlands region were given an in-depth insight into the markets at the annual IFA Investment Conference, hosted by Investec Wealth &…

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Mon 13th May, 2013 | 12:52pm

Money For Old Rope? Analysis Reveals 60% Increase In Waste And Recycling


Despite an overall decline in UK manufacturing production, analysis by business and financial adviser Grant Thornton shows a 60% increase (from 15 deals in the first half increasing to 24 in the…

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Mon 13th May, 2013 | 11:50am

Jarvis Praises Local Brewery's Entrepreneurial Spirit

Dan Jarvis with James Taylor, the owner of the Two Roses Brewery
Dan Jarvis with James Taylor, the owner of the Two Roses Brewery
Barnsley Central MP, Dan Jarvis, visited local micro-brewery, The Two Roses, last week, to find out firsthand how local businesses are coping in the current economic climate.

Dan said: "I…

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Thu 9th May, 2013 | 12:32pm

Acquisition Fuels Growth Of Heat Pioneer

Mel Butler, chief executive of Help-Link
Mel Butler, chief executive of Help-Link
One of Yorkshire's most dynamic companies has sold part of its growing business to a northern-based investment business as part of an ambitious growth plan in which turnover will more than treble…

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Thu 9th May, 2013 | 10:51am

Olympic Medallists Encourage Grassroots Organisations To Go For Gold

Rowers from Moseley Boat Club
Rowers from Moseley Boat Club
Yorkshire community groups are being urged to apply for funding and support from Skipton Building Society as it launches its new community programme, Grassroots Giving, this week.

Skipton Building…

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Wed 8th May, 2013 | 3:45pm

Log Heights - Corporate Team Building & Event Specialists

Problem solving team tasks
Problem solving team tasks
Log Heights has been providing corporate team building events and activity support for management training courses for all sizes of companies for over a decade. Set in the beautiful grounds of…

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Wed 8th May, 2013 | 10:50am

Tina Buck
It's Not Me - It's You!
By Tina Buck
HR Strategist
What can you do if an employee isn't performing?
What can you do if an employee isn't performing?
Although these words are usually used during the break-up of a relationship, they can also be associated with that of a relationship between employer and employee. When you have an employee that…

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Tue 7th May, 2013 | 11:34am

Security Experts Deliver Innovative Alarm System For Welsh Water


Dwr Cymru Welsh Water (DCWW) has commissioned security specialists to develop and install a new hatch alarm system across its underground drinking water reservoirs.

First Alert, based in…

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Thu 18th Apr, 2013 | 9:14am

Laura Tattersall
Feeling Sick Of Work?
By Laura Tattersall
HR Strategist
Duvet days cost UK business £ millions
Duvet days cost UK business £ millions
Absenteeism, skiving, sickies; whatever you want to call it, the urge to have a duvet day was reported to have cost UK business £34 million pounds during one single day this year; the 6th of…

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Tue 16th Apr, 2013 | 9:57am

Inspirational Suzanne Claims Prestigious Bradford Crown

Suzanne Johns with her Inspirational Woman of the Year Award
Suzanne Johns with her Inspirational Woman of the Year Award
An Ilkley business woman and mother of two has been named Bradford's Inspirational Woman of the Year at a glittering awards evening.

Suzanne Johns, who founded multi-award winning Approach PR in…

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Wed 3rd Apr, 2013 | 6:11pm

Helen Straw
Top Tips For First Time Managers
By Helen Straw
HR Consultant
After the celebrations are over, where should you start? Photo by B Rosen
After the celebrations are over, where should you start? Photo by B Rosen
So, you have a new job...you are going to be a manager for the very first time. It's exciting, nerve wracking and maybe you feel a little bit unsure of what you should actually do first?

Here are…

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Wed 3rd Apr, 2013 | 8:59am

Rebecca Coupe
Social Enterprises Demystified
By Rebecca Coupe
Correspondent
Sarah Baker Childcare Manager from Social Enterprise - Cawthorne Children's Centre
Sarah Baker Childcare Manager from Social Enterprise - Cawthorne Children's Centre
Recent research by the Key Fund, a Sheffield-based social enterprise, has revealed a general lack of public understanding about social enterprises.

Whilst the majority of people said that they…

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Tue 26th Mar, 2013 | 1:45pm

PAYE Tax Breather For SMEs


Small and medium enterprises with fewer than 50 employees have been given a temporary six-month reprieve by Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs to prepare for a major shake-up of the Pay As You Earn…

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Tue 26th Mar, 2013 | 10:05am

Chalkboards - Your Silent Salesmen


As all good pubs know, chalkboards are a vital marketing tool, but they aren't just for pubs - restaurants, bistros, delis and many others can benefit from their use.

A handwritten message conveys…

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Wed 20th Mar, 2013 | 2:46pm

Tendering Opportunities - Start The Search!

Where can you find tendering opportunities?
Where can you find tendering opportunities?
It's all very well talking about best practice in bids, tenders and proposals, but in order to write the perfect bid, firstly, you need to find an opportunity to respond to. But where are these…

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Fri 15th Mar, 2013 | 8:34am

Yorkshire Construction Company Builds For The Future

Jason Adlam, Chief Executive
Jason Adlam, Chief Executive
Yorkshire-based Harris Construction Management (HCM) have been honoured by the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) with a prestigious award at this year's Committed to Construction In West…

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Tue 12th Mar, 2013 | 5:24pm

World Leading Company Looking For Ways To Build On Success

Jo Dawson, chief executive of H Dawson Wool
Jo Dawson, chief executive of H Dawson Wool
The head of one of the world's leading wool suppliers believes a fresh pair of eyes can help push his business forward in leaps and bounds.

Jo Dawson, the chief executive of H Dawson Wool has…

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Wed 6th Mar, 2013 | 3:35pm

VIDEO: Google boss: 'We follow tax laws'

Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt has said he welcomes the current debate about tax avoidance by multinationals, but rejected criticism of his company's conduct.

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22 May 2013 3:43 pm

Manchester City in Nike kit deal

Manchester City launches its new kit after signing a deal with US sportswear giant Nike reported to be worth 72m ($109m) over six years.

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22 May 2013 12:44 pm

Couple's 163,000 phone bill shock

A couple who own an electrical firm had a shock when they received a mobile phone bill for 163,000, then fought for months to have the debt cleared.

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22 May 2013 11:55 am

VIDEO: Miliband: Do the right thing Google

Labour leader Ed Miliband has said there needs to be transparency between countries so it is clear "how much tax is being paid and how much profit is being made" by multinational firms.

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22 May 2013 11:54 am

Cameron pushing EU on tax avoidance

David Cameron is to urge EU leaders to back action against tax evasion and "aggressive" tax avoidance but business warns politicians against moralising on the issue.

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22 May 2013 11:23 am

Venezuela ends toilet paper shortage

Venezuela's National Assembly backs plans to import 39 million rolls of toilet paper, in an effort to relieve a chronic shortage.

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22 May 2013 10:21 am

Government borrowing revised down

The government borrowed slightly less than first thought in the 2012-13 financial year, the latest official figures suggest.

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22 May 2013 9:31 am

Lloyds in 'strong capital position'

Lloyds Banking Group says it will be able to meet new capital requirements without issuing new shares or securities.

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22 May 2013 9:06 am

VIDEO: Swiss dilemma over bank secrecy

As EU leaders gather to discuss tax evasion, non-member Switzerland is under increasing pressure to abandon its long tradition of banking secrecy.

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22 May 2013 8:56 am

SSE profits up after cold weather

The cold weather helps energy supplier SSE to report a rise in profits, despite disruption from heavy snow and a fine from regulators.

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22 May 2013 7:28 am

Japan sees 10th trade deficit in row

Japan posts its tenth straight monthly trade deficit as a weaker yen increases the cost of imports more than it helps boost exports.

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22 May 2013 4:27 am

Dundee fans to decide on US offer

Dundee's board says the fans will decide whether or not to accept an American investment deal worth about 700,000.

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21 May 2013 11:18 pm

VIDEO: Investors show faith in JP Morgan boss

JP Morgan chairman and chief executive Jamie Dimon will be allowed to keep both jobs after investors voted in his favour at the bank's annual meeting.

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21 May 2013 4:44 pm

Man City form New York MLS franchise

Manchester City have announced a partnership with baseball's New York Yankees to form a new Major League Soccer franchise.

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21 May 2013 4:29 pm

Cement firms warned over competition

Lack of competition in the UK cement market is costing consumers millions of pounds, the Competition Commission says.

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21 May 2013 3:43 pm

University Of Leeds Entrepreneurs Secure Investment To Go Global

Co-Founders Liam Paterson and Jason Dainter
Co-Founders Liam Paterson and Jason Dainter
University of Leeds technology entrepreneurs, Liam Patterson (25) and Jason Dainter (28), have secured a second venture capital investment of £160,000 to expand their rapidly growing business, Eco…

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Tue 21st May, 2013 | 3:15pm

Andrew R Miller
I've Lost My Business - What do I Do?
By Andrew R Miller
Turnaround Coach
Photo by Terry Davies
Photo by Terry Davies
When a business fails, it can be a devastating blow. Not just financially but on a personal level too, causing stress, undermining confidence and leading to self-doubt and even depression. So…

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Tue 21st May, 2013 | 10:01am

Gill Lang, National Vice-Chairman For The Federation Of Small Businesses
Gill Lang is the national vice-chairman for the Federation of Small Businesses. Gill works closely with the FSB's Member Services team offering direct support for SMEs in Yorkshire and beyond across a host of areas including tax and HR advice, to finance and legal support.

Your first job?


A short term temporary job between leaving school and starting Physiotherapy training - really boring, washing pop bottles putting six bottles into six holes - fortunately it only lasted a week as I was rushed into hospital with appendicitis.

How did you get into the career you're in?


I fell in love with the owner of a very new printing company. After qualifying as a teacher I wanted to work locally but there were no jobs going so rather than sign on I decided to help out in the printing company - it wasn't long before I was doing every job including running the printing presses.

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Dr Suzie Hamlin
Is Communication Breakdown Affecting Your Productivity?
By Dr Suzie Hamlin
Organisational Development Consultant
Photo by garryknight
Photo by garryknight
Do you struggle with issues in your organisation, which result from breakdown in communications? From my experience this problem is not restricted to particular departments or grades, but one…

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Wed 15th May, 2013 | 12:28pm

Wakefield Estate Agent Wins Top Award

(L-R) Simon Miller, Partner at Holroyd Miller with Marcus Whewell, CEO of the Guild of Professional Estate Agents, proudly receiving one of the industry's most prestigious awards
(L-R) Simon Miller, Partner at Holroyd Miller with Marcus Whewell, CEO of the Guild of Professional Estate Agents, proudly receiving one of the industry's most prestigious awards
Holroyd Miller, Wakefield based estate agent, become 'Regional Agent of the Year North' during The Guild of Professional Estate Agents annual gala dinner and prestigious awards ceremony at the…

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Tue 14th May, 2013 | 11:23am

You Can't Win 'Em All - The Need For Resilience In Bidding

The art of bouncing back is vital for bid managers - photo by Hamad AL-Mohanna
The art of bouncing back is vital for bid managers - photo by Hamad AL-Mohanna
I'm pretty proud of my win rate - over 65% in all competitions, which is pretty darn good, I reckon. But that still means that I've lost on over a third of all bids completed. And that hurts.

But…

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Tue 14th May, 2013 | 10:12am

Managers Have The Power After MBO

Rotherham based power solutions business ComAp Systems has been acquired by its managers in a buy-out from Czech parent company ComAp AS.

The company, which has been re-named Applied Power…

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Mon 13th May, 2013 | 12:44pm

Sheffield Company Supports Children's Hospital With Management Development Programme

Kristi Hudson, Managing Consultant for the project
Kristi Hudson, Managing Consultant for the project
Sheffield-based learning and development company Nicholas Associates has designed a leadership and management development programme for Sheffield Children's Hospital to support the hospital's aim…

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Thu 9th May, 2013 | 3:00pm

Enterprising University Of Leeds Students Rewarded For Their Dogged Determination

Kairen Skelly of Spark and Sophie Tregellis
Kairen Skelly of Spark and Sophie Tregellis
An entrepreneurial philosophy undergraduate from the University of Leeds who has developed a range of home-made healthy dog food is this year's winner of the Sir Peter Thompson Enterprise Award,…

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Thu 9th May, 2013 | 12:03pm

Yorkshire Business To Supply Shredding Technology For State-Of-The-Art Recovery Centre

Three waste to energy shredders at the heart of SITA's new plant
Three waste to energy shredders at the heart of SITA's new plant
North Yorkshire-based UNTHA UK has supplied three high-specification shredders for use in SITA UK's new Solid Recovered Fuel (SRF) plant, which is set to produce some 60,000 tonnes of SRF a year.

…

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Thu 9th May, 2013 | 10:44am

Frankie Pocock
Achieving The Perfect Work-life Balance: Essential Tips
By Frankie Pocock
Career Correspondent
Online even here! Photo by Nick Bramhall
Online even here! Photo by Nick Bramhall
How often can you honestly say you are completely 'offline'? We receive emails on our phones, are constantly near computers and are contactable pretty much every hour of the day.

Time was that…

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Wed 8th May, 2013 | 12:46pm

Jennifer Gibbon
Tweets Come Home To Roost
By Jennifer Gibbon
Correspondent
What do your tweets say about you?
What do your tweets say about you?
Tweeting, texting, and social networking. Communication in modern society is all about remaining continually updated, immediately refreshing information on the go. But is the constant need to…

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Wed 8th May, 2013 | 8:51am

Yorkshire Ales gets a Twitter Boost from Theo Paphitis

Yorkshire Ale raises profile thanks to #SBS
Yorkshire Ale raises profile thanks to #SBS
Yorkshire Ales received a business boost from TV Dragons' Den star Theo Paphitis. On Sunday, Adrian Pettitt, owner of Yorkshire Ales, tweeted Theo about his business during 'Small Business…

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Wed 24th Apr, 2013 | 8:56pm

Social Media Happy Hour Provides Boost For Ilkley

Verity Hudson, Suzanne Johns, Jennifer Isles and Jonathan Redhead.
Verity Hudson, Suzanne Johns, Jennifer Isles and Jonathan Redhead.
The first hour of a new initiative designed to encourage weekly conversation about Ilkley has been described as a "huge success".

On Monday, Approach PR kicked off the inaugural discussions using…

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Wed 17th Apr, 2013 | 2:24pm

Emma Jaques
To Bid Or Not To Bid?
By Emma Jaques
Bids and Tenders Consultant
To bid or not to bid that is the question - photo by BurnAway
To bid or not to bid that is the question - photo by BurnAway
Bidding activity is often viewed in much the same way as entering the national lottery: the philosophy for both appearing to be 'you've got to be in it to win it.' And whilst your lottery ticket…

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Wed 10th Apr, 2013 | 10:27am

Yorkshire Law Firm Advocates The Arts

Richard and Judy will be one of the headline acts. Pictured with Zoe Robinson
Richard and Judy will be one of the headline acts. Pictured with Zoe Robinson
Raworths, one of Yorkshire's longest established law firms, returns as title sponsor of Harrogate International Festivals' burgeoning literature festival for the second year.

The 2013 Harrogate…

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Wed 3rd Apr, 2013 | 5:41pm

New Charity Boost Welcomed By Tax Expert

Simon Bladen
Simon Bladen
A new move to boost Sheffield area charities and amateur sports organisations during the recession has been welcomed by a tax expert.

From next month (April 2013) claims for Gift Aid repayments…

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Thu 28th Mar, 2013 | 9:13am

Yorkshire Low-Carbon Consultants Keep Asda Chilled

Asda chilled and frozen distribution centre in Bristol
Asda chilled and frozen distribution centre in Bristol
Harrogate engineering and management consultancy Tate Consulting has completed work on a hat trick of multi-million pound projects for the world's biggest retailing brand, Walmart.

The latest in…

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Tue 26th Mar, 2013 | 10:10am

Izzy McFarland
Boom Boom Bags: Young Enterprise Supports Local Charity
By Izzy McFarland
Correspondent
The Boom Boom Bags creative team
The Boom Boom Bags creative team
Skipton Girls' Young Enterprise Team has linked up with local charity, Skipton Extended Learning For All (SELFA) located in Skipton, to produce a hand-designed canvas shopping bag to raise money…

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Wed 20th Mar, 2013 | 9:02pm

Emma Campbell
LinkedIn for Business - Social not Sales
By Emma Campbell
PR & Social Media Expert
LinkedIn - more than just a networking tool - Photo by nan palmero
LinkedIn - more than just a networking tool - Photo by nan palmero
LinkedIn is often used solely as a networking or recruitment tool, however it is also an important element of any successful B2B PR and social media campaign. Unlike other social media platforms,…

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Tue 19th Mar, 2013 | 12:57pm

Venturefest Young Enterprise


The Yorkshire Times team was amazed by the young talent at Venturefest Yorkshire this year. There were four groups of school and college students exhibiting their businesses and pitching to…

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Thu 14th Mar, 2013 | 10:19am

Charley Durham
Content Is King - The Fundamentals Of Website Content
By Charley Durham
Copywriter

It's a phrase that is bandied around in many digital and marketing circles - Content is King - but how true is it and what does it even mean?

Firstly, let's define content. Content is any…

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Tue 12th Mar, 2013 | 4:28pm

SUSTAINABLE LIVING COMES OF AGE IN YORKSHIRE


With energy prices rising and the cost of living continuing to hike, first time buyers have been flocking to Greenhouse as they embrace the savings that can be made by living more sustainably,…

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Wed 6th Mar, 2013 | 3:31pm

VIDEO: IMF: UK austerity 'drag on growth'

The UK's planned austerity measures will be a drag on economic growth, the International Monetary Fund has warned.

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22 May 2013 1:09 pm

Ireland calls for global tax action

Ireland, criticised for its tax regime and Apple's arrangements in the country, calls for cross-border international co-operation over tax.

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22 May 2013 12:14 pm

BoE still split 6-3 on stimulus move

The Bank of England governor was outvoted once again this month, as the Bank's rate-setting committee decided against more stimulus measures.

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22 May 2013 11:55 am

Lloyds and RBS confident on capital

Lloyds Banking Group and Royal Bank of Scotland have both expressed confidence in their capital positions following an assessment by regulators.

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22 May 2013 11:33 am

VIDEO: Rising markets but sluggish economy

Leading economic thinkers join Newsnight's Jeremy Paxman to explain why we do not feel any better off despite buoyant stock markets.

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22 May 2013 10:54 am

Electricity bills to increase by 18%

Power NI announces that electricity bills for households and small businesses are to increase by 18% from July.

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22 May 2013 9:49 am

AUDIO: Profits 'could be apportioned in EU'

Prem Sikka, Professor of Accountancy at Essex University, discusses how large companies could alter their tax arrangements.

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22 May 2013 9:28 am

Cameron to push EU on tax avoidance

David Cameron is to urge EU leaders to back action against the tax evasion and "aggressive" tax avoidance he says is costing all nations.

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22 May 2013 9:04 am

Bad weather hits retail sales again

UK retail sales in April were 1.3% lower than in March as bad weather continued to dent spending, official figures show.

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22 May 2013 8:49 am

SSE profits increase despite snow

Energy supplier SSE reports a rise in annual profits despite disruption from bad weather and a fine from regulators.

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22 May 2013 6:40 am

VIDEO: Meet the Queen of North Shields

A former refugee living on an estate in Tyneside compares life for families living on the poverty line in England and Africa.

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22 May 2013 3:47 am

Some Day My Prints Will Come

3D printing will revolutionise manufacturing, Peter Day argues

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21 May 2013 11:00 pm

VIDEO: Apple chief hits back in tax row

CEO Tim Cook has spoken out in defence of Apple, after a Senate committee accused the company of using "a complex web of offshore entities" to avoid paying billions of dollars in US income taxes.

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21 May 2013 4:31 pm

Apple tax: The Irish connection - Senate

How Apple routed earnings through overseas subsidiaries

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21 May 2013 4:00 pm

India cricketers' remand extended

A court in India extends custody of three cricketers, arrested last week over allegations of spot-fixing in the Indian Premier League (IPL).

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21 May 2013 3:41 pm