Sheffield Chamber of Commerce is delighted to be working in partnership with Business Yorkshire 2009.
The Sheffield Chamber of Commerce is a leading partner in the economic development of both the city of Sheffield and the sub-region. It is currently the British Chambers of Commerce Chamber of the Year 2008 and the leading business support and representation organisation in South Yorkshire. The Sheffield Chamber of Commerce leads with dynamic change, to develop sustained business growth, pro-actively supporting its 2600 plus members with a wide range of services and benefits.
Recent accolades include 2007 & 2009 World Chambers Award – Finalist, 2008 Northern Marketing Awards – Finalist, 2008 Yorkshire SME Finance Director of the Year - Winner and 2006 British Chambers of Commerce Award Winner - Excellence in International Trade Services
For more information, please telephone: 0114 201 8933 or visit www.scci.org.uk
As one of the fastest growing Chamber’s in the UK we are delighted to be working in partnership with Business Yorkshire 2009. It’s a great opportunity for all businesses in Yorkshire to come together over two days to network, source products and services and be inspired and motivated in all areas of business.
Doncaster Chamber can help you achieve your company’s maximum potential by assisting you to increase sales, raise your profile, represent your views and save you money. As a member, you will be offered excellent marketing and networking opportunities, exclusive discounted services plus access to a range of comprehensive business support.
Since 1941 we’ve been giving advice to businesses in Doncaster. If you’ve got a question, we know where to find the answer.
Visit our website www.doncaster-chamber.co.uk to find out more and join Membership today.
Barnsley & Rotherham Chamber of Commerce provides a wide portfolio of benefits and services, designed for our diversified membership, which ranges from the micro business, to SMEs, to the multi-national.
Our aim is to put Members First and our aspiration is that, when you join, you want to be a member for life. Our innovative fee structure gives you the opportunity to choose the Membership level that best meets your needs. You can choose the level of benefits, the length of your Membership term and also the method of payment. In addition there are special rates for Sole Traders and organizations with multi-sites. Within this radical new structure, one factor remains constant….that YOU are the most important thing within Barnsley & Rotherham Chamber.
Please take some time to look at the available services, many of which are provided free of charge, covered by your membership subscription. For example, Chamber HR, Chamber Health & Safety and Legal Expenses Insurance have a market value of over £1,000, but are available to Members at no extra cost. There are a range of services to help keep you compliant with current legislation, others that enhance your business, some that help save you money and some that are designed to keep you and your employees healthy. There is also an award winning events programme that provides the perfect platform to help you network and inter-trade and of course the Chamber is THE most effective representative body in the UK…we are the national voice of local business.
For more information, call our membership team on 0844 414 5100 or visit www.brchamber.co.uk.
As one of the leading advisory bodies for new and existing businesses in the region, Business Link Yorkshire is pleased to be a supporter of Business Yorkshire. Business Link Yorkshire is a central point of information and access to advice for all businesses in the region, no matter what size or stage of development. This covers an individual thinking about starting a new business to an established business wanting to enter new markets.
We are a private sector business funded by the public purse, through Yorkshire Forward – this means we are impartial and have no vested interests. We are here to help businesses set up, survive, grow and increase profitability. Our services help businesses assess and reduce their risks, avoid pitfalls and learn from the mistakes and successes of others.
Visit us at the show on stand 85.
Continuing from the successful relationship forged with Business North West, the Chartered Institute of Marketing is proud to be a part of Yorkshire’s premier business event. Marketing plays an imperative role to successful business regardless of size of company, and the CIM understands that Business Yorkshire provides a fantastic platform to promote our services to SME market.
The Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) is the world's largest professional marketing body. Defining the marketing standards (www.cim.co.uk/standards) that operate in the UK and championing best practice globally,CIM is the voice of marketing with influence felt at the highest levels in industry and government on a national and international level.
The Institute exists to develop the marketing profession, and improve the skills of marketing practitioners, enabling them to deliver exceptional results for their organisations. CIM Yorkshire runs a range of events and courses, which are open to members and non members, and is committed to raising the bar for marketing in the region with the help of its strong, dedicated and 2000 strong membership.
Having attended the North West show in 2007, there is no way we would miss out on Yorkshire and are happy to support Business Yorkshire in it’s inaugral year.
Find out how we can help you at www.my-cim.co.uk
The Institute of Directors (IoD) is the world's most experienced and long-standing organisation advocating director professionalism, with over 100 years experience in supporting business leaders and representing their views.
The IoD is a non-party political organisation with upwards of 52,000 members in the United Kingdom and overseas. Membership includes directors from right across the business spectrum – from media to manufacturing, e-business to the public and voluntary sectors. Members include CEOs of large corporations as well as entrepreneurial directors of start-up companies.
The IoD Yorkshire region has almost 2,500 members with active branches in South, East, West and North Yorkshire. A lively programme of local and regional events is staged for members and guests around the county.
The IoD offers a wide range of business services which include business centre facilities (including ten UK regional centres [three in London, Reading, Bristol, Birmingham, Manchester, Nottingham, Edinburgh and Belfast] and one each in Paris and Brussels), conferences, networking events, issues-led guides and literature, as well as free access to business information and advisory services and a comprehensive Information Centre. The IoD places great emphasis on director development and has established a certified qualification for directors - Chartered Director - as well as running specific board-level and director-level training and individual career mentoring programmes.
In addition, the IoD provides an effective voice to represent the interests of its members to government and key opinion-formers at the highest levels. These include ministers, constituency MPs, Select Committee members and senior civil servants. IoD policies and views are actively promoted to the national, regional and trade media.
For further information on the IoD in Yorkshire please visit our website: www.iod.com/yorkshire
Google is very pleased to be involved with the Business Yorkshire Exhibition and Conference, both as an educational contributor through the Google Universities, and as a marketing contributor to The Marketing Propeller. The Internet and e-commerce is an increasingly important part of the economy of the British economy, and Google is very keen to continue to help local Yorkshire businesses get the most out of the opportunities the information age presents.
Google is a public and profitable company focused on search services. Named after the mathematical term "googol", Google operates web sites at many international domains with the most frequently visited being www.google.com. Google is widely recognised as the "world's best search engine" because it is fast, accurate and easy to use. The company also serves corporate clients, including advertisers, content publishers and site managers with cost-effective advertising and a wide range of revenue generating search services. Google's breakthrough technology and continued innovation serve the company's mission of "organising the world's information and making it universally accessible and useful.
After the success of last year, the National Apprenticeship Service in Yorkshire and the Humber is pleased to be a supporter of Business Yorkshire.
The National Apprenticeship Service (NAS) has end to end responsibility for Apprenticeships in England. Building on an incredible renaissance in Apprenticeships, the NAS has been designed to increase the number of Apprenticeship opportunities and provide a dedicated, responsive service for both employers and learners. Alongside a high quality service we have simplified the recruitment process through Apprenticeship vacancies, an online web-based matching service.
Apprenticeships bring considerable value to organisations, employers, individuals and the economy. They provide a highly skilled workforce, boost productivity and staff retention and help businesses secure a supply of people with the skills and qualities they need and which were often not available on the external job market.
Call 08000 150 600 or go to www.apprenticeships.org.uk
The Yorkshire Post is delighted to be the official media partner for Business Yorkshire. The broadsheet newspaper, which is regarded as one of the most prestigious in the country, offers businesses across the region an unrivalled service of news, comment and analysis. In addition to the full daily business coverage, the paper publishes two eight-page supplements, Business Tuesday and Business Thursday, which are filled with exclusive reports and commentaries.
The Yorkshire Post's website provides a regularly updated news service and a weekly business podcast which has more than 10,000 listeners a month. For more information, contact Bernard Ginns, Business Editor, on 0113 238 8959 or by email bernard.ginns@ypn.co.uk. For advertising opportunities, contact John Bottomley, Business Manager for the YP's Business pages, on 0113 238 8835 or by email john.bottomley@ypn.co.uk