York-based Portakabin creates 30 jobs as it expands in Europe
Portakabin plans to create further jobs following a major investment in its UK manufacturing facility.
Why Bradford must not be allowed to miss out on Northern Powerhouse Rail – Tom Bridges
When people and goods can move around more easily, workers can reach better-paid, more skilled jobs – and businesses can access a much larger talent pool and range of markets. This attracts investment, which in turn stimulates growth, regeneration, enterprise and innovation.
Redcentric delivers 'excellent' performance as it sells non-core businesss
Redcentric, a UK IT managed services provider, has announced a trading update for the year ended 31 March 2021.
How I built a successful business from home without every meeting my colleagues or clients once – Anna Iveson
For years, most businesses resisted remote work.”Impossible,” they said. “How can we manage our teams when they’re working from their kitchen tables?” Almost everyone believed this story: it’s impossible for employees to be productive at home.
Duck Soup Films in Leeds becomes latest to join Channel 4 fund initiative
Leeds-based Duck Soup was founded by Bekki Wray-Rogers, Libby Durdy and Jessica Holyland with an ambition to make fresh TV dramas and feature films, championing the voices of underrepresented talent with unique stories to tell.
Having things based in Yorkshire is not enough if mindsets do not change too – Mark Casci
On Saturday mornings I would accompany my mum or dad to the local newsagent to pick up a copy of whatever football magazine I was reading at the time and I would on occasion observe big cars parked outside, belonging to successful people living in the North Yorkshire countryside who had travelled into Redcar to pick up some key items for the weekend.
Why Mobile Tornado in Harrogate has seen its revenue fall
The Harrogate-based firm, which can turn mobile phones into walkie-talkies, saw its total revenue decrease by 27 per cent to £2.53m for the year ended December 31, 2020, down from £3.45m the previous year.
Government plans to establish body to protect vulnerable workers following MPs' concerns over loan charge
The Loan Charge All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) said its report exposes significant non-compliance and malpractice in the supply chain by many umbrella companies and recruitment agencies. The APPG said this type of behaviour encourages tax avoidance schemes.
Only 11 per cent of loans from British Business Bank pandemic fund went to Northern firms
Figures seen by The Yorkshire Post reveal that of the 1,236 convertible loans agreed by the British Business Bank’s Future Fund, only 35 went to companies in Yorkshire. Meanwhile 696 loans were issued to London firms.
How business travel will look in a post pandemic world – Rashmi Dube
What I am missing is not so much the mad dash to the airport, worrying if my luggage is overweight or fits in the overhead cabin or even the long security lines. I am just missing the option of air travel.
