EVENTS
How to thrive and survive Yorkshire Women in Business
in a recession Conference
Tuesday 3 February, Leeds Friday 6 March, Harrogate
A workshop for people who want An excellent speaker line-up
to find the real opportunities combining inspiration, education
for their business within the and entertainment.
current climate. www.ywibc.biz
www.leedschamber.co.uk
Enterprising Women’s Day
BioNordic Yorkshire Wednesday 18 March
Wednesday 4 In partnership with Business
& Thursday 5 February, York Link, Hull, this offers multiple
Showcasing the region’s world workshops in everything you
class capabilities in biomedical need to know about starting a
research and healthcare new business or taking your
technologies to companies and business to the next level.
institutions from Scandinavia. www.forwardladies.com
www.bionordicyorkshire.co.uk
Enterprise Shows 2009
Food & Drink Passport to Export Saturday 14 & Sunday 15 March,
Tuesday 10 February, Leeds York. Saturday 28 & Sunday 29
Providing new and inexperienced March, Leeds. Saturday 18 &
exporters in the food and drink Sunday 19 March, Hull
sector with training and ongoing Offering professional advice on
support to succeed overseas. both starting and developing your
www.tradeyorkshire.co.uk own business.
www.theenterpriseshows.com
Venturefest Yorkshire 2009
“
Wednesday 10 February, York Going Global Awards
THESE PrACTICAL InTErVEnTIOnS
Professional support, advice and Wednesday 25 March, Leeds
funding for early-stage and fast Organised by Yorkshire Forward
HELP dELIVEr COST SAVIngS TO
growth businesses, including and UKTI, the awards celebrate
those seeking investment regional companies who have
BUSInESSES And ALSO HELP
opportunities, new businesses made their business a success
“
looking for money and advice, or by exporting and collaborating
OUr rEgIOnAL COMMITMEnT
people wanting to commercialise with organisations overseas.
their innovative ideas. www.tradeyorkshire.com
TO CUTTIng grEEnHOUSE gAS
www.venturefest.co.uk
European Joint Conferences on
MEA Trade Mission to Libya Theory and Practice of Software
EMISSIOnS BY 20 PEr CEnT Saturday 14 February (ETAPS)
With UKTI, the Middle East Sunday 29 March, York
Association is running a multi- The primary European forum
sector trade mission to Libya for academic and industrial
l Support t o businesses to implement resource
offering vast opportunities for researchers working on topics
efficiency improvements £2.9 million
a wide range of sectors. relating to Software Science.
www.tradeyorkshire.co.uk www.etaps.org
l Specialis t support to grow the capacity of environmental
Yorkshire Science and Yorkshire Forward Creating
sector businesses £5.1 million
Technology Network (YSTN) Better Futures Awards 2009
event Thursday 16 April, Leeds
The programme will support around 1,400 businesses. Hartley
Thursday 19 February, Leeds The awards highlight the
adds: “These practical interventions will help deliver cost savings
Meet and share experiences successful partnerships
to businesses and also help our regional commitment to cutting
and ideas with like-minded, between the private sector and
innovative companies and voluntary, community and faith
greenhouse gas emissions by 20 per cent.”
hand-picked academic experts. organisations (VCF).
Saving resources does not necessarily mean parting with that www.ystn.co.uk www.yorkshire-forward.com/
most precious resource – cash – in the first place either. There’s
cbfawards
a wealth of opportunities to implement low or no cost measures
Innovator/09 Awards
Thursday 5 March, Leeds
that are repaid within a year.
The Yorkshire and Humber
Hartley concludes: “The route to access this support is via Innovation Awards, celebrating
Business Link Yorkshire. It can provide your company with
the remarkable innovation and
information about practical actions to reduce your energy, waste
creativity in our region’s
businesses and universities.
and water use. It can also help you to get more specialist support
www.yorkshire-forward.com/
if this is appropriate. innovator09
“Companies should remember that the cost of energy, waste
and water will continue to rise, but we shouldn’t let it grow to

cost us the earth.”
www.businesslink.gov.uk/yorkshire
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