In summary
Welcome to our latest newsletter!
As the year draws to a close, celebrate your achievements and start planning for a successful 2025. This edition features grants for training in East Riding and rural businesses in North Lincolnshire, plus events like the Doncaster Business Showcase, Business Sheffield’s marketing session, and FSB Bootcamp. Don’t miss our virtual networking in January to connect and share goals. Let’s make 2025 a year of growth and opportunity!
Full details below.
Featured news and events
Training Grants for businesses in East Riding of Yorkshire
Grants of up to £1,500 (minimum £250) per employee to a maximum of £5,000 per business are available to support training costs. This could include training to support the development or promotion of a new product or service or ways to improve process, productivity or efficiency within the business. Employees receiving the training must be in a permanent position (or undertaking the training to secure a permanent position) in the business and must be a resident of the Yorkshire and Humber region. For further information on the grant application process, identify if you are eligible and how financial assistance may be accessed, please contact the East Riding business support team on 01482 391622 or email the team.
Kick Start your 2025 marketing in Sheffield
Business Sheffield are hosting a half-day event ‘beginners guide to marketing’ on the 22 Jan, a great opportunity to start the year with a fresh plan and tips and knowledge on current marketing approaches and trends. Find out more about this and other upcoming events in Sheffield by visiting their Eventbrite page.
South Yorkshire - Virtual Networking January 2025
The dates continue for the third Thursday of the month for our popular virtual networking. Whilst we alternate between regional focus – members delivering services across geographical areas attend from up and down the country. Come prepared with your elevator pitch and allow more time to focus on getting to know each other at a deeper level in our breakout rooms. Last month our participants focused on well-being, sharing some inspiring habits that can be built into your day. Join us in January to share your goals for 2025, seek some motivation and support for the coming year ahead. We are also looking for members to support to co-host the events during 2025 if you’re interested and have a topic or some tips you think other businesses can benefit from then please get in touch.
In other news
Grants for Rural Businesses in North Lincolnshire
The UKSPF Rural England Prosperity Fund is open for applications, offering grants of up to £7,000 to rural businesses in North Lincolnshire's visitor economy sector, including accommodation, food & drink, retail, entertainment, and leisure. Funding supports projects like electric vehicle (EV) charging stations, expanding facilities, or diversifying products/services. Examples include installing EV charging points, creating adventure play areas, or adding outdoor dining spaces. Eligible businesses must:
- Operate in North Lincolnshire's rural boundary.
- Have traded for at least 12 months with annual accounts.
- Not be classified as "undertaking in difficulty."
Grants cover up to 60% of eligible costs, helping businesses diversify and grow sustainably. For more details or to apply, contact the team.
Business Support and Workshops in your Hull and East Riding
There continues to be on offer a wide range of advice, support and business skills workshops from marketing, social media, HR, and bid writing, visit Invest East Riding to find out more.
Still in the news
Doncaster Business Showcase 2025
The showcase will take place on 27 Feb 2025, 10am - 4pm, at Doncaster Racecourse. This premier networking event, the largest of its kind in Yorkshire, is free for visitors and aims to help business growth and collaboration across the region. Featuring over 250 exhibitors from diverse sectors such as digital, marketing, IT, consultancy, and business support, the event is expected to attract 2,500+ visitors. Additional highlights include networking opportunities, discovering local funding and business support services, and free parking.
Hold the Date – FSB Bootcamp Doncaster – 20 May 2025, CAST Theatre, Doncaster
After this years success, we have decided to make a return visit to Doncaster to host another day of inspiration and practical advice for small businesses in the region. Centrally located, earlier this year we were pleased to welcome FSB Members from across the region and beyond. Further details for booking coming soon. In the meantime, if you’re interested in taking one of our limited stand spaces, these are discounted to £75 + VAT for FSB Members – email Hayley Gallimore to express interest.
More news and activity near you
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- West Yorkshire
- North East England
- More from FSB Yorkshire, the Humber and the North East West
Get in touch
Your FSB Development Manager South & East Yorkshire and Humber is Paula Gouldthorpe. If you'd like to get in touch about any of the topics above, or if you have news and information about this area that you'd like to share, please get in touch.
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