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Spotlight On...
RedKiteIT are our T&DBA Member in the Spotlight this month. Thank you to Kelly Teagle and Charles Collinson for sharing an insight into the services you offer in and around Thirsk.
1. When did you start your business?
RedKiteIT was formed in January 2015 from the combining two long established businesses of over 20 years.
2. What led you to start a business/how did it all begin?
I'd been working from home as a freelancer web developer for 9 years
Thirsk Business Events Schedule 2020
Throughout the year Thirsk & District Business Association will be hosting numerous networking event in Thirsk and the surrounding areas.
Our business events are a mixture of relaxed and informal networking and are open to all whether you are business owners, employees, managers, volunteers or apprentice.
Members and non-members welcome. Members of T&DBA gain free or discounted entry to our events as part of their membership. Head to the Membership section for further details about joining Thirsk Business and a list of full membership benefits.
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Our Thirsk & District Business Association Member in the SPOTLIGHT for March is Deborah Goodall from AER8 Marketing.
1. When did you start your business?
September 2011 – it seems a whole lifetime ago!
2. What led you to start a business/how did it all begin?
I’d been in my job as Head of Marketing for the Yorkshire Agricultural Society (The Great Yorkshire Show) for about 5 years and the challenges that I had been brought in to sort out
Thirsk Business Virtual Business Conference - 22 Oct 20
Our T&DBA Expo which was planned for 22 October at Thirsk Racecourse will be replaced by the Thirsk & District Business Association Virtual Business Conference 2020 on the same date.
We believe that hosting a large event in the current climate with the restrictions in place will not be possible and instead we will hold a free online conference in its place.
2020 has seen a major shift in the way we operate business. Businesses everywhere have and will continue
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Our Thirsk & District Business Association Member in the SPOTLIGHT for February is Nicole Brûlé-Walker from NBW:Move.
1. When did you start your business?
My business has evolved over the last 20 years. I started in Canada and relocated here in 2001.
2. What led you to start a business/how did it all begin?
I had worked in a system in Canada which was similar to the NHS here and found that time constraints didn’t allow me to spend the
Keep It Local Magazine
Thirsk & District Business Association are exploring new ways to promote our local businesses and members. With this in mind, we will be launching a bi-monthly magazine call KEEP IT LOCAL THIRSK.
The magazine will be Royal Mail delivered to all YO7 postcodes alternative months starting in July* (6 editions per year). Only businesses based in/or servicing the YO7 postcode areas will be permitted to advertise, so no national advertisers will be included.
The publication will contain a newsletter from the T&DBA
Spotlight On...
Our T&DBA Member in the 'Spotlight' this month is Ian Sadler, who is the Customer Experience Director for North Yorkshire from insight6
1. When did you start your business?
I took the brave step to go self-employed in April 2014
2. What led you to start a business/how did it all begin?
I’d previously spent 20 years in Customer Service roles at Aviva, doing the do, and then managing customer service admin, call centre, and finally complaint teams before being made redundant.
In my next
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In this month's Spotlight feature we talk to Annie Drew, who has recently opened up The Feed Room in Raskelf.
1. When did you start your business?
Opened on 26 July 2019
2. What led you to start a business/how did it all begin?
As a child I always said I would have a tea room. In December 2018 the tenants moved out of the building and I started that childhood dream again...The Feed Room was now happening. Right up until I opened
Spotlight On...
Our T&DBA Member in the 'Spotlight' this month is Simon Raper from Equinox Commercial Finance.
1. When did you start your business?
Equinox Commercial Finance was founded in early 2019 with the goal of providing small and medium sized businesses in the North Yorkshire region with alternative sources of funding.
We are a genuinely independent Commercial Finance Broker and are regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers.
Through our established Lender Partner network we can give
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In this month's Spotlight feature we talk to Lucy Turner who is Head of Fundraising at Herriot Hospice Homecare.
1. When did you start your business?
Herriot Hospice Homecare was established in 1992, we primarily started out as a volunteer service, providing respite sitting and befriending, driving support and a patient grant scheme. In 1996, we became an official charity and by June 2005, the charity went from being a small amateur organisation run by volunteers to a service run