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Hambleton Business Week

Hambleton Business Week 11 -13 May

Join businesses across Hambleton for this exciting week of events, which will see the launch of C4DI Northallerton and the Hambleton Business Conference 2021, a first for Hambleton District Council the event will be held virtually from May 11 – 13 at the new C4DI Northallerton hub. On the first day there will be the official opening of the £2.3m hub, part funded by Local Growth Fund secured from the York & North Yorkshire LEP, based at the ‘Treadmills’ development in Northallerton, with the

T&DBA Virtual Networking - 11 MAY 21

Thirsk & District Business Association welcomes you to our May online networking event.

Date: 11.05.21
Time: 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Location: Online via Zoom
Cost: FREE

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Join us for our monthly Zoom networking events which take place every second Tuesday of the month from 11:30 for 1 hour.

The next scheduled date is listed below:

Tuesday 11 May 2021 - 11:30 - 12:30

The event will be a format of relaxed networking and is open to members and non-members

Our T&DBA Member in the Spotlight for March 2021 is Rebecca Thompson from Rebecca Jayne Artist and Teacher of Art.....

1. When did you start your business?

I launched with my business with a solo exhibition in December 2017 at The Station - Richmond

2. What led you to start a business/how did it all begin?

Quite honestly, I wanted more flexibility so that I could spend more time with my lovely family and three sons and a job

We are kicking off our Spotlight On feature for January 2021 with Julie Gilbert from 1st Mortgage Services...

1. When did you start your business?

I started 1st Mortgage Services in 2008, just before the financial crash – I’ve always enjoyed a challenge!

2. What led you to start a business/how did it all begin?

I’d been a mortgage adviser for 10 years. I had always wanted my own mortgage brokerage since I started in the industry at 18 years old

Our Thirsk Business Member in the Spotlight for December 2020 is Suzy Jennings, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Darrowby Consulting Ltd...

1. When did you start your business?

January 2020

2. What led you to start a business/how did it all begin?

We are a husband and wife team with two different sets of complementary skills. Through informal discussions with friends in business and the not-for-profit sector, we came to realise there is a demand for the kind of

Our Thirsk Business Member in the Spotlight for November 2020 is Ken Wood from KDW Architecture ...

1. When did you start your business?
19 August 2019

2. What led you to start a business/how did it all begin?
I had worked in private practice for 25 years and had 12 successful years as a Director for a North Yorkshire based company before a change in circumstances led to me exploring setting up my own independent business. With help and encouragement

Our Thirsk Business Member in the Spotlight for October is Rosa Fothergill from Tea Time Café (Tea Time Yorkshire Ltd):

1. When did you start your business?
September 2019

2. What led you to start a business/how did it all begin?
I started my first business Tea Time Catering, 5 years ago when moving back home to Yorkshire after traveling. I just wanted to do something of my own with my own ideas. Then in September

Our Thirsk Business Member in the Spotlight this month is Kristina's. Thank you Kristina for sharing your business with us...

Kristinas 1. When did you start your business?

2015

2. What led you to start a business/how did it all begin?

It was always a dream of mine to run my own little shop. Andy and I got married in 2014 and had the best time planning and celebrating, going back to the daily grind just didn’t feel right. We

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

Spotlight On...

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