Connect Over A Cuppa

Organised by North Yorkshire Council, and supported by SME Growth Managers, the free monthly 90 minute online sessions are already sparking new ideas, highlighting opportunities for funding support and identifying new business opportunities.

With a key theme every month and guest experts, ranging from Marketing and Sales, through to Managing Team Performance, Strategy, Improving IT, Legal and Finance, we cover the business issues that matter most.

At every session, delegates also have the chance to meet our Harrogate based Growth Manager, Beata Olah, to discuss any funding or learning support.

Monthly - every third Thursday;

2 023 - Next Events

• 14th Dec 2023 - Get Ready for Business Growth in 2024 - with mince pies! What do you and your business need to maintain resilience for 2024.

2 024 - Next Events

• 21st March - is your Marketing delivering the leads, brand awareness and ROI that you expect? A review workshop to maximise the impact of marketing on your SME business.
• 18th April - how can Artificial Intelligence (AI) help you to improve your marketing? Tools and techniques every SME business needs to know.
• 16th May - what's holding your business back? A deep dive into the key steps needed to achieve business success.
• 20th June - could exporting transform your business? How to find your perfect export market.

‘Connect Over a Cuppa’ is free to attend for SMEs based in North Yorkshire.

Simply register your place using Eventbrite. Confirmation details of the session will then be sent via email.

Once the session is over you’ll have the opportunity to contact any of the support specialists to follow up for more in-depth advice and help.

Previous topics have included:

• Strategic Business Growth
• New Business? Sourcing new clients. Growing existing & Bid writing. How to find it and win it.
• Chat GPT and your business
• The Innovation Challenge - Part 1 & Part 2
• Grow your business locally
• Skills gaps: mapping your skills needs, recruitment, training and and how to address it.

If you have any questions or would like further information, please contact [email protected]

Host or Publisher Harrogate Borough Council