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Helping Schools Deliver The Skills Business Needs

We are looking for high calibre businesspeople as Volunteer Enterprise Advisers to develop stronger links between business and education – and help inspire a generation.

Creating Space for Jobs in Skipton

The next steps have been taken to help generate more jobs in Skipton – the gateway to the Yorkshire Dales and a highly inspiring place to do business.

Keeping the Cash Tills Ringing in Flood Affected Areas

The owner of Tadcaster's oldest high street business is urging people to continue to shop in the town to support local businesses.

Recruiting Private Sector Board Members

Are you an innovative business leader who can help drive economic growth across York, North Yorkshire and East Riding? If so we want to hear from you.

Creating Space for Jobs in Skipton

The next steps have been taken to help generate more jobs in Skipton – the gateway to the Yorkshire Dales and a highly inspiring place to do business.

Flood Affected Areas Open for Business

Support the region’s businesses affected by floods – by continuing to shop and do business there.

Grants available for flooded businesses

Grants up to £2500 are now available for businesses flooded in the recent storms

Advice for flooded businesses

A handy selection of advice if your business has been flooded

Networks are great

Find out what we have been doing to promote networks in our patch.

Autumn Statement good news for Yorkshire business

Whilst many of the Autumn Statement headlines were grabbed by George Osborne’s position on tax credits, there were plenty of announcements that impact directly upon business in our patch.

Alternatives to the Business Growth Service

Help us understand what alternatives are available

Could your business run our tourism workshops?

The LEP, through our accountable body North Yorkshire County Council, is looking to procure services from a suitably qualified facilitator.

Business resilience proven yet again

Business resilience proven yet again

LEP board meets at top secret location

Find out about when the board met in a top secret location.

LEP's unemployment rate falls to 7 year low

The LEP’s unemployment rate fell to a seven-year low of 3.8% in the 12 months to June, figures have shown.

LEP's economic growth is strong as ONS reveals 3,155 more businesses this year

The Official Count of Businesses showed a net growth of 3,155 over the last year.

LEP area more than half way to meeting its target of 20,000 jobs by 2020

The York, North Yorkshire and East Riding LEP welcomed figures last week that show private sector employment accounted for 17,200 more people in 2014 than in the previous year.

Grants available to boost North Yorkshire and the East Riding’s tourism economy

Have your say on how government can reduce red tape

Opportunity to comment on government's latest discussion document.

Our road improvement plans for Catterick

Enabling extensive town and housing development at Catterick

Bringing our devolution bid to life

A devolution bid for the City of York, North Yorkshire and the East Riding has been sent to government.

Let's Grow - new funding for SMEs in York, North Yorkshire and the East Riding

New grant programme from the government's Regional Growth Fund now open

Showcasing our skills work at the LEP

We've been celebrating the success of our skills programme and those involved

Helping our region get access to European funding

Explaining how the European Structural Investment Fund (ESIF) Growth Programme works.

LEP statement on Biovale Centre

To better understand the market demand for the Biovale Centre, a market assessment will be commissioned.

We've published our first Annual Report

Read our first annual report to find out the progress we've made on delivering our ambitions.

Launching our new growth hub: How's Business

Creating conversations, not paperwork: the new face of business support

New calls launched for European funding

Three rounds of European funding are now open for applications.

Businesses to choose how funding is spent

Business networks and groups can get funding of £500 to help make their ideas a reality

LEP all set for Northern Powerhouse ambitions

James Wharton, the Minister for Local Growth and the Northern Powerhouse visited FERA Science on 28 May