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Bristol City Council and the West of England Mayoral Combined Authority have teamed up to launch a new business support service for entrepreneurs and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) based across the city….
This summer, YTKO is introducing Skills Bootcamps across the West of England. These flexible courses have been designed to fit around a job or commitments as they only require one session per week for eight weeks….
In celebration of small businesses, North & East Bristol Enterprise Support (NEBES) held the first Get Social | Bristol Network Awards, bringing SMEs of all shapes together for an evening of networking, shared experiences and, of course, the awards ceremony. The Awards ceremony consisted of 11 categories in total, that businesses could nominate themselves for, […]…
With sustainability becoming an increasingly important topic in everyday life, as well as business, more and more small businesses are opting to assess their supply chains and operations, to minimise their environmental impact. Incorporating sustainable practices and policies in the heart of your business can have lots of financial and operational benefits to your business. […]…
Sustainability, in all aspects of life, is becoming more and more relevant and common practice, especially in business. Modern consumers are becoming more aware of the companies they purchase from, choosing to ‘vote with their wallets’ and purchase from responsible, sustainable businesses. If you are a small business owner or freelancer you might be thinking […]…
Two hundred eco-minded West of England workers will become “Sustainable Impact Champions” helping their organisations reduce their carbon footprint, thanks to a new scheme launched by YTKO West of England at a recent event at Windmill City Farm, Bedminster. The Sustainability Impact Champions scheme will support environmentally conscious business owners through training workshops and one-on-one mentoring as […]…
Welcome to the first of our ‘In conversation with…’ series, featuring Gem Burgoyne from St Pauls Learning Centre. These conversations with individuals who we think are making a difference in their communities, dedicating the features to them and the work they do to support people around Bristol. What do you love the most about Bristol? […]…
Author: David Arscott, CEO PyTerra Ltd Looking back over the last few years of getting our business off the ground, there is one particular regret which stands out. PyTerra’s journey started in the water sector, setting up R&D projects with universities such as the University of Surrey, and large corporates such as WSP. Our approach […]…
YTKO has been honoured with a 2022 Queen’s Award for Enterprise, one of only 226 organisations to be recognised nationally….
Thursday 21 April is the official ‘Get to Know Your Customers’ day and this year we’ve put a handy guide together for small and early stage businesses to help you on this vital part of your business journey. Your customers are the most important part of your business and the key of all your marketing […]…
To celebrate Earth Day 2022, on Friday 22 April, YTKO West of England is hosting a Sustainability for Business webinar to help businesses incorporate sustainable strategies into their business models. Whether you’re in the early stages of planning your business, a sole trader who wants to learn about operating more sustainably or an established business, […]…
Welcome to the first of our ‘In conversation with…’ series, featuring Jo Segreant from Avonmouth Community Centre. We wanted to start and document these brief conversations with individuals that we think are making a difference in their communities, and dedicate this to them and their important work of supporting these communities around Bristol. If you […]…
On Tuesday 8 March 2022, YTKO West of England held its monthly Get Social | Women’s Bristol Network event at the co-working space, Runway East, in celebration of International Women’s Day. The inspirational panel of speakers was made up of four Bristol-based business women, who had so much to share with the audience. Our panellists […]…
In celebration of International Women’s Day, YTKO will be hosting a Get Social | Women’s Bristol Network event on 8 March, at Runway East, Bristol Bridge. This networking event is for any self-identifying women who are thinking of starting their own business, or already run a business, charity, CIC or social enterprise…
As the way many new homes and offices are built changes, West of England workers will get the opportunity to re-skill. It’s all thanks to a scheme funded by the West of England Combined Authority. Applications have now opened for an 18-month programme where local people will gain new skills in modern building methods. This […]…
Our homes use 35% of all the energy in the UK and emit 20% of the carbon dioxide emissions. If the UK Government is to deliver its target of a 68% emissions reduction by 2030, and net zero by 2050, household emissions need to be addressed. As well as Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) providing a solution towards delivering lots of new, sustainable and affordable homes – can this form part of the solution for the retrofit agenda too?…
Constructing Modern Methods (CMM) has launched a prototype toolkit which aims to help Councils meet their housing targets by bringing together complex data on modular housing providers in one place….
The CMM team look at safety in the construction industry following the recent Construction Safety Week. …
Last Wednesday saw Get Set for Growth involved in a Business Challenge Day at University of Bristol, with clients Lucy Preston and Tom Harbour from ‘Maths With Parents’. Students from a range of disciplines including Marketing, International Business Management and Economics attended the day and worked in teams to create branding, marketing and social media […]…
Last Friday saw the GetSet for Growth Team head to Origin Workspace in Berkerley Square, Clifton, for the Pitch 2019 bootcamp, hosted by Bristol’s Box2Media. The team delivered workshops on ‘perfecting your pitch’ and ‘accessing finance for your business’ to 50 budding entrepreneurs, who had been shortlisted from hundreds of hopefuls. Following the workshops, each […]…
GetSet for Growth were on the road this July to talk all things business. Lydia, Sally and Jenny from GetSet for Growth delivered sessions on business strategy and finance to the ‘Freelance Mum’ network as part of their first ever micro business retreat! Based in Bristol, Freelance Mums was set up by Faye Dicker as […]…