Our highly experienced and knowledgeable team of advisers understand how complex business can be.
There are a range of funding schemes available that businesses may be eligible for.
The Invest East Yorkshire team offers workshops, events and networking opportunities.
The Business Support Services team manages The Supply Chain Network Supplier Directory.
Search for business opportunities across the region and beyond.
A variety of useful information, articles, videos, tools, and templates on an array of subjects
Understanding the wider business support landscape.
The team offer a variety of expertise against many business disciplines and sectors.
Beck View Road, Beverley, HU17 0JT
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Encouraging new and growing businesses within East Yorkshire
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Join the HEY Growth Hub for this free and informative breakfast event at Humber Business Week 2025.
There are over 1,700 manufacturers in Hull and East Yorkshire, making the sector one of the more important in the region. It is well known that manufacturers thrive on efficient operations and processes, and demand strong leadership and effective teams.
However, are there lessons that can be shared with non-manufacturing firms? What are the secrets of success in the world of manufacturing? Can we help the growth of other businesses by sharing insights from our regional manufacturers?
Join us for “Why Would I Want to Learn from a Manufacturing Firm” as we answer all of the above questions!
This event is ideally aimed at business owners, leaders, and managers of non-manufacturing businesses; however, all are welcome.
Date4 June 2025, 8.00am – 10.30am
LocationThe Village Hotel, Henry Boot Way, Hull, HU4 7DY
Event LinkVisit event website
Business Support: How businesses and the University can work together.
We’re excited to announce the next Networking Business Breakfast, hosted by the University of Hull and East Riding of Yorkshire Council.
If you’re looking to make meaningful business connections before the working day begins, this is the perfect opportunity! Powered by coffee, croissants and conversation, these informal yet impactful events are designed to bring together businesses from across the Humber region.
Whilst you network, experts from the University of Hull will be on hand to show how we can help your business grow—whether it’s tapping into our research expertise, unlocking funding, looking at graduate recruitment, or empowering your team through our range of Executive Education programmes.
Whether you’re a small start-up or a larger company, join us to uncover new opportunities and connections that can help take your business to the next level.
Register now to secure your place!
Date26 June, 07.30am-09.30am
LocationAura Innovation Centre, Meadow Road, Hessle, HU13 0GD
This workshop is tailored specifically for manufacturers using Microsoft 365 (M365).
The aim of the workshop is to explore how M365 tools can optimise your manufacturing processes, increase productivity, and enhance collaboration across your teams, including the use of Copilot.
From using Teams for seamless communication and Power BI for data-driven insights, to employing SharePoint for document management, intranet, and as a centralised database, the workshop leaders will cover the full range of capabilities. This will include diving into how PowerApps can bridge the gap between office and shop floor users. This information will be supported by real-life case studies describing the problem, the solution, and the quantifiable benefits.
Join us at the event to discover how M365 can solve your manufacturing challenges and elevate your business performance!
Date25 September 2025, 8.30am – 12.30pm
Location
Aura Innovation Centre, Meadow Road, Hessle, HU13 0GD
Providing Manufacturing businesses with one-to-one sessions to explore loans/ grants with a specialist to support capital projects.
Looking for options to fund that next capital project? Whether the business is considering purchasing new machinery or digital software solution to improve your manufacturing process . This event could help you to make that decision.
This drop-in event has been planned to create one-to-one sessions with specialists working in grants and loans who could advise and support your investment plan. The focus would be on exploring capital projects greater than £ 30K.
Date8 July 2025, 9.30am – 4.00pm
The Hull Business Breakfast returns during Humber Business Week 2025.
The event will feature the latest information on business support in the area including an update on the Hull and East Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (MCA).
There will be a Q&A session to end.
Following the presentations, attendees will be invited to visit the exhibition stands in the Banqueting Hall featuring a range of business support services from the council and other agencies.
The event will take place from 8:00 – 10.30am on Thursday 5 June in Hull Guildhall on Alfred Gelder Street, with speaker sessions beginning at 8:30am followed by the exhibition from approximately 9:30am.
Date5 June 2025, 8.00am – 10.30am
LocationThe Guildhall, Alfred Gelder Street, Hull, HU1 2AA
Celebrate the success of businesses involved in Creative Growth Hull & East Yorkshire, and hear about the Creative Industries in our region.
Join the businesses involved in the Creative Growth Hull & East Yorkshire Programme at their showcase event ‘The Creative Pitch @ The MKM Stadium’. Our celebration of local creativity in the region is also a chance for buyers looking to commission services or investors seeking new investment opportunities to meet those creative businesses keen to share their growth plans for the future.
Date28 May 2025, 8.30am – 2.00pm
LocationMKM Stadium, Walton Street, Kingston upon Hull, HU3 6HU
This workshop is tailored specifically for manufacturers to explore application of digital prototyping.
Digital Prototyping goes beyond creating product designs in 3D. It allows product development teams to assess the operation of moving parts, determine potential failures, and see how various components interact with subsystems. By simulating and validating the real-world performance of a product design digitally, manufacturers can reduce the number of physical prototypes needed, thus saving costs and time.
So, if you are struggling to choose the right prototyping method for your next product, then this workshop has been created to assist you in moving forward. The first session will be led by Nathan Gilbert, Director @ TechSyle Europe, who will explore with you the pros and cons of each method used, providing real-world product examples to prove insider tips to reduce cost and lead time. This introduction will be followed by a session by Dr Brian Houston, the University of Hull’s Aura Innovation Centre.
Date15 May 2025, 8.30am – 12.00pm
Thinking about starting a business?
Everything you wanted to know about starting a business but were afraid to ask!
Are you interested in starting your own business? If you are but don’t know where to start, then come along to one of our free business advice workshops, aimed at dispelling some of the myths around how to start a business and giving you lots of useful help and tips on how to progress your ideas. Whether you are looking to turn a hobby into a career, looking to leave your job and start up your own business or have a great idea but don’t know what to do next, our free workshops will help you understand what steps to take.
Topics cover:
Our team of experienced business advisers will talk you through what you need to think about and how to turn that idea into a business.
Sessions will last approximately 3 hours and will be running various dates, at a range of venues around the East Riding of Yorkshire and places are limited so make sure you book your place now! Appropriate refreshments will be provided.
Date23 April 2025, 9.30am – 12.30pm
LocationBrough Business Centre, Baffin Way, Brough, HU15 1YU
Date20 May 2025, 5.00pm – 8.00pm
LocationRaisE Business Centre, Tom Pudding Way, Goole, DN14 6BS
Date24 June 2025, 9.30am – 12.30pm
LocationBeverley Enterprise Centre, Beck View Road, Beverley, HU17 0JT
