Harrogate-based Vital Network Solutions has received a highly commended accolade in the Yorkshire and the Humber heat of the National Apprenticeship Awards.
Vital has taken on three apprentices in the past five years and regards its in-house programme as major part of its strategy of training and developing staff.
Organised by the National Apprenticeship Service (NAS) the awards celebrate the achievements of apprentices and the businesses that employ them. Read the rest of this entry »
The MD of Knaresborough-based pub company Market Town Taverns will be the guest speaker at a business lunch in Harrogate held by Blue Sky PR client The Met Club, on Friday 18 March.
Ian Fozard founded the company in 1999 which runs a chain of niche ale and wine bars, and will be at the lunch at the Crown Hotel from 12pm.
He will talk about how the company has navigated a challenging consumer environment to improve its market share position. Read the rest of this entry »
Blue Sky PR client Cinnamon Lounge, near Wakefield, is to host a fundraising benefit dinner next month for Yorkshire county cricketer Gerard Brophy.
The South African-born wicket keeper has been awarded a benefit year after just five seasons playing at Headingley in honour of his loyalty and excellent career record.
He will be the guest at a dinner on Monday 7th March at the restaurant in Horbury Bridge that will include a Q&A session hosted by the BBC’s Dave Callaghan. Read the rest of this entry »
The commercial director of the world famous Mumtaz Indian restaurant group is to be the guest speaker at a business luncheon in Leeds on 22 October.
Bill Kimberling will talk about the secret behind the success of the company during lunch at the restaurant at Clarence Dock, Royal Armouries, between 12pm and 2.30pm.
American by birth, Bill has lived in the UK for the past 32 years and has a wealth of experience in business having worked in senior positions for several multi-national companies. Read the rest of this entry »
Over the years Blue Sky PR has helped launch many new restaurants. We’ve also been asked for help with promoting existing eateries that for one reason or another have needed a bit of a push.
Here are seven things that restaurant owners should be doing when launching their new venture. Read the rest of this entry »
The Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu, will meet business leaders and entrepreneurs from across the region when he is guest of honour at a lunch being held by networking organisation the Met Club. Read the rest of this entry »
Facebook, the world’s most used social network site, has scored major PR points after bowing to the UK’s child protection agency to boost its security with several new safety features in a bid to help stave off internet predators. Read the rest of this entry »
Flickr is a great online image resource that can help your website’s SEO, but it should also form an integral part of your social media strategy, and up to a point it’s free. Read the rest of this entry »
There’s nothing like a crisis to keep you on your toes when you work in PR, and the people at the Toyota press office must have been putting the hours in over the past couple of months after the company was forced to recall 2.3 million vehicles due to a faulty accelerator. Read the rest of this entry »
It’s only the fourth working day of the New Year and already we’ve received several CVs from people looking for work. Read the rest of this entry »
