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Thursday 1^st October sees the launch of this year’s Original Richmond Business and Tourism Association’s  (ORBTA) Loyalty Card promotion. This year there are 18 prizes to be won, including a £100 voucher to spend in ORBTA member businesses.

Following the successful upskilling of employees at hundreds of businesses in York, North Yorkshire and East Riding, the Skills Support for the Workforce (SSW) programme has secured a further £1.2m of funding to support employers to empower their staff and turn their business growth plans into reality.

The 50% increase in the contract means businesses and their employees in Richmondshire can take advantage of free skills training until 2023.

Four young entrepreneurs have won national awards in the 2020 Big Deal enterprise project.   The Year 11 students, from Richmond School and Sixth Form College, scooped the top accolades in four categories. Sponsored by the University of York, a leading Russell Group University, the pioneering project takes students through a three-month intensive programme whereby they complete a series of business planning tasks, including ideas generation, budgeting, marketing and risk analysis. 

RBN & NBN (Virtual) Expo

"HERE TO HELP"
Wednesday 30th September

The speakers and the final details of the format for the RBN & NBN Expo 2020 have been announced.

Due to the Covid-19 restrictions this event will be a "virtual event" held on Zoom. 

RBN Chairman, David Gibson says, "Despite the current restrictions we felt that we could still bring people together with an online event. We're really pleased with the range and quality of the speakers who have agreed to support us - There should be loads of great information and chat to help everyone." 

The events will provide local businesses, from start up to established companies, with the chance to take part in a number of free events and workshops aimed at growing and developing their businesses.  Sessions include identifying new routes to market, how to innovate, public/private sector supply chain opportunities, marketing and business continuity planning.

​An audio guide of Richmond to help visitors understand the town’s history and enjoy what it has to offer has been relaunched in time for the summer holidays.

Members of the Original Richmond Business and Tourism Association (ORBTA) had been keen to produce an audio guide as an additional asset for visitors and were pleased to welcome the support of Colin Grant of Richmond and District Civic Society.

A group of successful apprentices in Richmondshire have been honoured with awards to celebrate the huge contribution they are giving to local employers and the community.  Sponsored by Richmond’s Company of Fellmongers, former students of Richmond School and Sixth Form College were due to collect their accolades at the annual Apprenticeship Awards Evening, sadly cancelled due to the Covid-19 situation. However, the Fellmongers wanted to acknowledge the achievements of these young people and delivered the awards to each of the apprentices, along with a cheque for £100 to help them start their careers.

XR Stories is delighted to launch a new internship scheme which offers companies in Yorkshire and the Humber the opportunity to engage with talented and committed students and graduates from universities across the region, as well as providing up to 100% of the funding for the projects.