August 2010 Latest News

Seventeenth Successful Forum

Connect Yorkshire hosted its seventeenth successful Investment Forum (8th July 2010) at the Aspire in Leeds. The event was sponsored by Financial Leeds and Yorkshire Proof of Concept and saw the cream of the high growth sector rubbing shoulders with industry leaders, regional businesses and hight profile investors.

New Sponsors Join Connect

Connect Yorkshire is delighted to welcome and introduce new sponsors who have recently joined us; Lambert & Flannagan, Clough & Company and IOD. We are delighted to have the opportunity to work with these organisations and know that the expertise they can provide will be invaluable to business Connect seek to assist.

Next Forum 2nd December

Connect Yorkshire is now recruiting growth business to present and/or exhibit at its Winter Investment Forum. Showcasing the very best regional companies, this is a unique platform for ambitious business like yours who may be seeking finace, to meet potential investors. Chamelic pitched for investment and recieved a pitch mentoring prior to the investment forum - they recently raised £1m.

Connect Takes Up 3 Peaks Challenge

The Connect Yorkshire and techmesh team, embark on the Yorkshire Three Peaks challenge on September 11 raising money for the Candle Lighters charity. This takes place two weeks before they deliver the largest event in Connect history - IT&Telecoms Expo 2010 event. You can sponsor Connect Yorkshire at www.justgiving.com/Connect-Yorkshire.