Archive of Yorkshire Business Insider
Issue- June 2009
As Yorkshire competes for business on a world stage we look at some of
what the region has to offer. Entrepreneurship runs deep throughout
Yorkshire, and we focus on top restaurateur Mohammed Aslam of Aagrah.
Leeds boy made good Sir Jimmy Savile talks about business tourism. With
plans to provide South Yorkshire with super-fast broadband, we ask what
it will mean for businesses.
When times were good, businesses were too busy keeping their eyes on the balance sheets to take a good long look at clients and make value judgements about them.
Without a large arena to attract the numbers, do conference and exhibition venues in Leeds suffer from a Cinderella syndrome? Richard Stirling reports.
Big plans are afoot that will create super-fast broadband in the South Yorkshire region. Julie Hayes asks how this project will create opportunities for local businesses.
