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Businesses make sure you have your say

Every Quarter we use our Quarterly Economic Survey (QES) to track trends in various aspects of economic activity and this contributes towards the national British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) survey.

Entrepreneurial cheese maker Razan brings Syrian flavours to Yorkshire

A woman who fled the war in Syria with her family is growing her Yorkshire cheese business, with the support of the West Yorkshire Enterprise Agency, after finding a gap in the market.

Huddersfield man’s music dream realised through New Enterprise Allowance

Huddersfield's Bob Crolla launched his dream music business, Sasquatch Music, with support from the West Yorkshire Enterprise Agency.

West Yorkshire Enterprise Agency success DEadlines PR launches new website

Thanks to invaluable start-up help from the West Yorkshire Enterprise Agency and the New Enterprise Allowance scheme, writer Dianne Watkinson is proud to launch the website of her new business, Mirfield-based DEadlines PR.

Adversity turned into opportunity for Halifax entrepreneur

A Halifax man has had to battle with both redundancy and losing his eyesight, but has turned adversity into opportunity by starting his own business.

2000 new West Yorkshire businesses created through New Enterprise Allowance

2000 new companies have been launched in West Yorkshire by entrepreneurial jobseekers looking to turn their business dreams into reality, according to figures from the West Yorkshire Enterprise Agency.

Join us in welcoming new Chief Executive

We have announced the appointment of new Chief Executive Martin Hathaway who replaces former Executive Director Andrew Choi, who will be leaving the Chamber in September.