Innovate and Grow events for York and North Yorkshire companies

The program is aimed at medium and larger companies based in York and North Yorkshire. It starts on Tuesday 9th May at Eden Camp in Malton and will run until 23rd May, with the final event at Scarborough Spa. Other iconic venues include a train ride on Pickering’s North York Moors Railway, C4Di, the former prison in Northallerton now home to various tech companies, and Co-Lab, a workspace for digital, tech and creative companies in Harrogate.

Funded by Innovate UK, the events provide an opportunity to network, collaborate and share ideas for innovation and growth with other local businesses.

Attendees can also learn about the business support and funding available to them in their region from representatives from York St John University, who specialize in knowledge transfer between business and education, the York & North Yorkshire Growth Hub and the Made Smarter programme.

Michael Wilson, Knowledge Transfer Manager at York St John University, said: “Working with the York & North Yorkshire Growth Hub and Made Smarter, we look forward to seeing businesses connect and provide them with useful information on business support and – funding.” is available while enjoying some of the region’s most exciting venues.”

The full program of events is:

l Eden Camp, Malton YO17 6RT – 9 May, 11.30am – 2.30pm;

l North Yorkshire Moors Railway, Pickering YO18 7AJ – 11 May, 11.30am for 12pm departure;

l Co-Lab, Harrogate HG1 5NX – 16 May, 11.30am-2.30pm;

l C4DI, Northallerton DL6 1AU – 18 May, 11.30am – 2.30pm;

l Scarborough Spa, Scarborough YO11 2HD – 23 May, 11am – 2.30pm

To register and learn more, visit York St John’s Eventbrite page: