Humber Open for Business

eskimosoup are part of a new team running Business Week 2011 who believe they’ve hit a winning formula for this year’s programme of events across the Hull and Humber region.

Organisations from the private, public and voluntary sectors have come together to present a week-long showcase of the best practice and opportunities the region has to offer, culminating with the sparkling finale of the Yorkshire International Business Convention (YIBC) which this year has a “winners” theme.

Now in its seventh year, Business Week in the Humber will feature 30 top events and is still the biggest event of its kind anywhere in the world. This year’s Business Week launches on Monday 5th June with the Bondholder Breakfast, and concludes with the YIBC at Spa Bridlington. The YIBC line-up includes Ashes-winning England cricket skipper Andrew Strauss, All-Blacks rugby legend Sean Fitzpatrick, and Sir Tim Berners-Lee; the British physicist and visionary who created the World Wide Web.

New events that look like sure fire winners for Business Week 2011 include a charity football tournament, a 40th anniversary business reception from Business Week brochure sponsors Hugh Rice Jewellers, and a Green Hull City Day that explores the great potential the Hull and Humber has in becoming a global leader in sustainable energy. Top class events returning to Business Week include the Business Celebration Dinner, the Institute of Director’s luncheon and the Hull and Humber Chamber of Commerce Expo.

The Business Week has maintained its high standard of programming through proactive approach of a new team and effective handover from the team that had grown Business Week to become a true world leader. In light of key organisers standing down to focus on their businesses and funding cuts to Yorkshire Forward and Humber Economic Partnership, the mantle has been picked up by Hull and East Yorkshire Community Foundation (HEYCF). HEYCF have brought in eskimosoup as communication partner, and chair a dedicated Business Week steering group whose role is to ensure that Business Week continues to raise the bar by attracting top class events and speakers.

John Gilbert, Marketing Director of eskimosoup said: “I take my hat off to the team that have achieved so much with Business Week over the past few years. We are very excited and proud to be a part of what is unquestionably the biggest fixture in the business calendar and look forward to helping the ambitious partners make Business Week a continued success.”

Business Week starts on Monday 6th June and ends on Friday 10th June with the Yorkshire International Business Convention. Click here to go to the Business Week website.

Proud to be partners of Business Week 2011

eskimosoup have become the communications partner for the prestigious Business Week in the Hull and Humber region.

Now in its seventh year, Business Week is a celebration of star performers and inspirational speakers in the biggest event of its kind anywhere in the world. A programme of conferences and networking events will help promote the best practice of commerce and community across the Humber region, from tourism and the economy through to healthcare and education. The week’s grand finale is the Yorkshire International Business Convention (YIBC), which this year has a winning theme and is the overall theme for the week which runs from 5th to 10th June.

As communications partner eskimosoup will be designing the Hull Business Week brochure, developing a new website and managing media communications.

Yesterday, Business Week organisers where the headline story in The Business section of the Hull and East Riding Mail.

John Gilbert, Marketing Director of eskimosoup and communications lead for Business Week says: “We are very excited to be in the thick of it for this year’s Business Week. The hard work done by the organising team of the past six years means that we are off to a great start and with the ambitious and passionate team that have come together to take the reigns we are confident of building on this success.
I’m not convinced everyone realises just how significant Business Week is for the region and what it has achieved. It really is a global leader for this type of collaborate working between business with the public and third sectors. We are proud to have our role to play.”

Business Week is this year organised by Hull and East Yorkshire Community Foundation. Members of the steering group include representatives from City Council, Institute of Directors East Yorkshire branch, npower, Leonardo’s @ Quayside, Yorkshire International Business Convention and eskimosoup.

The 2011 Business Week website will go live in early April.

Smoothly Does It

The eskimosoup team are delighted to working on behalf of NHS Hull to organise their Business Week event with Richard Reed, co-founder of innocent drinks.

Richard is one of the most significant British business figures of the past decade, and has been an inspiration to the eskimosoup team. It’s been just over a year since we took the whole company to Sheffield to hear the ‘innocent story’ and came back buzzing with ideas!

You can imagine then that the eskimosoup team were extra pleased when we were appointed to run the event. It’s called “Good Health, Good Business” and takes place at Hull Truck Theatre from 10am until 12pm on Tuesday 8th June as part of Hull Business Week.

As well as hearing how managing employee wellbeing has helped innocent become the No.1 smoothie brand in Europe with a turnover in excess of £100m, those attending will find out about all of the services NHS Hull offer for free to help keep Hull’s workforce healthy.

The event also features live entertainment, a martial arts display from Strike, and details on the launch of a free NHS occupational health service to small businesses.

Good Health, Good Business is free to attend and is followed by a networking lunch.
Anyone wishing to attend should register by emailing health@eskimosoup.co.uk or by calling (01482) 223866.

We hope you can join us for this inspirational and valuable event!