York Business Festival

Following the resounding success of the inaugural York Business Festival in November 2024, the Festival will be returning in 2025.

The Festival will run from Tuesday 25 to Thursday 27 November and will celebrate and showcase all that we do to support the business community of York and beyond.
 
The York Business Festival is organised by the University's York Business School in partnership with York Press, and is supported by City of York Council, York & North Yorkshire Combined Authority's Growth Hub, West & North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce and the Federation of Small Businesses.
 
A key focus of the Festival will be showcasing the support that York Business School and the wider University offers to local businesses and social enterprises, from those just starting up to well established mature companies.

The York Business Festival covers support over a wide range of topics, including business growth, innovation and entrepreneurship, sustainability, digital transformation, marketing, raising and protecting finances and leadership development. It also provides an opportunity for you to meet our students and see the skills that they can offer to your business, and how they are developing into thoughtful, creative and curious future leaders.

The York Business Festival is a key part of the year-round interaction the York Business School has with supporting local businesses and social enterprises. There are quarterly free networking sessions held in partnership with the York Press. The next sessions will be held on campus in the evenings of 29 April, 31 July and 30 October 2025 with keynote speakers and the opportunity to engage with likeminded business leaders.

We also have the York and North Yorkshire Top 100 Business Awards which will be held at lunchtime on Tuesday 24 June 2025 which celebrates the achievements of those businesses that have made a huge contribution to the economic growth and social impact of the region.
 
Please keep checking this page for updates for all the York Business School events that aim to support local businesses to develop and grow.