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Jul 2023
Business Breakfast: Harrogate business meeting to focus on cybersecurity
The Stray Ferret Business Club’s next meeting is a breakfast event on Thursday, 27 July at Banyan in Harrogate between 8-10am.
The Business Club provides monthly opportunities to network, make new connections and hear local success stories. Get your tickets by clicking or tapping here.
A Harrogate business meeting is set to focus on cybersecurity.
Harrogate District Chamber of Commerce will host the event on Monday (July 10) from 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm at the Majestic DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel.
PC Daniel Fawkes from the cyber crime division of North Yorkshire Police will be the guest speaker for the evening.
PC Fawkes will speak about business protection, social engineering threats and personal security considerations.
Meanwhile, Andy Morrison of Andisa IT Consultants will give a speech on how to implement security strategies.
Meanwhile, the evening will commence with a presentation from Harrogate Skills 4 Living at 6:15 pm, before the keynote presentation from the guest speaker.
For more information on the meeting and to book a place, visit the Harrogate District Chamber of Commerce website.
Harrogate district plant nursery launches horticultural training scheme
A Harrogate district plant nursery has launched a 12-week horticultural training course.
Johnsons of Whixley has set up the programme in partnership with Askham Bryan College in York.
The course, ‘An Introduction to Horticulture’, will offer employees from Johnsons the chance to broaden their knowledge in various aspects of horticulture, from plant identification to planting locations and the impacts of plant choices, with a mixture of practical and theoretical tests.
Johnsons of Whixley employees with Askham Bryan College tutors.
The weekly sessions will be held from July to September at the college.
Steve Bassford, Askham Bryan curriculum area manager, said:
“The college is looking forward to having the opportunity to deliver the bespoke course and building on already formed relationships.
“Having a positive impact on a local business such as Johnsons of Whixley enables a commercial education partnership which will be mutually beneficial to all.”
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