Welcome to the Selby area page of the Business North Yorkshire newsletter. Here you will find details of local networking groups, events in the area, and business news from around the constituency.

To feature your business news or events, contact us by email.

Networking events in your area

YNY Networking

Relaxed and informal networking that gives great results in terms of referrals and collaborative working.

• 16 October, 8.30am to 10.30am

For full details and to book a place on the YNY Networking event, please visit Eventbrite.

News and events in your area

Export Roadshow

Tuesday 14 October from 9.30am to 12.15pm, at Hazelwood Castle, Tadcaster

Are you a business in York and North Yorkshire wanting to start exporting or find ways to grow your exports? The Export Support Roadshow can help you do that.  

Delivered in partnership with Department for Business and Trade and the York and North Yorkshire Growth Hub, this roadshow will introduce you to export experts who will share practical guidance.

Businesses attending will receive practical advice from experts as well as local business owners who have already started their export journey with positive results.  

For more information and to register, please visit the Export Roadshow website.

Creative Catapult

Are you a musician, artist, poet, maker, designer, or creative freelancer in York or North Yorkshire? This is your chance to take your creative career or business to the next level, for free! There are 15 fully funded places available on our Creative Skills Bootcamp, a transformational eight day course designed to help creatives thrive. Usually worth over £4,000 per person, it’s completely funded for eligible participants thanks to the York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority as part of the Skills for Life programme.

What you’ll learn:

• branding and marketing that connects
• bookkeeping and business planning made simple
• confidence building and design thinking
• accessing new markets and funding opportunities
• contracts, invoicing and intellectual property
• strategy planning, target market and using AI

For more information and to register, please visit the Creative Catapult website.

Business spotlight

Digby’s Cafe

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Located within Sherburn Aeroclub, Digby's Café has established itself as a well-frequented venue for both local residents and visitors. Operated by the Cobbett family - Alistair, Jane, and Rosie-Jane, the café is open seven days a week and offers a varied menu of homemade food, including options tailored for senior citizens. The site also features a licensed bar and provides catering services for workshops and meetings held in the adjacent Marwood Suite.

The cafe’s location offers a distinctive experience for aviation enthusiasts, with panoramic views of the airfield allowing diners to observe aircraft activity during their visit.

Digby's Café is also active in supporting local employment, particularly through mentoring and employing young people entering the hospitality sector. This approach reflects a broader commitment to community engagement and workforce development.

The business is listed on the regional tourism platform Visit North Yorkshire, helping to attract visitors from across the county and beyond. It also participates in the North Yorkshire Accessible scheme, which promotes inclusive environments for individuals with physical and hidden disabilities.

Building on its success in Sherburn, Digby’s has expanded to a second location at Selby Rugby Club. The new site continues the cafe’s established approach to food and hospitality, while also contributing to match day catering and community events.

For enquiries please email or call 01977 682674 (option 4). 

Your local Senior Business Advisor

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As Senior Business Advisor for Selby, Heidi’s primary role is to promote and support business growth and the economic potential of North Yorkshire, and she works with colleagues, partners and key stakeholders to help deliver our Economic Growth Strategy. Heidi takes the lead responsibility for delivering a bespoke one to one business engagement and support service to the businesses of the Selby constituency, as well as the Tadcaster area.

Heidi has worked in business support for 34 years both in a self-employed capacity and more recently in the public sector.  Working with all sizes and sectors of business, Heidi can help with business planning and strategy, skills, funding applications, apprenticeships and networking. Heidi understands the importance of work and life balance so is a keen advocate of health and wellbeing.

To book an appointment, contact us by email.