West Yorkshire Business Boost

 

Chamber International is pleased to announce its new partnership with Exemplas, one of the UK’s leading business support providers, to deliver a brand-new business support programme in West Yorkshire in 2025 and 2026.

West Yorkshire Business Boost, funded by West Yorkshire Combined Authority through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, aims to boost the local economy through tailored support in innovation, export, and leadership services.

This programme will be delivered with a consortium of industry-leading partners to provide local SMEs with the advice, action plans and knowledge they need to add valuable improvements to their businesses. The services will utilise market-leading diagnostic tools that are underpinned by academic research.

The Export service focusses on delivering Export Action Plans and Masterclasses to SMEs that are currently exporting or aspire to export, providing them with the technical, geographical and sector-specific knowledge, advice and plans needed to identify and remove existing barriers to export. The service is poised to position and raise the profiles of West Yorkshire businesses on a global level.

Benefits

  • No financial contributions are required to access this highly impactful support
  • Improvement of export capability by creating and implementing Export Action Plans
  • Opportunities for growth into new markets by focussing on identifying export improvement areas and exploiting export opportunities at the right time

Forthcoming Online Programme

The programme below, is only available to West Yorkshire SMEs, and is funded by West Yorkshire Combined Authority through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. 

To register for the programmeCLICK HERE. 

Date

Title

16 October 2025

Masterclass for UK Food & Drink Exporters

25 November 2025

Passport to Export – Starting Your Journey To A New Market - Advanced Manufacturing

12 December 2025

Passport to Export – Starting your journey to new markets - Trading Sustainably

27 January 2026

Masterclass for Advanced Manufacturing & Green Technology

24 February 2026

Masterclass: Tariffs, CBAM & Export Strategy for Automotive Supply Chains

11 March 2026

Passport to Export – Starting Your Journey To New Markets - Tech Businesses