Can you believe it’s almost Christmas!?

We Are Wakefield members (this is a members only event) are invited to a festive afternoon of networking and celebrations as we bring 2022 to a close. The event will commence at 3pm at The Quarry Restaurant & Bar, Horbury.

It’s been a massive year for WAW and we would like to thank you for being part of it.

Welcome drinks, nibbles and a festive twist as our key speaker slot goes to Mr Christmas himself, Nearly Bublé, to get us into the spirit along with another surprise guest or two!

Christmas jumpers are encouraged!

A not-to-be-missed get together for the We Are Wakefield business community.

BOOK HERE TO ATTEND

Would you like to sponsor an Oak Tree at The Wakefield Business Awards?
You will be making the event beautiful yet sustainable as you sponsor a junior Oak Tree as a table centre piece and a symbol of growth.
Sponsorship is £100.

The tree will be planted after the event and will carry your branding on the table and you’ll be listed in the event brochure and on our website in the event details:

We Are Wakefield · Representing diverse sectors around Wakefield and Five Towns

To sponsor a tree contact us at: [email protected]

Wakefield based Greenkeeper have over 20 years’ experience in maintaining commercial grounds, gardens and golf courses.

A small friendly team that offer a full range of gardening services including:  mowing, pruning, weeding, strimming, hedge cutting, hard & soft landscaping, tree work & planting.

The team are passionate about creating green spaces for people to enjoy that are kind to the environment.

Look out for Theresa (pictured below) from the Greenkeeper team at the WAW First Friday events!

In light of recent events that have affected our nation, we have decided to extend the closing date for entries to The Wakefield Business Awards to allow you more time to submit your entry.

CLOSING DATE IS NOW 21 SEPTEMBER 2022

Click HERE for more information on how to enter

The We Are Wakefield team wish to express our deepest condolences to The Royal Family on the passing of HM Queen Elizabeth II.

You set up a business because you’re passionate about what you do. But it’s not just your passion – you’re great at it. And that’s where your energy should be going. But as you’ve grown, all this other stuff has come into play: employing people. Managing them. Picking up the pieces when it doesn’t go to plan.

All that takes your focus away from what you’re good at and what you love.

And this is where Mint HR come in. They work with business owners and people managers around Yorkshire to make sure that everything people related is run for the good of the business: to make their clients an employer of choice, to keep issues to a minimum. To make everything run smoothly.

You may simply want to set up proper policies and procedures to ensure clarity and consistency or you might have a crisis brewing and have no idea how to handle it. Whatever your needs – help is just a phone call away.  Contact Tracy Carpenter – Pictured – for more information.

Dark Cherry Creative have over 25 years experience helping businesses achieve their long and short term goals. They are a creative agency that help clients with all things website, design and marketing related. They work alongside and support a wide variety of companies in a broad collection of sectors. This allows them to deliver fantastic results and help for your business no matter the size or the industry you work within.

We asked, where did the name Dark Cherry Creative come from?   The response was, “It’s really not that exciting, and no it isn’t food related!”

“One day Richard (pictured)  and James were sat chatting about previous freelance projects and the names of businesses etc. James mentioned a gripe he had that his company was called True Blue, but there wasn’t a Pantone reference named True Blue.

At the time Richard was sat in a maroon coloured shirt, we both agreed that we liked the colour. “it’s like a plum colour… James, we can’t be a pair of plums!”. Let’s talk with Charles and think a little more… OK, it’s like a Dark Cherry Colour… after a little research and a few other suggestions, we found Dark Cherry is a Pantone colour! You can imagine the delight for James.

We made it happen, a company name with a Pantone reference. There you have it, the most boring way to come up with a company name.”

Look out for Richard at our First Friday events and say hello!

Based in The Kennels,  Nostell Estate, Printstore have been specialists in commercial printing for over 30 years. They provide a high quality service based on maintaining close personal relationships with their clients. Their dedicated team can manage your project from start to finish.

Printstore use vegetable inks made from vegetable oils, not hydrocarbons, and therefore are healthier to both the environment and the workforce. This makes their printed material compostable and kinder to the environment.

They offer a full range of print related products from stationary, banners, promotional material and video books and recently produced the Nostell Estate Directory, a publication listing all tenants at the Nostell Business Park, each tenant having their own dedicated page in the directory.

Please look out for Judi (pictured) at our First Friday events.  She can be contacted at [email protected]