Business

The new increased National Minimum Wage rates come into effect from today. The hourly pay rate for people aged 21 and above has been increased by 13 pence from £5.80 to £5.93. The rate for 18 to 20 year olds has increased by 9 pence from £4.83 to £4.92, and the rate for people aged 16 and 17 year olds has increased by 7 pence, from £3.57 to £3.64.

Click here for more information on the new minimum wage rates

Are you bowled over by some of the talent you have seen in the Yorkshire digital and creative sector? Perhaps you work in the sector itself, and feel the project you are working on at the moment, or the piece of technology you are developing, really needs wider attention. Even if you don't work directly in the industry, perhaps you have seen a mind-blowing website that establishes a new benchmark in quality, or a piece of digital equipment you think could really make a difference to our lives or the way we do business.

The Techmesh IT & Telecoms Expo is a free one-day exhibition and conference for all businesses in the region to meet Yorkshire and the Humber's IT & Telecoms providers.

Techmesh is the business network for IT and Telecoms businesses in
Yorkshire, it is part of Connect Yorkshire and part funded by Yorkshire
Forward.

To celebrate its 5th birthday this month the TWBC has some special July Membership offers.

Become an Individual TWBC Business Club Member in July 2010 and pay your first months £5 subscription online, and you will get your second month for free. This offer is limited to the first 250 new Business Club members only in July 2010.

Special thanks to David Powell from Auditel for this months networking
events. See our events calendar for local networking events and groups
David has identified.