A group of prominent West Yorkshire business people have teamed up to support each other and the wider community.
Members of the group, which is the brainchild of Cleckheaton-based businessman Andy Howarth, have come together with the common purpose of developing their own business skills and personal development, identifying important local and regional challenges to businesses and developing an action plan to support business growth.
The group also intends to develop a long term strategy for supporting local charities.
Mr Howarth, chairman of Howarths People and Safety Management, said: “Running a business, no matter how small, is an onerous task and can be a very lonely position to hold.
“All important decisions are normally down to you, all the problems are yours alone and time management is constantly an issue.
“I brought this group together with mutual support in mind, but also to see how we can identify business trends, pitfalls and initiatives that might help other businesses in the region.
“We also have an initiative to support local charities and to deliver a long-term business strategy for the benefit of all.”
Mr Howarth said that all the people in the group were highly experienced, professionals, managing directors and entrepreneurs with different skill sets and backgrounds – and had a wealth of business experience between them.
“Recognising the need to work together is an essential part of business and forming solid partnerships is an essential element of business development,” he said.
The group members are Steve Russell, group managing director of Ringways Motor Group in Leeds; Mick Ferguson, chief executive of Leeds United Foundation; Paul Mann, partner at Squire Patton Boggs (UK) LLP in Leeds; Gareth Davies, managing director of Kirklees Stadium Development Ltd; Shaun Fox, managing director of Legacy Sport in Liversedge; Sandra Babbings, managing director of Prohms Professional Occupational Health and Medical Services, in Huddersfield; Debbie Burke, director of Children’s Place Nurseries in Bradford; Peter Branson, chief executive of the Forget Me Not Children’s Hospice at Bradley; and Paul Calvert, managing director of Calvert Dawson Accountants in Gomersal.
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