Business Promotion

Focus Group Aims: 

To promote business to business networking opportunities across the Harrogate District and adjacent areas. Current activities include low-cost Business Market, regular direct mail insertion opportunities and FREE monthly evening meetings .

Town Centre Improvements

Focus Group Aims: 

To identify ways in which the Town Centre can be made more attractive for both visitors and local residents.  Currently the Group is identifying improvements needed in Town Centre signposting.

Focus Group Leader:
Stuart Pearson, The Trinity Foundation

Focus Group Leader:
Granville Simpson, The Rocking Horse

Traffic & Transport

Focus Group Aims:  

To identify and lobby for essential improvements to the road network and the public bus, rail and air services to and from Harrogate for visitors, local businesses and residents alike.

Promoting Harrogate 

Focus Group Aims:

To help HIC promote Harrogate and thereby attract more business and leisure visitors, particularly in the quiet periods between major events.

Focus Group Leader:
Brian L Dunsby, Perlex Associates

Focus Group Leader:
Vacant - contact Chamber Secretariat if interested

If you wish to be involved with any of these Focus Groups on an informal basis, please contact the Secretariat. Communication is normally by e-mail with any direct contact being arranged during the regular monthly Members' Meetings.

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