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Don’t be la lanterne rouge du Tour de France

July 6th, 2014 — 6:26am

The world’s largest annual sporting event has long been an institution across the channel but how much do you know about Le Tour de France? Beef up your culture of the tour ahead of today’s 201 kilometre second stage between York and Sheffield!

Le Grand Départ - Putting Yorkshire on the Map

Le Grand Départ – Putting Yorkshire on the Map
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When did the first Tour De France take place?
The first Tour de France took place in 1903. The winner was Maurice Garin who won the race almost sixty five hours ahead of his nearest rival, with an average speed of 25.68km/h!

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Did you know…

January 27th, 2014 — 2:57pm

When did the first Tour De France take place?
The first Tour de France took place in 1903. The winner was Maurice Garin who won the race almost sixty five hours ahead of his nearest rival, with an average speed of 25.68km/h!

Why is the Yellow Jersey yellow?
The yellow jersey was first introduced in 1919. Yellow symbolised the newsprint and branding of the sporting newspaper l’Auto, who organised the Tour de France.

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StartUp Britain with Ohh la la in York

September 27th, 2011 — 6:29pm

I was delighted to be invited as one of the team on board the StartUp Britain bus for its last stop at York St John’s University last Friday. There  is nothing more exciting for an entrepreneur than encouraging more people to start and grow their own business!

Ohh la la offers marketing advice to St John's University students on board the StartUp Britain bus

StartUp Britain, the private enterprise initiative for entrepreneurs by entrepreneurs that received the thumbs up from the Prime Minister in March, have been successfully touring some of the UK’s entrepreneurial hot spots in a bid to celebrate, inspire and accelerate Britain’s start-up talent.

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“Shine On Social Media” Leeds 02/06/2011

May 31st, 2011 — 1:44pm

Heard of Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube but unsure whether any of these social networks apply to small businesses or how to use them to engage with your existing and potential customers? Then don’t miss out “Shine On Social Media”.

Brought to West Yorkshire entrepreneurs by the Federation of Small Businesses to provide relevant insight into social media, the free event that will be taking place on Thursday at the Shine Business centre on Harehills Road, Leeds also welcomes non-members who are new to business or who are thinking about setting up a business. Simply reserve your place to attend.

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Ohh la la at Doncaster Business Showcase

November 22nd, 2009 — 4:33pm

Would-be entrepreneurs flocked to the Dome in Doncaster on the 17th of November in search of advice to get their business to prosper.

Ohh la la was running free marketing clinics on the stand to encourage start-ups to think strategically before they embark on any marketing communications activities.

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