City of York Council is working with HSBC Bank to host a pop-up local business week from Monday, 14 March to Friday, 18 March 2022 to showcase and support local businesses in the city.
The Business Pop-up week will take place at York’s HSBC branch in Parliament Street and will feature two small businesses each day from 9:30am to 4:30pm.
The pop-up week will support a diverse range of independent York businesses who will have the opportunity to promote and sell their products and services to HSBC’s customers visiting the branch’s banking hall.
This comes after the success of the York business pop-up week organised by HSBC in December 2020.
City of York Council recognises the benefits and positive outcomes that come from strong public-private sector partnerships. The council is keen to work closely with York’s banking institutions to continue the city’s economic recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic. The pop-up week is one of the many steps towards developing this fruitful partnership.
Richard Ellis, Local Director of HSBC UK York, said: “HSBC UK’s York branch is proud to be supporting local businesses by holding a business pop up week from 14th to 18th March.
“We have a wide and fantastic range of local businesses joining us to highlighting their products and services throughout the week. The week will showcase some of the most amazing entrepreneurial activities that are present in the city of York.
“We are also very excited to receive continuous support from the council in organising the pop-up week which indicates a healthy relationship between HSBC UK York and City of York Council with both parties having a common motive of supporting the local community and securing a strong bounce back from the covid pandemic.”
Cllr. Andrew Waller, Executive Member of Economy and Strategic Planning said: “We are glad to have the opportunity to support HSBC Bank’s initiative to support York’s local businesses. The business pop-up week marks the council’s interest in maintaining strong public-private sector partnerships in York.
“With the pop-up week, we aim to provide participating businesses a platform to accelerate their growth and provide them with an opportunity to reach a wider audience while networking and making new connections.”
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Richard Ellis, Local Director of HSBC UK York with Councillor Waller at HSBC York Parliament Street branch.
