Brew some fresh ideas at our free shared workspace in the heart of Leeds. Welcome to the Work Café Community.
Enjoy free co-working desks and bookable meeting rooms, fibre-optic Wi-Fi, events and digital banking facilities. All complemented by sustainably sourced barista coffee – with a 30% discount when paying with a Santander card.
Our friendly team are on hand if you have any questions on banking or business support. You can even book an appointment online.
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DDA access
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We’ll be hosting a programme of free talks and events at the Work Café, designed to help you achieve your personal and business goals. These will include inspirational talks from local businesses, industry specialists and market experts on a range of topics.
Preparing for your future is a big step for most people; deciding when to write a will, how to leave your legacy and how to manage your wealth to make your future as comfortable as possible. This event will be delivered in collaboration with Hugh James who have a diverse team of specialists offering comprehensive support on how best to plan for your future.
To register interest, please email WorkCafeLeeds@santander.co.uk
Looking to set up an online shop? Or perhaps you’ve got products or services and are currently selling them face-to-face? It’s time to diversify your income and start selling online. In this workshop, we explore your options and the tactics you need for getting the best out of selling online, best practice examples for listings your products and how customers can find you online.
This workshop will show you how to:
This is a great fit for you if...
To register interest, please email WorkCafeLeeds@santander.co.uk
Are you a B2B organisation that would like to explore funding grants or are you thinking of taking on an apprentice but don’t know where to start? Could you benefit from mentoring or business support?
Ad:venture is a programme run by Leeds City Region who together with Santander's Work Cafe are offering a free-to-attend 30 minute drop in sessions where an expert will be on hand to answer all of your questions around how to grow your business, develop your internal structure and much more…
The event will run from 10am-2pm and one of the Ad:venture Growth Manager's will be offering free assistance to support a range of business needs, including:
Ad: Venture programme
Appointments can be booked for 30 minutes by selecting the appointment time on the ticket options.
Thinking about buying a property but don’t know where to start!?
This is an educational, informal workshop covering; budgeting, house hunting, mortgages and timescales.
We’ll take you through all the key parts of purchasing your first home, and trained colleagues are on hand to answer any questions you might have along the way.
We’re used to hearing that every business should now be a digital one, but what does that actually mean for you as a business owner juggling the multiple tasks of running and growing your company?
This free event will help you gain skills and confidence in some key aspects of using digital tools, to help you reach more customers and grow your online presence in ways that work for you.
In the digital age, a basic understanding of how the online world works is incredibly useful and when it comes to business, it’s essential. We’re working with Google Digital Garage to offer this free masterclass to help you grow your business online, showing you how Google Ads really work, understanding your data through Google Analytics, and how a better grasp of search engine optimisation can increase your presence online.
Thinking about buying a property but don’t know where to start!?
This is an educational, informal workshop covering; budgeting, house hunting, mortgages and timescales.
We’ll take you through all the key parts of purchasing your first home, and trained colleagues are on hand to answer any questions you might have along the way.
Thinking about buying a property but don’t know where to start!?
This is an educational, informal workshop covering; budgeting, house hunting, mortgages and timescales.
We’ll take you through all the key parts of purchasing your first home, and trained colleagues are on hand to answer any questions you might have along the way.
Are you a coffee drinker?
Do you want to find out more about what is in your cup, what makes a good cup and what makes it tastes so damn good!?
Our independent coffee specialists are delivering a free coffee masterclass on the terroir, varietal process, brewing and taste of coffee. By learning how to taste coffee you will open up the world of speciality coffee and you will never view or taste a coffee in the same way again!
Santander’s Work Café Leeds have partnered with an independent coffee company. To find out more about their coffee come along to this free coffee masterclass.
The businesses willing to disrupt themselves are the ones surviving and thriving. But how can you stay one step ahead in an ever changing landscape of technology, innovation and heightened customer expectations?
During this 60 minute talk we unpick the success of those businesses winning, highlight the must know advances in technology and begin to explore the mindset needed to succeed.
With Simon McGaskill, Google Masterclass and Leeds Boost
In this talk, Scott Riley will share his very fresh journey of starting up Cloud Nexus, a tech advisory firm in Leeds.
In this light-hearted talk, Scott will share some of his experience and challenges that he has faced which will resonate with many startups and small businesses. Everything from logos and branding right through to ‘how on earth do we find customers’?!
Scott will also share how the smart use of technology has equipped his business with tools which make life easy for them and their clients every day.
Do you want to convert more visitors, sell more products or create stronger emotional connections with your customers?
This event will focus on how to make your business stand out and grow online. With expert advice from digital marketing agency, Epiphany you will learn how to overcome key business challenges with successful marketing and branding.
Using data, insight and branding Epiphany combine data science with creativity to achieve results for their customers.