February 2: Business Events

The Chartered Institute of Marketing presents Marketing through Search Engine Optimisation and Pay Per Click. Speakers are: Craig Ellyard and Kerry Pink. Hull University Business School, Cottingham Road, Hull. Registration 6pm, event starts at 6.30pm to 8pm. Members: free, students: £4.90, guest: £24.50. Contact CIM 01628 427340 or cimevents@cim. co.uk

February 3

The IoD hosts "Yorkshire's Got Talent – liberating skills could give your business the edge", a business breakfast led by Clive Wilson, deputy chairman of Primeast. Cedar Court Hotel, Harrogate, HG1 5AH. 20.50 IoD members, 28.50 non members. Contact Susanne Foxley on 0113 243 0152 or visit www.iod.com/ yorkshire/events

February 4

The Met Club meets at the Hotel du Vin in Harrogate. 5.30pm-7.30pm. Contact Lorraine Malatesta on 01423 502522 or email: [email protected]

Leeds, York and North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce is holding a Chamber Networking Breakfast in Leeds. 7.30am-9.30am. Leeds United Football Club, Elland Road, Leeds, LS11 0ES. Members 14 + VAT and non-members 28 + VAT. Call the events team on 0113 247 0000 or 01904 567838 to arrange introductions.

Bradford Society of Chartered Accountants are holding a Real Ale Evening. 7pm-9.30pm at the Saltaire Brewery. 15.99. Contact Esta Andrews 0113 322 0875 esta.andrews@ icaew.com

A free seminar offers advice for employers on dealing with computer misuse, with commercial law firm Lupton Fawcett LLP and financial advisors Grant Thornton UK LLP. Venue: Grant Thornton's office, No 1 Whitehall Riverside, Leeds, from 10am to 12.15pm. Guests are invited to stay for lunch. Contact Jacqueline Parkhill on 0113 280 2212 or Jackie.parkhill @luptonfawcett.com.

February 5

Bradford and District Chartered Accountant Students' Society annual dinner at 7pm, Midland Hotel, Bradford. Price: 31. Details: Chris Issott 01535 662511. [email protected]

Leeds, York and North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce sales and marketing event – Linking Your Brand to Success. Noon-2pm, White Rose House, 28a York Place, Leeds. LS1 2EZ. Members free, non-members 25 plus vat. This seminar will discuss the key areas of profile creation as well as some of the other advanced features of LinkedIn. Details: 0113 247 0000 or 01904 567838.