What We Do
Founded in 2012, York Community Consulting is a student-led business management consultancy, formed of students from the University of York across a range of academic disciplines. We aim to provide a positive social impact by working with local small businesses, charities and social enterprises to be more successful in their mission.
We believe in the talent that is the student body, it is an untapped resource that has the potential to provide valuable insights and in utilising this strength York Community Consulting has helped over 100 unique clients with their organisational challenges and boosted the careers of over 600 students in its lifetime.
Our Primary aims are to:
Our Services
We offer consultancy services covering a range of sectors:
Process Change
Our team can thoroughly review your organisation’s processes to identify areas for improvements. Our solutions are data driven and tailored to your specific needs.
Digital Transformation
If your organisational needs are growing but you still rely on paper-based solutions or you know there is a better way forward, our tech-savvy consultants can aim you in designing new processes and giving you the roadmap forwards.
Commerical Outreach & Sponsorships
Commercial outreach is an excellent method to increase funding and build allies within your sector. We can identify potential sponsors or collaborators, and develop compelling value propositions.
Marketing & Advertising
We can help you to develop and execute meaningful advertising campaigns. Our consultants can find where you can best advertise, and can craft effective stratagies to support you in reaching your target demographics.
Market Research
By leveraging rigorous research methods from industry statistics to focus groups, our team can help you understand market dynamics, consumer preferences, and emerging trends.
University Engagement
Our teams will be made of the brightest University of York students and know both what it is to be a young person and know the university landscape. If you want to partner with the University or student groups, we are certainly right for you.
If you have any other projects that fall into a category outside of this list, then still reach out to us and we can work out how we can still be of aid
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Hear From our Clients
Not sure what to expect from us? Have a read of what our past clients think of the great work we have done for them in the past
"An excellent project run by students from the University of York. The insights and advice provided were of a highly professional standard."
"YCC worked diligently to produce a very useful report for the charity that will, when the current health emergency situation abates, be used to support our work into the future. I was impressed with their level of contact and with the professionalism with which the report was both presented and completed."
"York Community Consulting has been brilliant! We have worked with them twice now, and throughout both research projects they have shown great quality and professionalism. All work has been thorough, well-presented and detailed. Each and every member shows such skill, talent and ambition, and we are sure will have excellent future careers."
"We hired YCC to advise us on our social media, website, and post-offer student engagement strategies and were amazed with the quality of their work. Their final presentation was highly professional and of an equal standard to what I would expect consultants employed by large firms to deliver. YCC’s recommendations were backed up with detailed evidence and their output has directly affected recent decisions made by our management team. We have since focussed on making our website more visual and easier for prospective students to use, invested in implementing recommendations on how we manage our social media platforms, and totally overhauled the way we run our post offer open days. YCC did an excellent job of collecting and analysing data from the student demographic and provided us with excellent value - I would absolutely and without hesitation recommend York Community Consulting to other organisation"