Through this portal you can access bespoke business support in your local area. Businesses in Essex, Southend and Thurrock can find information, advice, and access to finance.
BEST Growth Hub is working with Growth Hubs in London and Hertfordshire to deliver coordinated support and advice for business resilience and future planning ahead of the UK’s departure from the EU.
At Be the Business we’ve hand-picked a team of senior-level mentors who want to share their experience, sector expertise and best practice with British small and medium-sized enterprises. And it’s completely fully-funded.
The BEST Growth Hub is part of the South East Business Hub, which is provided by the South East Local Enterprise Partnership (SELEP) – the business-led, public/private body established to drive economic growth across East Sussex, Essex, Kent, Medway, Southend and Thurrock.
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Businesses of all sizes need to be compliant, or else…. But what exactly is compliance? Most people would quote the recent GDPR conundrum or health & safety – and rightly so. Red Tape Galore? Read more
The United Kingdom (UK) has left the European Union (EU). However, most of the rules relating to trade, finance, data and people, etc. remain in place. We are now in the “Transition Period” and at the end of this period these rules will change. Read more
Businesses of all sizes need to be compliant, or else…. But what exactly is compliance? Most people would quote the recent GDPR conundrum or health & safety – and rightly so. Red Tape Galore? Read more
I often hear it. “Blockchain? That is Bitcoin’s thing. ” Or: “That’s just something for technicians.” Not so. Blockchain is, in my humble opinion, a technology that has the potential to thoroughly shake up some aspects of business and commercial transactions. I sometimes call Blockchain WTF, Wondrous and Totally Fundamental. Read more
People spend today 60% of their waking hours at work, and for many of us it means sitting at a desk facing a computer screen, typing away and even eating at your desk. Add to that the time spent sitting in the car or public transport to finally collapse in front of the TV at the end of the day and the result is dramatic for your health. Sitting is so detrimental to health that it is now dubbed the new smoking. Read more
The United Kingdom (UK) has left the European Union (EU). However, most of the rules relating to trade, finance, data and people, etc. remain in place. We are now in the “Transition Period” and at the end of this period these rules will change. Read more
Local businesses are invited to find out how to recruit, retain and manage their workforce at workshops taking place across East Sussex next week (w/c 02/03/20) Read more
Business East Sussex Growth Hub has issued a warning to small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) about the impact of late payments on their financial health. The average SME is owed over £80k1 – the cost of a high-end Range Rover. Read more
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