News - Kent & Medway Growth Hub

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

Designed specifically for Transport and Logistics SMEs, TALE (Transport and Logistical Efficiencies) is an ERDF-funded* project design to support Transport and Logistics firms make the most of their logistics data to improve profit margins and reduce costs. Read more

Growth Hubs are local public and private sector partnerships led by the Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP). In Kent, the Kent & Medway Growth Hub (KMGH), managed by the Kent Invicta Chamber of Commerce, centralises all information and publicly-funded resources, making it easier and quicker for businesses to access the support they need. Read more

The Big B.: So much ink has been wasted over the past 2 years on what could, would or may happen after Brexit. This uncertainty makes it very difficult to plan and prepare contingencies, yet businesses need to consider that Brexit is only one of the elements that will affect their strategy and decision-making. Kent businesses in particular fear the strain on motorways, customs, circulation of goods and storage. Read more