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From 15 March 2021, smaller businesses can apply for grants of up to £2,000 to help them adapt to new customs and tax rules when trading with the EU
You must register by 11.59pm on 31 March 2021.
Nesta is calling on organisations from across the UK to join the Rapid Recovery Challenge (RRC) Network. The network will support individuals and communities most affected by the economic impact of COVID-19.
Take your business to the next level with the government's new Help to Grow programme.
National urban regeneration specialist, Muse Developments, has been appointed to lead the works to develop Horsham Enterprise Park.
Step-Up is a new internship and training programme for SMEs in the C2C LEP region, where you can access talented graduates to help sustain and grow your business through fully-funded graduate internships.
Coast to Capital is working with Enterprise M3 and Thames Valley Berkshire and KPMG to deliver three specialist webinars covering the key topic areas related to Post Brexit transition
West Sussex businesses looking to make the transition to clean energy and reduce their operating costs can get help through a free online seminar.
A free, digital learning programme aimed specifically at helping businesses crack the marketing code is set to launch through The_Track in Bognor Regis.
Join this catch-all virtual event covering all aspects of the EU transition with the aim of helping you understand the new rules.
Join this FREE webinar aimed at guiding you and your business through the post Brexit world.
Find out how to create and promote your own unique visitor experiences
Food sector COVID-19 safety for growers, packagers and employment agencies
Find out what support you can get for your business.
West Sussex Recover & Rise is a series of online events designed to help small businesses recover and grow in 2021.
Join the University of Brighton on Wednesday 10 February, as they explore how higher and degree apprenticeships can help organisations to develop their future workforce efficiently.
The LoveLocalJobs Foundation is to offer their 2021 'Be the Change' programme to young people in a virtual format.
Join the Startup Club for an 8 week programme to help you get going
Join The Track this January for a virtual coworking experience to kickstart your year
West Sussex Recover & Rise is a series of online events designed to help small businesses recover and grow in 2021.
As the UK nears the end of the EU transition period, the UK food and drink sector will need to be ready to operate effectively from 1 January 2021.
WSX Enterprise provide practical, expert and independent support to businesses and entrepreneurs across the south.
From Spring 2021 West Sussex libraries will be part of the British Library Business and IP initiative.
A free, online support programme aimed specifically at helping people start creative enterprises is being launched through The_Track in Bognor Regis.
A new resource has been launched to support the residents of Adur & Worthing who are at risk of unemployment due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
View the latest 'Snapshot Report' from West Sussex County Council.
Join Sussex and Surrey Chambers of Commerce and a team of specialists to prepare for the new era as we enter 2021.
The Government has announced new national restrictions to reduce the spread of Coronavirus across the UK.
The series is aimed at supporting the tourism sector to survive and flourish. The sessions will focus on identifying the challenges faced by the sector and on delivering practical solutions and advice for those in the industry looking to rebuild.
Free online courses to help you develop your digital, numeracy, employability and work-readiness skills.
For many businesses and employers the future of their workforce in unclear.
Don't miss these brand new events hosted by the British Chambers of Commerce aimed at helping you prepare for the end of the EU Transition period.
Coast to Capital have launched their new £2.1 million grant scheme aimed at supporting businesses in the area recover and grow from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Area in Action is a new business to business portal designed with the sole purpose of helping Sussex businesses bounce back as quickly as possible from the impact of Covid-19.
Peer Networks is a national peer-to-peer networking prgoramme for small business leaders that want to grow and develop their organisation for future success.
Cabinet Minister Oliver Dowden visited West Sussex visitor attractions on Tuesday 18 August to hear the challenges faced by the tourism industry and to highlight the Enjoy Summer Safely campaign.
Local businesses, entrepreneurs and freelancers are invited to book a tour of The Track Bognor Regis, so they can learn more about how they can benefit from working locally.
Sussex Chamber of Commerce are hosting a number of webinars to help you and your business plan and prep for the future.
South Downs National Park Authority are launching a recovery small grant scheme aimed at helping tourism businesses and cultural organisations affected by Covid-19.
The Small Business Leadership Programme and Peer Network scheme aim to enhance resilience and recovery from the impact of Covid-19, and enable SMEs to develop their potential for future growth and productivity.
Across the next fortnight, the Hot House support programme will be focusing their support.
A new digital skills programme backed by leading global employers has launched to help prevent a lost generation of education leavers.
Priorities and partnerships are key to the county council’s draft Economy Reset plan in response to the economic impact of COVID-19.
A new free fast-track training pogramme culminating with the opportunity to recruit for a fully-funded 6-week graduate intern.
A new business growth and innovation programme called BRITE (Brighton Research Innovation Technology Exchange) aimed at supporting ambitious businesses located in the Coast to Capital region has been launched.
“This is an exceptional opportunity to join with the council in making our vision for one of the most exciting development sites in the county a reality"
Funding for all seven temporary cycleway schemes in West Sussex has been approved by the Department for Transport.
Residents and small and medium-sized businesses in rural areas of West Sussex can now benefit from the fastest and most reliable broadband connectivity if they choose to ‘go gigabit’.
This free webinar programme has been developed with businesses at its very core
The University of Chichester announces its executive portfolio of online vocational, practical and in-depth short courses available from August 2020 onwards.
Applications are now open for West Sussex based businesses to apply for funding for apprenticeship training from West Sussex County Council.
Chichester College is hosting a series of free online talks as part of the Festival of Learning.
A new startup support programme has been made available for businesses in Bognor Regis
The South Downs National Park Authority is working with partners on recovery plans to help revive the region’s important tourism sector.
How to survive and thrive during a pandemic.
A free webinar series responding to the emerging themes in the road to business recovery has been launched.
'Tourism in the time of Coronavirus: Survive, Revive and Thrive' is a series of dynamic webinars for the Sussex tourism sector.
The Department for International Trade to host a series of coronavirus webinars, free for SMEs across the UK.
UK Government has launched a new online platform, The Skills Toolkit, to help boost the nation's skills whilst people stay at home.
West Sussex County Council is calling on local businesses who may be able to supply or donate PPE during the COVID-19 outbreak.
Local West Sussex growers, Biotecture, have pulled together a fantastic project to install a temporary well-being garden for NHS staff working at the Nightingale Hospital in London.
Two Emergency Response Funds: the fund for individuals and the fund for organisations outside of the National Portfolio are now open for Round one.
Find out if you’re eligible, and how much your employer can claim if they put you on temporary leave ('furlough') because of coronavirus (COVID-19).
Commercial tenants who cannot pay their rent because of coronavirus will be protected from eviction.
The Coast to Capital Backing Business Grants is a £2 million fund that has been set up to provide grants to small businesses and social enterprises in our area who have been affected by COVID-19.
West Sussex Fire & Rescue Service (WSFRS) is urging business owners to undertake some simple checks on their buildings to ensure they remain safe during the coronavirus outbreak.
A series of free workshops and facilitated networking sessions aimed at creative digital businesses are now available along the coast of West Sussex.
Designed to help SMEs expand into overseas markets, this series covers key topics that are essential for successful international trade.
The Association of Town & City Management (ATCM) have a number of upcoming events and conferences.
Mid Sussex District Council brings back its ‘Open4Business’ event on 26 March 2020 at the South of England Showground, Ardingly from 3.00pm to 6:30pm (7.00pm for networking). Bookings are now being taken for companies to exhibit or attend as delegates.
Join this breakfast networking event and discuss the interaction between Innovation and Digital Skills.
Don't miss the chance to visit the free to attend business drop-in event for businesses on Tuesday 18 February 2020 at Horsham District Council’s offices.
Chichester District Council is calling for local entrepreneurs to take part in an exciting Pop Up Shop Initiative, which is being launched this week to help support small and start-up businesses in the district.
Food and drink producers, businesses and farmers, visitor attractions and accommodation providers, community organisations and public bodies in rural West Sussex learn about capital grant funding opportunities.
Thinking of starting your own business?
For food and drink producers, businesses and farmers, visitor attractions and accommodation providers, rural community organisations and public bodies in the Coast to Capital LEP area.
West Sussex is home to a wonderful and diverse range of towns
Did you know that one in nine people in every workplace care for someone who is older, disabled or seriously ill and this number is set to rise as our population ages?
Businesses in the south of England could be boosted by a new £11 million project from the University of Chichester Business School which will drive economic growth in the region.
The Grand Finalists in the Sussex Food and Drink Awards 2020 have been announced.
Horsham District Council’s highly successful LEAP Small Business Grants programme is now open for applications until end December 2019. The current programme is targeted at the District’s small businesses and start-ups.
The Coast to Capital growth grants programme has opened for 2019-2020, with £3.5m available to businesses to fund capital grant projects.
A new round of Growth Programme grants has launched today to provide capital investments to create or grow micro and small businesses in rural areas. The aim is to grow the economy of rural areas and create new jobs.
'We can now develop these proposals more roundly and focus on how we will deliver this vision to the people of Horsham and wider'
The Sussex Chamber of Commerce are holding a series of FREE practical workshops to help you prepare your business for Brexit.
The second round of West Sussex County Council Apprenticeship funding closes on 31 October 2019.
The FSB has been keen to engage with Gatwick Airport and their procurement team in order to ensure effective small business access to supporting their supply chain. As a result of a number of successful meetings with Gatwick Airport, FSB has been given the go ahead to co-host information events specifically for potential small business suppliers to Gatwick.
West Sussex County Council is now accepting applications from employers seeking funding to pay for apprenticeship training.
The Coast to Capital Growth Hub is holding a Brexit Week where there will be scheduled 1 to 1 clinics for businesses to come and discuss Brexit concerns with Account Managers and partners.
The UK will leave the EU on 29 March 2019. Leaving the EU means your business may need to prepare for change.
Haywards Heath energy brokers Smarter Business are thrilled to have been announced as a 2018 Energy Awards finalist in the "Third Party Intermediary (TPI) of the Year (Broker) - Over 50 employees" category.
A West Sussex-based company specialising in force and torque testing systems for quality control has been acquired by global investment firm Battery Ventures.
The Coast to Capital LEP area Growth Grant Programme is a capital equipment (capex) grant. The grant provides last resort investment to part-fund projects undertaken by innovative, high growth small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) and social enterprises in the Coast to Capital LEP area. Eligible projects will result in an increased turnover of at least 20% per annum and improved productivity in the company and wider economy.
With 2018 tipped to see a growing trend in British demand for local, traceable food and drink, over 100 industry leaders debated the importance of supporting local produce in today's political and economic environment at the Taste West Sussex Food & Drink Summit at Selden Barns in Patching on 26 February.
The Manor Royal BID in Crawley has published an ambitious Business Plan for a new five-year term and is urging businesses on Manor Royal to vote in its renewal Ballot on 1 February.
Find out where to access West Sussex County Council funding for apprenticeships.
The C2C Growth Hub supports businesses in the area to achieve their growth ambitions through the provision of direct support and signposting services....
Find out more about what WSCC and partners are doing to support the thriving visitor economy.
Find out more about The Track, the new creative digital coworking hub located in Bognor Regis.