2019/2020 Micro Business Grants are available for small businesses in Mid Sussex: To find out more and when this will be launched in May, join our breakfast meeting on Tuesday 30th April, reserve your place here; https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ask-the-expert-meet-the-council-find-out-about-grants-and-available-schemes-to-help-you-and-your-tickets-59701293175 Up to £2,000 is available on a 50 per...
We’ve collaborated with brilliant Brighton companies PropellerNet and Baby to Boardroom to develop an invaluable set of best practice guidelines. These are businesses that understand the benefits of flexible working and have already developed a policy that is good for their employees, their bottom line and...
We want to grow the Association, to give our members even more opportunities to connect with a wider network but we need your help to raise our profile on social media. Do you follow us, if not please click on the links below and don't forget...
6 hours FREE graphic design support when signing up for a Social Media Monitoring and Maintenance package with Pure Storm Digital Services. Sign up for one of our social media packages – minimum 3-month contract – and receive 6 free hours of graphic design support. This...
Spring into action this April and reserve your place as our meetings are becoming increasingly popular. We have a number of superb events to choose from over the next couple of months. Firstly, from a business perspective join our Ask the Expert breakfast session on Tuesday...
Saturday 27th April – Afternoon Tea in the Mansion £22.95 per adult / £11.95 per child Treat yourself this spring and enjoy a homemade afternoon tea served in the Elizabethan Mansion at Wakehurst. Combine it with a walk around our gardens which will be full of spring...
Hilton Sharp & Clarke, the leading Sussex accountancy practice with multiple offices across the county, has re-branded as Galloways. In the same month, the firm has also announced that it is Sussex Cricket’s new Specsavers County Championship shirt sponsor. The firm has received significant investment from...
Kangaroos Charity Golf Day Be a part of our special 25th Anniversary Celebratory Year Friday 10th, May 2019 Mid Sussex Golf Club, Spatham Lane, Ditchling, East Sussex BN6 8XJ The day includes shotgun start, 2-course dinner, a Grand Raffle, Auction and lots of fabulous prizes to be won as...
Whether you need to get cash into the business quickly or rapidly reduce your immediate outgoings, these tips from SMEs could be well worth considering. Entrepreneurs who have made adjustments to their business to improve their cash flow share the tweaks that made the biggest result...
Places are still available for West Sussex County Council’s fourth annual apprenticeship graduation ceremony on 20 May at The Hawth, Crawley. The graduation ceremony is open to any West Sussex resident that has completed a Higher/Degree or Advanced Apprenticeship between 1 January 2018 and 28 February...
Easter Sunday Lunch bookings are being taken now! £21.95 per person for 3 courses. Contact directly to book: 01444 451565 ...
Have you always wanted to grow your own but are not sure how or where to start? Worried that your tiny plot is not big enough? I have a solution! Julia from Parkers Patch, write for Leon Restaurant and author of ' Veg on the Ledge' will...
A little later than usual, sorry we’ve been busy, it’s the Search news from last month you don’t want to miss. Read on business owners, knowledge is here. Read more Subscribe to our YouTube channel...
Your business may be able to apply for funding to pay for the training of an apprentice due to changes to the apprenticeship levy. If you would like any further information on the below please contact apprenticeships@westsussex.gov.uk. West Sussex employers can now apply to West Sussex...
Independent financial advisers, Mike Oliver Associates, have been announced as the main sponsors for this year’s Lions Club Swimarathon. The Haywards Heath IFA, which recently celebrated its 17th anniversary, will lend its support to the event for the third year running, after the 2018 Swimarathon saw...
EARLY BIRD TICKETS ONLY - £39 per person. Standard Tickets - £45 per person To Book Your Tickets & For More Details Phone Valerie on 07766 674004 Our Charity Event includes...
On the 14th March 2019, MSDC hosted its annual Open4Business 2019 at the Harland’s Road college site, Hayward’s Heath. The event returned with a new theme, this being ‘Skills and Apprenticeships’ and featured an exhibition involving 24 businesses and partners. In addition to the exhibition, a...
Spring into action this April and reserve your place as our meetings are becoming increasingly popular. We have a number of superb events to choose from over the next couple of months. Firstly, from a business perspective join our Ask the Expert breakfast session on Tuesday...
The East Sussex country house hotel, Ashdown Park Hotel & Country Club, has been named the best Place to Meet at the annual Gatwick Diamond Business Awards. The prestigious awards ceremony took place on Thursday 21 March, hosted by former EastEnders star Shaun Williamson and attended...
An interior design workshop run by local interior designer Jacqui Smith of HomeSmiths, covering: - Basic design principles - How to create your own scheme When and where? We are offering two different dates for the workshop - 8th or 15th May. The workshop will run from 9.30am to...
Dear HHBA Community, It’s now coming up to a year since I took over the HHBA Chair role and it’s been an amazing year. The committee have been busy building membership numbers and formulating plans that best support the business community. If you want to find out...
We want to grow the Association, to give our members even more opportunities to connect with a wider network but we need your help to raise our profile on social media. Do you follow us, if not please click on the links below and don't forget...
Ashdown Park Hotel & Country Club, part of Elite Hotels, is partnering with the Sussex Wildlife Trust to host a series of events, including a bat walk, in 2019 to celebrate the wonderful wildlife in Sussex. The partnership is part of Elite Hotels’ ‘In Residence’ series,...
Gatwick Airport has launched a competition with the Department for International Trade to give local businesses the chance to attend international trade exhibitions – helping them grow internationally and support local job creation. SMEs headquartered in Surrey, Sussex, Kent and Croydon can take part by explaining...
As Spring is here, it’s time for award-winning Borde Hill Garden to open its gates again to the public on 25th March and this year there is a fabulous new attraction for children to enjoy, with the addition of a new natural wood adventure playground...
Haywards Heath People Consultancy Cullen Scholefield hosted a lively wine-tasting event with a difference in support of Comic Relief last Friday, 15th March at Café Rouge in The Broadway. Red noses were in evidence for the Call my Bluff Wine Tasting, which raised an impressive...
MSDC event featured an exhibition, speaker programme and pop up student-run café Representatives from over 45 Sussex businesses gathered to network, make new connections and gain valuable insights about how apprenticeships and other solutions could help them address skills gaps in their organisations last week. The...
The Business Rates bills for 2019/20 have recently been sent out by Council’s including Mid Sussex District Council. The leaflet at https://www.midsussex.gov.uk/media/3909/ndr-explanatiory-notes-19-20.pdf gives you more information including a number of reliefs that can be applied for. If in doubt about Business Rates dealt with by Mid Sussex...
A national Gigabit Broadband voucher scheme provides help for small and medium enterprise businesses, and the local communities surrounding them, to get a gigabit-capable broadband connection. In essence it is: A voucher for upto £2500 which is paid to the supplier to connect a business address...
With growing pressure on the NHS – an ageing population, more people living with long-term conditions, and lifestyle choices affecting people’s health – changes are needed to make sure everybody gets the support they need. The Government is investing an extra £20bn a year in the...
Following the success of the Expos in 2018 Mike Monk is delighted to announce the dates for his 2019 Expos…West Sussex Expo is on Thursday 2nd May at Fontwell Park Racecourse and Brighton Business Expo is on Thursday October 3rd at Brighton Racecourse. HHBA members...
Our modern Industrial Strategy is helping to support small businesses and improve productivity across the country. Please see the link below regarding some of the help available to small businesses from funding to guidance and advice. What support is available for my small business?...
With their eyes on the prize, it’s easy for SME owners to overlook some of the outgoings that can seriously dent the bottom line. Here are eight ways to make smart savings. Please read the full article here; https://natwest.contentlive.co.uk/content/sme-tools-eight-ways-to-rein-in-business-costs ...
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 our Account Managers. In addition, outside specialists are available on selective days to add support and...
According to a recent roundtable discussion involving prominent senior representatives of 14 Sussex businesses, with the right implementation, the rewards of a flexible workforce can far outweigh any of the challenges in getting there. Initiated by ‘Work Links’, made up of Emma Cleary, Flexibility Matters, Winnie...
We are seeking your views on electric vehicles and electric vehicle charging. We are interested in everyone’s views. Whether you currently own or drive an electric vehicle, whether you see electric chargers as a way to attract customers or have no aspiration regarding electric cars, we...
This National Apprenticeship Week (4-8 March 2019), East Sussex chef Alex Loveland is championing the value of apprenticeship schemes for young people looking to begin a career in the kitchen. Currently working as junior sous chef at Ashdown Park Hotel & Country Club, Alex not only...
Do you know how Google's Search algorithm works? If you do, then you're in good shape to create content that stands a chance of ranking on their search engine results pages (SERPs). Google employ independent adjudicators who scour the SERPs to help ensure the content being elevated...
Dear HHBA Community, If you are anything like me, you scan most text that starts with the words ‘newsletter’. So I’m going to strip back all the information to really what you need to know or might need to take action with. So here goes:- HHBA offers...
Open4Business 2019 will be held at Harlands Road College site, Haywards Heath, 14th March Mid Sussex District Council (MSDC) is proud to announce the speaker line-up for the 2019 return of its successful business expo event Open 4 Business: Skills and Apprenticeships. The event is being...