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...
Business waste and landfills have long been a contentious issue in Britain. As Government strategises around what waste of the future will look like commercially, businesses are well advised to combine compliance with waste strategy for a futureproof approach. Not only will this have an...
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...
Here at The Mewes we have recently been awarded as one of the top 25 Vets in the UK. We placed 18th in the Country thanks to our wonderful customer reviews. We would just like to take this opportunity to thank our fantastic clients for making this...
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...
Tisshaws family law solicitors are celebrating their 7th birthday this April 2019! The firm continues to go from strength to strength and is also celebrating the arrival of Camilla Fusco who joins them having previously practised exclusively in family law in Central London for over 30...
A new guidebook for business owners will soon be available, and the authors are members of the HHBA! ‘Growing by Design’ (due for release in early June 2019) is a great resource for any business owners who wants to learn a more effective and efficient marketing approach. Authors...
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...
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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...
Have you ever wondered what CBD oil can do for you? Have you considered how an organic supplement could really help with symptoms from inflammatory conditions such as MS, to sleep, stress, migraines, menopause, hormonal issues, weight loss and much more. CBD INFORMATION EVENT - HASSOCKS...
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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...
Three of our members attended the acclaimed Association of Professional Landscapers (APL) Awards last month and walked away winners! A hard landscaping private garden project designed by Heather Martin of Heather Martin Garden Design won GOLD, Paul Greenyer of InsideOut was the overall winner of the ‘Garden...
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...
Smarter Business is proud to add a new service to their already-comprehensive list of business solutions. As the next step in the company’s journey to offer SME and corporate clients a full suite of services across all necessary businesses essential services, Smarter Business now provides...
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...
Earlier this month, the team at Travail Employment Group did something Yummy for Money! Red Nose Day gave us the perfect opportunity to fulfill one of our aims for this year, namely to raise money and awareness for charity. It also gave us the chance...
First Central is proud to support Be the Change, a ground-breaking, inspirational business mentoring programme aimed at teenage students who may face challenges and difficulties in school or with school life. The Sussex-based initiative focuses on happiness, confidence, hope, relationships and employability and encourages students to...
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...
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Fit For Moore's Popular Lunch & Learn series returns in April and to mark the start of Spring we're looking at how to grow your own vegetables. A vegetable that is organic, locally grown and literally pulled from the ground outside your back door, is going...
A publishing company based in Haywards Heath has recently launched its fourth title created for the community of Hassocks. Hassocks Life was unveiled by editor and HHBA member David Tingley on 22nd March. This new magazine follows in the footsteps and format of Kipper's other titles...
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...
You've decided to host a client event to promote your business, great. But how do you make sure the event runs smoothly and generates a return? Here are 5 tips to running a successful corporate event. 1. Have a purpose Why are you hosting this event? To...
Focussed On Brexit? What About The Tax Year End Only 1 Week Later? With all the understandable concerns about the effect of Brexit on business, it’s easy to forget other things, such as the tax year ends only 1 week later. At least we have some control as...