06 Aug Have you addressed your impending HMRC payment…?
Have you addressed your impending HMRC payment...
24 Jul Mobile Accounting For Over Half Of All Google Searches
Not surprisingly Google has confirmed that over half of all its searches are on a mobile. You only have to commute by train to see that most people are busy on their mobiles, searching for something. It is important though, because Websites designed only for desktop...
24 Jul Summer Party at Buxted Park Hotel 21st August – 65 Tickets sold so far!
Network with Businesses from Haywards Heath, Burgess Hill and East Grinstead Business Associations. If you are you looking to network with businesses across Mid Sussex then join the Haywards Heath Business Association Summer Party, this will be a joint networking event with EGBA and BHBPA members,...
23 Jul Gatwick Airport publishes its Final Master Plan
Dear Sir/Madam, I am writing to let you know that Gatwick Airport today published its Final Master Plan which confirms plans to take forward the sustainable development of the airport. In October 2018, our Draft Master Plan consultation set out three scenarios for future growth: Using new...
23 Jul Brighton Main Line Improvement Project | Engineering work confirmed and news on the route
Dear Stakeholder, I hope you have been having an enjoyable Summer. Lots of work has been going on in the background to re-plan the final dates of engineering works and confirm work on new projects. In March, we advised you that the planned engineering work on 06 April...
23 Jul SMEs Bearing The Brunt Of Cyber Crime
Small businesses in the UK suffered the most from the £15billion price of cyber attacks in 2018. According to the research carried-out by Beaming, most were organisations employing no more than 50 staff with an average cost to each of £65k with an estimated total...
17 Jul Chair’s Update
Dear HHBA Community, For those of you who attended the last Networking Event at Freshmills, we would all like to thank Zoe Daines for her lovely hospitality. She kindly provided all the food and drink for that event which made it so successful. I am personally...
17 Jul Probably Your Best Marketing Tool, Ever
The Bureau was one of the first Web designers to create a Website for an insurance broker back in 1999 when we were using dial-up modems and Google didn’t exist. We were the ones who advised CGU and their Club Elite Brokers on the Internet...
17 Jul Family Fun, Opera and Live Music in the Great Outdoors – perfect ingredients for a long hot summer at Borde Hill Garden
Family Fun, Opera and Live Music in the Great Outdoors - perfect ingredients for a long hot summer at Borde Hill Garden Borde Hill in Haywards Heath, West Sussex has all the ingredients for a long hot summer of family entertainment, including performances of Open Air...
16 Jul Art and Business Make for Perfect Bedfellows
Cullen Scholefield is delighted to be sponsoring the Art Academy London Graduate Degree Show 2019, which is presented by Tim French MBE and It’s Magic. The Graduate Degree Show 2019 runs from Thursday, 25th July 2019 to Saturday, 27th July 2019 at The Baptist Church, Sussex...
16 Jul Micro Business Grant Scheme – Portal Closed
I just wanted to notify you all that the Micro Business Grant Scheme has now closed following full allocation of funds. There may be opportunities for funding to become available in the near future, but for now we have closed the portal as existing funds have...
09 Jul Network with Businesses from across Mid Sussex – Tickets going fast!
Network with Businesses from Haywards Heath, Burgess Hill and East Grinstead Business Associations. If you are you looking to network with businesses across Mid Sussex then join the Haywards Heath Business Association Summer Party, this will be a joint networking event with EGBA and BHBPA members,...
09 Jul Vacancy at Tremletts Carpentry and Joinery
We are a small independent company specialising in the manufacture and fitting of bespoke furniture - Kitchens, wardrobes, internal fitments as well as timber windows, doors and conservatories. Our workshop in located in Albourne and the work is a 50/50 split of bench joinery and onsite...
09 Jul Bolnore Village Summer Fete Dog Show – Saturday 13th July 2019
Yet again we at The Mewes Vets will be holding our annual Dog Show at the Bolnore Village Summer Fete. Registrations start at 12pm and it is £2 entry per class. We would love to see you there, classes include: Most Handsome Male Best Pedigree Waggiest Tail And...
03 Jul Delta House A New Office Development in Haywards Heath
Our new co-working space for Haywards Heath with small serviced offices, hot desking and meeting rooms opened on Monday 1st July 2019 on the Bridge Road Industrial Estate. With a choice of different areas to work in, stylish formal and informal meeting areas and a...
03 Jul Opera and Gin plus flowers– Perfect Ingredients for a long hot summer at Borde Hill Garden
Opera and Gin + flowers – Perfect mix of ingredients for a long hot summer at Borde Hill Garden Borde Hill Garden in Haywards Heath, West Sussex has all the ingredients for a long hot summer of entertainment throughout July and August, including hosting the...
03 Jul Search marketing update for business owners, July 2019
Have you ever tried directing someone to your Google My Business page? It's not easy is it. Of course, you can use a tool like BrightLocal's to generate a link that you can send to your customers - perhaps if you were looking for them to provide...
02 Jul Haywards Heath Business Improvement District (BID) – Business consultation exercise
Haywards Heath Business Improvement District (BID) - Business consultation exercise The initial response to the survey regarding the possibility of creating a Business Improvement District (BID) for Hayward's Heath town centre has been good and if you have already submitted your survey thank you for taking...
02 Jul Major Bike Ride Sponsor Visits Chosen Charity to See Valuable Services First Hand
Sussex IFA, Mike Oliver, principal of Mike Oliver Associates in Haywards Heath, took up the mantle of new chairman for the Greater Haywards Heath Bike Ride earlier this year. In his newly appointed role he recently visited the Bike Ride’s chosen charity, the Dame Vera...
02 Jul THANK YOU
St Peter & St James Hospice would like to say a huge thank you to the amazing teams from Travail Employment Group, Bio Productions and Macfarlane Packaging who took part in the Colour Obstacle Rush on 22nd June to help provide vital funds for the...
02 Jul Energy Audits
Our company, the Sustainable Business Partnership, currently run an ERDF-funded programme offering business support around energy efficiency. As part of our project, we can offer Energy Audits free of charge to eligible SMEs. An Energy Audit will provide them with an impartial, expert assessment of how energy is used at their premises. We...
26 Jun Haywards Heath businesses consulted on new scheme to support the town centre
Mid Sussex District Council has commissioned specialist advisors Heartflood to investigate the feasibility of creating a Business Improvement District (BID) in Haywards Heath town centre. A BID is a defined area in which local businesses vote on whether to invest together to improve their trading environment....
26 Jun SME Tools: eight ways to extend your social reach
A strong online presence can create meaningful opportunities for your business, from boosting profits to enhancing your brand, but successful social media needs an audience to work. We look at how to build a following. In the UK alone, there are nearly 45m active social media...
26 Jun Wow! We did it!
The team at Travail Employment gladly and madly put heart and soul in to the Colour Obstacle Rush Run in Brighton on Saturday 22nd June! The sun shone over Brighton racecourse where hundreds of teams took part, raising funds for chosen charities, ours being St...
26 Jun Return of 6th Form Provision to Mid Sussex
There is good news to be told about the return of some 6th Form provision to Haywards Heath. Clare Jones our Chair attended a meeting of stakeholders at MSDC on Tuesday 18th and saw lots of evidence suggesting very positive outcomes for 16-18 education in...
25 Jun THE MIGHTY SKILLS BORN OF PARENTING
Being a parent is a demanding job, and, even though those being managed (or managing you) may be small, their needs are huge, and their terms are firm. At Flexibility Matters, we meet many parents who, after being out of the workplace for a while, feel...
25 Jun Network Rail – Southern region announcement
I am writing to update you on changes to Network Rail that will help us provide a better service to passengers and freight users in London. From today, our five new Network Rail regions – Southern, Eastern, North West & Central, Wales & Western and Scotland’s...
25 Jun Make the West Sussex Climate Pledge
Take action with the West Sussex Climate Pledge; limit the impact we are having on the environment and help keep our county protected for generations to come. The West Sussex Climate Pledge asks all residents to make small changes to their lives so as a county...
19 Jun Utilise Our Member Offers and Submit Your Own – Support Local Businesses
Build Your Connections - As you may have seen, the HHBA have a new section on our website dedicated to members-only exclusive offers. This is a fantastic way to spotlight the brilliant products and services your business can provide to other members and we hope as...
18 Jun FREE high quality business cards to every HHBA member!
250 high quality business cards, printed in full colour to one or both sides of 450gsm silk board, finished with a matt, gloss or soft touch lamination. Just pay £12.50 + VAT for the courier to deliver them to your own door and Sussex Print will...
18 Jun Hello from Summit Environmental Limited.
Hello from Summit Environmental. We are an asbestos and hazardous materials consultancy based in East Grinstead and have recently joined HHBA. We provide and deliver cost effective hazardous material identification, solutions and risk management. We recently attended the ask the expert group and enjoyed the new networking...
18 Jun Does your business have a strong core?
Like your body, your business needs a strong core to be healthy. 2 key marketing and branding activities will help you build and maintain a strong business core: 1) Know your customer More often than not, people rush to the ‘what’ before spending enough time on the ‘who’....
18 Jun MSDC Business Newsletter – Spring edition
Welcome to the spring edition of the Planning and Economy Business Newsletter. Please read the full edition here; https://www.midsussex.gov.uk/media/4180/ed-business-newsletter-02.pdf ...
12 Jun Do you want to Network with Businesses from across Mid Sussex?
Network with Businesses from Haywards Heath, Burgess Hill and East Grinstead Business Associations Are you looking to network with businesses across Mid Sussex then join the Haywards Heath Business Association Summer Party, this will be a joint networking event with EGBA and BHBPA members, set at one of...
12 Jun Businesses Benefit from 90% Savings on Merchant Services
Business services consultant Smarter Business is proud to add a new service to their already-comprehensive list of business solutions - the company is now offering merchant services at highly competitive rates. The bottom lines of businesses across the UK can benefit from merchant service solutions that...
12 Jun Coast to Capital Skills and Labour Market Research Workshops
Skills and Labour Market Research Project The Skills and Labour Market Research Project is an exciting opportunity for the Coast to Capital area to gain valuable intelligence and build an evidence base report on the current and future demand for and supply of skills within the...
11 Jun Wedding showcase at Wakehurst 23rd June 11-3pm
If you are looking for a special venue for your perfect day, then come and experience a day of wedding splendour in the stunning Elizabethan Mansion at Wakehurst. Beautifully dressed for a wedding, this 16th century property will fill you with inspiration and ideas for your special...
11 Jun Do you follow us?
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...
05 Jun Application portal is now open for the Micro Business Grant Scheme 2019/20
I am pleased to inform you that the application portal is now open for the Micro Business Grant Scheme 2019/20. Please see the guidance notes below for applicants. Businesses can apply to the scheme through the following link: https://www.midsussex.gov.uk/licensing-business/micro-business-grants/ What are Micro Business Grants? The Microbusiness Grant Scheme supports...
05 Jun Search marketing update for business owners, June 2019
Have you noticed the design of the Google Search results pages have changed on mobile? They flipped the positions of the urls and the page titles in the content snippets, and prefixed each url with the logo associated with the website where the content lives. The before...
05 Jun Smarter Business Partners with Business Stream
In its latest move in offering a holistic suite of business services, Smarter Business has partnered with Business Stream, one of the largest and most experienced water retailers in the UK. The partnership will enable business customers to benefit from innovative, multi-utility deals that will...
05 Jun Top Tips for #smallbiz Content Marketing
How to grow your #smallbiz with great content As a small business your content strategy is vital in generating new leads, driving traffic to your store and making your brand stand out against your competitors. Our blog this week has 5 top tips on how to...
04 Jun Play Days 2019
We are looking for support to help us running our three FREE play days across the district. It is important to us to keep these events free, so any support towards particular activities or the days would be very welcome. The events take place in ...
04 Jun Taking Time to Smell the Roses at Borde Hill Garden in June
There is a special treat in store for rose lovers at Borde Hill Garden this summer, when one of the world's most respected rose experts, Michael Marriott from David Austin Roses, will be providing a talk and exclusive guided tour of Borde Hill's renowned rose...
04 Jun Midsummer Stroll 23rd June
There’s no better way to spend a summer’s day… Enjoy a 2, 7 or 10 mile sponsored walk through the Grade II* listed English Heritage parkland of Borde Hill and beyond, taking in sweeping views of the stunning Sussex Countryside as you raise money to help...
04 Jun Smarter Business Shortlisted for 3 TELCA Awards
Smarter Business has been made a finalist in three categories at The Energy Live Consultancy Awards (TELCA) 2019 - The Most Trusted Consultancy, The Best Customer Service (SME Customers), and Industry Expert (our Head of Key Accounts). Now in their seventh successive year, the TELCAs...
04 Jun Elite Hotels and Northbrook MET collaborate for a fine-dining experience
Greater Brighton Metropolitan College’s West Durrington campus (Northbrook MET) will invite the public in on Tuesday 11 June to experience fine-dining cuisine prepared by the college’s catering and hospitality students, with expert guidance from Elite Hotels, one of the UK’s leading independent hotel groups. A fantastic...
22 May Let’s Go Brighton Bingo at the Amex on Thur 20th June 2019
Let's Go Brighton Bingo - 20th June 2019 CHARITY BINGO NIGHT THURSDAY 20TH JUNE 2019 AT THE AMEX, 7PM TILL MIDNIGHT Come along to Let's Go Brighton Bingo for a night of fun, prizes and fundraising, you can even choose the charity you want to play for! Arrive to a welcome drink, followed by a delicious meal of bangers and...
22 May World Changing Ideas Competition For Primary Schools seeks Sponsors
Haywards Heath Lions club are looking for a sponsor or sponsors who would like to get involved in a competition aimed at Primary Schools across Sussex. Lions Roar is a 'World Changing Ideas Competition' open to all primary schools in the South East and sponsored...
14 May Borde Hill Sculpture Exhibition: A 20th Anniversary Celebration of Art
From 10th May to 30th September, the historic Sussex garden will be transformed into a stunning outdoor gallery, sponsored by 1st CENTRAL for the third year running. Carefully selected sculptures including towering kinetic wind art and mythological figures have been strategically placed throughout the 17acre...