Congratulations to Stewart Kennedy from Chamber members Dee’s Newsagents for winning the recent Chamber survey prize draw. Chamber secretary Paul Boswell presented Stewart Kennedy with a bottle of Bloomsbury English sparkling wine from Ditchling based Ridgeview Wine Estate after being drawn. Many thanks to all those who took part in the…...
Exporting is GREAT: Don’t miss your opportunity
Whatever your size or sector the rewards from selling your product and services overseas can be huge. Trading abroad can boost your profile, credibility and bottom line. That applies whether you’re trading with established partners, such as the EU and the USA, or high growth markets like Brazil, China, India,…...
Free services for East Sussex businesses
Locate East Sussex supports businesses in East Sussex to grow and to attract new business investment to support the growth of the local economy of East Sussex. Locate East Sussex provide clear, impartial advice and a practical business support package to small or medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and because they are…...
Newhaven’s town centre transformation plans
The Newhaven Chamber of Commerce is very pleased to see that progress is being made with regard to the plans for the regeneration of Newhaven. The town has a great capacity for growth, in retail, manufacturing, service industries and housing. Since the Council purchased the Town Centre lease in 2016,…...
Sussex Economic Forum 2017
Sussex is a vibrant county with a rapidly growing population offering great business opportunities in many fields such as construction, manufacturing, wholesale trade, retail, tourism and shipping. Several large companies are based in Sussex including American Express in Brighton, The Body Shop in Littlehampton, Bowers & Wilkins in Worthing, Hastings…...
Successful Inter-chamber joint breakfast networking
Members of the Newhaven and Sussex Chambers of Commerce held a successful and fully attended joint breakfast networking event on Wednesday 27th September. It was great to meet some new businesses and Sussex Chamber of Commerce members. Thank you also to Ana Christie, CEO of Sussex Chamber, for some interesting insights…...
Poisoned Chalice replaces Oscar
Oscar’s replacement was unveiled this morning at the Newhaven Chamber of Commerce/Sussex Chamber Breakfast Networking event. The Oscar was given to the person giving the best 60 second presentation at our weekly meetings : this means that person MUST turn up the following week and listen intently to the presentations,…...
Small Business Grants Initiative
SmallBusiness.co.uk Launches New Monthly Small Business Grants Initiative The SmallBusiness.co.uk Small Business Grants Initiative has been established to give promising new businesses the opportunity to receive a cash prize to help them become established and grow their operations into successful enterprises. Every month, one business deemed by a panel of…...
Lightning strikes over Kent and Sussex caught on camera