In this issue
The Big Bang @ Reigate and Banstead
Have you met Jim?
Enabling your new business
Customers-love 'em or lose 'em!
Reigate business celebrates
SME Surrey Awards
Harp for Hospitals
Job Squeak Website
What's on
What's on
6 Oct, 8-9.30am Reigate Connections, The legal implications of social media, Reigate Manor Hotel. Find out more  

13 Oct, 4.30-7.30pm Volunteer Fair, Reigate College, Just drop in

18 Oct, 9.30am - 5pm Big Bang Careers Fair, Harlequin Theatre, Redhill. See main article

19 Oct, 10-3pm Export Hub, South East Road show.
See main article

20 and 27 Oct, 9.30am-4.30pm
Let's Start a Business, Town Hall, Reigate. Find out more

20 Oct, Target Business Expo, K2 Crawley. Find out more

26 Oct, 4-6pm Enabling your business,
Town Hall, Reigate.  Find out more

4 Nov 8-10.30am International Trade Round table (Latin America) Farnham Castle GU9 0AG. Find out more 

17 and 24 Nov, 9.30am-4.30pmLet's Start a Business, Town Hall, Reigate. Find out more

Business Support Grants
From Reigate & Banstead Borough Council
Do you have fewer than four employees? Are you looking to start up or grow?
Apply for our business support grant of up to £1,000. Just fill in a simple application form and submit it, along with your business plan.
Find out more.
Do it online
It's quicker to report things, make payments and apply for services online.
Customers-love 'em or lose 'em!
Learning lunch 12-2pm Wed 12 October, Town Hall, Reigate
 

Our guest speaker this month, Jim Smith from Shopper Anonymous, will be discussing mystery shopping and how it can benefit your business.

Give yourself an advantage by learning from the experience of other businesses.

You work really hard to generate footfall and enquiries, how do you ensure that customers love the experience, come back and tell others?

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Reigate business celebrates
being selected as one of Small Business Saturday UK’s ‘Small Biz 100’
 

A small Reigate business, which designs, manufactures and sells its own range of luxury baby towelling products, has been hand picked as one of the top 100 small businesses in the UK to be celebrated by Small Business Saturday 2016 – a national campaign that culminates in the UK’s dedicated day for small businesses on December 3rd.


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SME Surrey Awards
Deadline fast approaching
 
Let the whole of Surrey know how great your business is! Enter up to two categories in the SME Surrey Business Awards by Fri 7 Oct at  There are a limited number of free tickets for the awards ceremony for shortlisted companies, first come first served.
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Events
The Big Bang @ Reigate and Banstead
Tue 18 October 9.30-2.30
 

There are still a few spaces left for local businesses to exhibit at the Big Bang local careers event.  This is an ideal opportunity to promote your business locally and engage with the workforce of today and tomorrow.

The event will have two sessions. 

9.30-11.00 will be for Yr. 9 students from local schools who are about to make their GCSE subject choices. 

11.30-14.30 will be open to Yr. 12 and 13 students from East Surrey College, Reigate College and local schools. These young people will be thinking about entering the employment market, or going on to further study. This session will also be open to local people seeking employment.

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Have you met Jim?
Find out how we can support your business in our video
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Enabling your new business
Come to the Town Hall, Reigate Wed 26 October 4-6pm
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Other news
Harp for Hospitals
Seeking business sponsorship
 
Harp for Hospitals provide interactive harp concerts in hospitals, care homes and health facilities in and around the South East.
Music performance in hospitals provides positive experiences for patients, staff and visitors and helps to relieve feelings of loneliness and anxiety felt by many patients.

Harp for Hospitals are looking for local businesses who may be willing to sponsor a local concert.
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Job Squeak Website
Do you have children who would like a pocket money job?
 
Job Squeak, set up by Reigate couple, lets you find local pocket money jobs in your area. Or Squeak about a job locally you need doing, like babysitting, walking the dog or gardening.  
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