In this issue
Marketing Strategy & Business Award Applications
Business support grant
How can you motivate your staff to bring their best effort to work?
Do you have a great new business idea?
What's on
What's on
9 March  8-9.30am Chamber Connections, Reigate Heath Golf Club.  A relaxed networking event hosted by Surrey Chambers of Commerce. Find out more

14 March 10-4pm BizOpps Europe 2016 Surrey National Golf Club, Chaldon Near Caterham.  A showcase of business opportunities available within Europe.  Find out more

16 March 12-2pm  Learning Lunch, Town Hall, Reigate Marketing Strategy/Business Award Applications with Nicola McDonald from Attractive Marketing

22 March 9-11am How can you motivate your staff to bring their best effort to work? Breakfast Workshop Town Hall, Reigate. Book your space now.

23 March 9-5pm Redhill Micropreneur and Freelancers Group, Max's Kitchen, Holmethorpe Industrial Estate. Find out more

31 March 5.30-7.30pm Redhill & Reigate Connects, popular Reigate networking event run by Morrisons Solicitors, Venue TBC. For more information

18-22 April UKTI Export Week A series of events to encourage business to start or increase international business.

18 May  12-2pm  Learning Lunch
, Town Hall, Reigate Trade Marks and Patents with David Gill from WP Thompson Intellectual Property

15 June 12-2pm  Learning Lunch, Town Hall, Reigate Provisionally Social Media with James Dempster from Cobb Digital

13 July  12-2pm  Learning Lunch, Town Hall, Reigate Innovation in Business with John Bottomley from Int-Elect

Funding
Mass challenge UK
Four month London based accelerator programme

MassChallenge UK connects high-impact, early stage start-ups with mentors, partners and investors, at the same time as providing support during a four-month accelerator programme in London.

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How can you motivate your staff to bring their best effort to work?
A breakfast workshop at the Town Hall, Reigate delivered by Protea People
 
On Tuesday 22 March 9-10.30am The workshop will raise awareness of the business value of engaging and and developing people and offer delegates some new insights and practical steps they can take away and use in their business. Jenny Johnson from Protea People has an impressive portfolio of qualifications and experience, over and above everything else, she is a people person. Her passion and unique expertise is helping individuals develop their skills and grow in confidence and helping leaders to inspire and bring out the very best in their team.

Book your space at this free workshop today, refreshments will be provided.
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Events
Marketing Strategy & Business Award Applications
Learning Lunch 16 March 2016 12-2pm
 

Our guest speaker this month is Nicola McDonald from Attractive Marketing, she will be will discussing Marketing Strategy and Business Award Applications.

Knowing why you stand out from the crowd

At this learning lunch Nicola will be presenting a process that you can use to identify, within every aspect of your business, what makes you stand head and shoulders above your competitors. You will learn how to create a set of compelling statements, which you can use in your marketing material that will help you to attract more of exactly the types of customers you desire.

Book your space now.

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Business support grant
3FEV ltd
 

Reigate & Banstead recently supported 3F EV Limited with a £1,000 business support grant.  3FEV Ltd provide a premium, all electric, zero emissions car rental service. The business concept is based on the simple premise that electric cars make sense. They are cheaper to run, cheaper to maintain and most importantly have zero carbon emissions.

3F EV bring to the market, a premium, sustainable car rental service focused exclusively on the rental of the Tesla Model S

"Reigate and Borough council helped us with a £1000 grant which played a very important part in contributing towards the website development cost. The website (www.3fev.com) has been a very important part of getting our message out there and we are glad for the support we got from the council to make that happen." Funmi Onamusi  - Managing Director

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Other news
Do you have a great new business idea?
Entrepreneurs Academy apply now, starts 21 April 3-5pm
 
If you have a great new business idea that you want to get off the ground but need a helping hand to get started, our Entrepreneur Academy may be just what you need. The academy provides a free opportunity to gain the essential skills you need to set up your business. Topics include business planning, finance, marketing, legal aspects and online business promotion. 

Previous students have valued the experience gained in the Academy and the opportunity to pitch their idea and receive feedback from the dragons.  Many have gone on to launch successful businesses.

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