What's on
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1 Nov 10.00-12.00 Bravo Networking Event Royal Oak, Brockham Book your space
1 Nov 17.15-18.00 Surrey Chambers of Commerce Presenting Skills Workshop- Canon (UK) Ltd, Cockshot Hill, Reigate Find out more
10 Nov 09.30-11.30 Google AdWords, Town Hall, Reigate RH2 0SH the essentials of pay per click (PPC), with information on how best to structure a campaign, what to consider when running a campaign and how best to measure the results. Book your space
14 Nov 09.00-17.00 Gatwick Diamond Export Pricing Masterclass, Mercure Box Hill, Burford Bridge Hotel, Dorking RH5 6BX, Find out more
15 Nov 12.00-14.00 Learning Lunch The impact of health and fitness on business performance, Fit with Frank .Town Hall, Reigate Book your space
21 Nov 09.00 - 11.30 Women in Business - overcoming the challenges of an uneven playing field, Julia Philpot, Town Hall, Reigate Book your space
22 Nov 09.00-17.00 Redhill Micropreneurs Co-working day Max's Kitchen, Holmethorpe industrial estate, Redhill. A friendly bunch sharing a workspace for a day. Just pop along for as long as you want. Find out more
23 Nov 07.45 - 09.30 Surrey Chambers of Commerce The Autumn Budget Explained, Brooklands Museum, KT13 0QN. Book your space
23 & 30 Nov 09.30-16.30 Lets Start a Business Workshop, These highly interactive two day workshops are for those people who are thinking about, or are in the process of starting up their own business and want to know more. Book your space now
29 Nov 08.15-09.30 RBG Breakfast Club, West Central Redhill. Book your space now
30 Nov 17.30-19.30 Morrisons Solicitors Redhill & Reigate Connects, sponsored by 4D Data Centres at Old Reigations Rugby Club RH2 8JX. e-mail to Book your space
4 Dec 18.00 - 21.30 Bravo festive curry, quiz and Networking Event Red Lion Betchworth. Book your space
13 Dec 12.00-14.00 Learning Lunch Improving profit margins/business efficiency, Town Hall, Reigate Book your space
18 & 25 Jan 09.30-16.30 Let's Start a Business Workshop, These highly interactive two day workshops are for those people who are thinking about, or are in the process of starting up their own business and want to know more. Book your space now
31 Jan 08.15-03.30 RBG Breakfast Club, West Central Redhill. Book your space now
15 & 22 Feb 09.30-16.30 Lets start a business workshop, highly interactive two day workshops are for those people who are thinking about, or are in the process of starting up their own business and want to know more. Book your space now
22 & 29 March 09.30-16.30 Lets start a business workshop, highly interactive two day workshops are for those people who are thinking about, or are in the process of starting up their own business and want to know more. Book your space now
28 March 08.15-03.30 RBG Breakfast Club, West Central Redhill. Book your space now
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Funding and Awards
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Small Business Grants Do you represent a business that have been trading for at least one year and has a turnover between £50,000 and £500,000?
SmallBusiness.co.uk has launched a free-to-enter competition called Small Business Grants, offering £5,000 every month see what a Septembers winner has to say
Aviva Community Fund opens on 12 September Whether you’re looking to solve a problem or speed up an ongoing project, this is your chance to make a real difference to your local community. And it all starts with your great idea. Find out more
Rushlight Awards designed specifically to support and promote all the latest clean technologies, innovations, initiatives and deployment projects for businesses and other organisations throughout UK, Ireland and internationally. Open to all types of orgaisations Deadline 30 November 2017- find out more.
Reigate and Banstead Business Support Grant Do you have a business based in the borough with less than four employees? Are looking to grow? Why not apply for our Business Support Grant of up to £1,000?
Do you need start-up funding for your business? Struggling to get funding from a main stream provider? Have a look at responsible finance provider Fredericks Foundation who may be able to help.
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The Gatwick Diamond Business Awards are now open for entries
Entering is free and open to any business in the Gatwick Diamond region. Closing date is 24th November 2017.
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To help you create an 'Award-Winning' entry, Gatwick Diamond will be delivering our "How to Win Awards" Seminars which are free to attend.
Please click here to find out more.
But why enter?
The process of completing your application is free and will show you and your staff the great things that you do. It will also highlight the processes and practices in place as well as identify further opportunities for improvement.
These are the Categories that you could enter:
- Business of the Year over £1m turnover – sponsored by NatWest
- Business of the Year up to £1m turnover – sponsored by Platinum Publishing
- Business Person of the Year – sponsored by KPMG
- New Business of the Year – sponsored by Basepoint Business Centres Ltd
- Green Business of the Year – sponsored by Crawley Borough Council
- International Business of the Year – sponsored by the Gatwick Diamond Initiative
- Manufacturing Business of the Year - sponsored by asb law
- The Award for Customer Delight – sponsored by Thakeham Group
- The Award for Supply Chain Excellence – sponsored by University of Brighton
- The Award for Developing People for Business – sponsored by Crawley College
- Apprentice of the Year – sponsored by Reigate and Banstead Borough Council
- Employer of the Year – sponsored by Search Consultancy
- Responsible Business of the Year – sponsored by University of Sussex School of Business, Management and Economics
As this is the Tenth Year of the Gatwick Diamond Business Awards, the winners from the past decade will be recognised, there will also be a Business of the Decade, sponsored by NatWest.
If you have any questions on the Awards programme, on the Categories you should be considering or on how to complete your Entry Form then please feel free to contact Gatwick Diamond without delay.
Good luck!
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