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2 Aug 19.30 Redhill Micropreneurs/Tweet up Co working social, Reigate
3 Aug 17.30-19.30 R&R Connects, Morrisons popular networking event at Old Reigation RFC, book now
23 Aug 09.00-16.30 Co-Working, Max's Kitchen, Holmethorpe Industrial Estate, simply turn up for some or all of the co working day
with a friendly group of micropreneurs.
24 Aug 18.00-21.30 Bravo Networking BBQ and Quiz plus networking at The Well House Inn in Mugswell. £12 Open networking and quiz
4 Sept 08.15-12.00 Natwest Boost Conference, with Google, Roffey Park, Horsham. Book your space now
6 Sept 08.30-10.00 Business grants and how to apply for funding, David Falmer, Lime Consultancy. Tesla Gatwick. Book your space now
13 Sept 12.00-14.00 Learning Lunch Improve your on-line profile, James Dempster, Cobb Digital, Town Hall, Reigate. Book your space
21 Sept 10.00-12.00 Bravo Networking bacon roll and coffee,The Royal Oak in Holmbury St Mary. £7.50 Open informal networking
18 Oct Gatwick Diamond Meet the Buyer event, Arora Hotel, Crawley. Find out more
18 Oct 12.00-14.00 Learning Lunch Funding Business Growth, Coast to Capital, Town Hall, Reigate. Book your space
15 Nov 12.00-14.00 Learning Lunch Sport/fitness/motivation and link to business objectives, Frank Sinclair, Fit with Frank Town Hall, Reigate Book your space
13 Dec 12.00-14.00 Learning Lunch Improving profit margins/business efficiency, Town Hall, Reigate Book your space
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Redhill Micropreneurs
Podcast
We were delighted to help out the Redhill Micropreneurs with their latest podcast
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Funding and Awards
Reigate and Banstead Business Support Grant Do you have a business based in the borough with less than 4 employees? Are looking to grow? Why not apply for our Business support grant of up to £1,000
Queens Award for business Does your business have an outstanding achievement in innovation, international trade, sustainable development, or promoting opportunity through social mobility? Apply for a Queens Award for your business. Deadline 1 September 2017.
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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Cubic and TFL Contactless Payment System sees One Billionth Journey
Cubic Transportation Systems has European HQ in Redhill
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Cubic Transportation Systems has announced a successful milestone with partner Transport for London (TfL) of reaching one billion pay-as-you-go journeys using contactless bankcard and mobile payments across London’s transportation network. Launched in 2012, Cubic and TfL’s successful payment system, which continues to revolutionise mobility in London, is set to see the technology adapted and expanded to additional cities and transform their transportation networks in the future.
According to TfL-released figures, an average of two million journeys are completed using contactless payments each day. Since 2016, the proportion of people using contactless technology to pay-as-you-go around London has grown by 25 percent to 40 percent, signifying a monumental change in how travelers pay for their journeys. Additionally, nine percent of transactions now take place through mobile devices, with more than 31 million verified mobile phone payments in the last year alone.
Contactless payment is the first step in a long-term strategy for improving global transport networks. Through continued innovation since its introduction to London’s transportation system in 2012, Cubic is now exploring the potential for contactless payment in cities across the globe, including Miami, Florida; Sydney and Brisbane, Australia; Boston, Massachusetts; and San Francisco, California. In July 2016, a £15 million deal granted Cubic the right to adapt the system and combine it with its payment systems. Lastly, on July 6, Cubic and Transport for New South Wales launched Australia’s first open payment trial on the popular Manly Ferry Service.
“Our partnership with TfL has helped put London at center stage among the world’s most technologically advanced travel payment systems,” said Matt Cole, president of Cubic Transportation Systems. “We take pride in both the contactless public transit experience leading to the billionth pay-as-you-go transaction, as well as our collaboration with TfL to take the technology to other leading systems worldwide.”
“Contactless payments have completely transformed the way people pay for travel in London and it’s great to see more than one billion journeys now made across the capital’s transport network,” said Shashi Verma, chief technology officer at TfL. “Our contactless technology is now making it easier for people to travel around the city, whether it’s for work, leisure or to visit friends and family. We’re committed to continue developing and expanding the system where we can to make it even more convenient for anyone visiting London.”
The payment system has been expanded under the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan’s “Hopper” initiative, which offers commuters free secondary bus or tram journeys within one hour of their first. In 2018, this will be further expanded to allow unlimited bus and trams journeys within an hour – giving Londoners the advantage of more affordable travel for longer journeys around the city.
The London contactless system has garnered nine industry awards for Cubic and TfL since 2015, including the London First Award for Innovation.
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