NOVEMBER

5 November 9.30-11am The Gatwick Diamond Business Awards - How to Win Awards Seminar  Reigate & Banstead Borough Council book your space now.

6 November 8.30-10.30am Breaking Big Seminar and informal networking at Stanhill Court,  email to book your space now

6 November 5.30-7.00pm Redhill Business Guild Meeting, Three Central High Street, Redhill.  Book your space now

6 November 7.30-9.30pm Tribe Night Reigate, The Tasting Rooms, Reigate.  Prebook your tickets

8 November 09.00-16.30 Enterprise Nation The Wellness Exchange, meet buyers and experts from the wellness industry.  General Assembly E1 7PT.  Book your space now

12 November from 17.30 Banstead Business Guild, Cafe Italia, Banstead.  Find out more

13 November 11am-2pm LEARNING LUNCH+ Google Digital Garage Comes to Reigate & Banstead! EVENT FULL Book your space now

13 November 12.30-5pm We are Surrey, social value event for business and the voluntary sector, Guildford Cathedral GU2 7UP Book your space now

14 November 7.30-9.30am Surrey Chambers of Commerce Escape Networking Meeting, Hartsfield Manor, Betchworth RH3 7AA Book your space

15 November 9.30-4.30pm Nicola Macdonald Marketing Planning Workshop Hartsfield Manor, Betchworth RH3 7AA  Book your space now 

28 November 17.30-19.30 Morrisons Solicitors R&R Connects, Old Reigation RFC Reigate RH2 8JX.  Book your space now

28 November 1.30-3pm Complimentary Website & Digital Marketing Clinic, Starbucks, Hooley, Book your space now

DECEMBER

3 December 6.30- 8.30pm RH Networking, Let's Explore 49-51 Brighton Road, Horley, RH6 7HJ Book your space now

11 December 12-2pm LEARNING LUNCH, Town Hall, Reigate RH2 0SH Feather Duster to Stick: how to deal with late payers. Andrew Athineos, Athena Collections. Book your space here.

JANUARY

9 January 7.30-9.30am Surrey Chambers of Commerce Escape Networking Meeting, Hartsfield Manor, Betchworth RH3 7AA Book your space

10 January 10.00-12.30 Getting the most out of LinkedIn - with Nicola Macdonald, Hartsfield Manor, Betchworth RH3 7AA.  Book your space

15 January 12-2pm LEARNING LUNCH 2020, Town Hall, Reigate RH2 0SH Target Setting - Recharging your Business, Tim Hatarti, TDM Coaching,  Book your space now

FEBRUARY

19 February 12-2pm LEARNING LUNCH 2020, How to build your business through Instagram - Emily Canino, Doodlemoo Town Hall, Reigate RH2 0SH Book your space now

MARCH

12 March 7.30-9.30am Surrey Chambers of Commerce Escape Networking Meeting, Hartsfield Manor, Betchworth RH3 7AA Book your space

18 March 12-2pm LEARNING LUNCH, Writing Award winning applications, Nicola Macdonald, Attractive Marketing. Town Hall, Reigate RH2 0SH Book your space now

22 April 12-2pm LEARNING LUNCH, Kindness in Business, Book your space now

Join your local Business Guild

Business Guilds are a great way to be part of your local business community. 

Banstead - fully committed to helping Banstead become the most vibrant village in Surrey in which to live and work. We are a group of local businesses that recognise our responsibility to the greater community.

Redhill - enhancing Redhill as a place to live, work and do business.

Reigate - a local united voluntary voice from the business community, promoting commerce, events, activities and opportunities for the benefit of Reigate.

Horley Association of Traders - HATs is an open group that all traders and members of the public can join. We continue to drive awareness of Horley as a town and to promote local business growth.

Congratulations to local companies:

Banstead

• Chandlers Building Supplies, Banstead Branch Manager Angela Straker has been shortlisted for two awards in the Builders' Merchants Awards 2019
  • Independent Merchant Achiever of the year; and
  • Branch Manager of the Year  

Redhill 

• Earlswood Homes, who have been shortlisted for the Surrey Property Awards 2019
• Morrisons Solicitors who were highly commended at the British Wills and Probate Awards
• The Harlequin Theatre and Cinema in Redhill who opened their new Waller Cinema on Friday

Reigate

• Just Defined Benefit Solutions who won the Risk Management Provider of the Year at the Pensions Age Awards 2019.
• Stripey Stork who have been shortlisted for Charity of the Year at the Surrey Business Awards 2019
• Crumbs Brewing gift packs are now stocked in John Lewis
• Reigate & Banstead Borough Council Fraud Team who won the Excellence in Counter Fraud Award at the Institute of Revenues Rating and Valuation (IRRV) Awards.
• ASHD new independent hair salon has opened on Bell Street.
• Space NK has opened in Reigate.
• Starbucks have applied for planning permission to open a new store at the former Carluccios site on Reigate High Street.

Horley

• The Real Pizza Company has opened for delivery in Horley

Our latest Big Bang Careers Fair at The Harlequin on 9 October was a huge success, bringing together more than 600 students from local schools with 15 local employers to inspire the next generation of talent.  

“Our students, as always, had to be coaxed out of the hall to the coach and all really enjoyed it.  I received two parental emails last night saying thank you for arranging it. Students shared their experiences at home which is always a very positive sign.”

Kathy Lambert, Raising Aspirations Co-ordinator, Oxted School

They were really inspired to see the wealth of opportunities available from local employers. Thank you so much to the schools and volunteers from East Surrey College who helped make this happen and to our our employers: Gatwick Airport, Pfizer, esure, Raven Housing Trust, Jellyfish, Osborne, East Surrey College, Reigate & Banstead Borough Council, Bechtel Corporation, Kier Group, Sutton & East Surrey Water, ABL 1 Touch, East Surrey Hospital and VARB.

Metrobus are running a great scheme to promote sustainable travel to work.  If you are starting a new role or have been in your job for less than 6 months, you are eligible for 4 weeks' free bus travel on Metrobus.  Find out more metrobus.

The Marketfield Way development is moving forward, with the demolition work scheduled to start in January 2020.  The final compulsory purchase of the land is scheduled to be completed by Christmas.

Borough News is the Council’s residents’ magazine, packed full of features, events and local information. It’s delivered twice a year to every home in the borough – over 60,000 households in Redhill, Reigate, Horley, Banstead and the surrounding villages.

Advertising in Borough News is easy to arrange and competitively priced.  Contact Hannah Reay on 01737 276166

Optivo are running a free training course on starting your own business in Redhill this November.

They teach you how to start (or grow an existing business) for free using the skills you have or by doing the things you love!

It’s at Christ Central, 3 London Rd, Redhill RH1 1LY from 18-22 November. Times are 10am-3pm.

The can offer support for those needing help with travel or childcare.

Click heading for more information.

Reigate & Banstead Business Support Grant Do you have a business based in the borough with less than four employees? Are you looking to grow?  Why not apply for our Business Support Grant of up to £1,000? 

Successful business grant applicants will also receive one year's membership to Enterprise Nation. 

Do you need start-up funding for your business?  Struggling to get funding from a mainstream provider? Have a look at responsible finance provider Fredericks Foundation, who may be able to help.