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Reigate & Banstead Business Awards
With 100 entries for this year’s awards, and so many excellent nominations, judging was very challenging. However, the finalists have been announced for each of the nine categories.
Join us for the awards ceremony at Reigate Manor on Tuesday, 22 March, hosted by Gadget Show presenter Ortis Deley. We’re excited to celebrate the very best of local business and we look forward to seeing you there.
Tickets are going fast!
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Let your ears do the talking
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Come along to February's Learning Lunch, with Louise Camby which will be held back at the Town Hall. Let your ears do the talking - listen and improve the mental health and wellness of others by ensuring they are listened to and feel heard.
Find out:
- The power of listening
- The importance of being heard
- A process for aiding effective communication ensuring both parties can speak and be heard.
Local business events
A round-up of local business events
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Grant deadlines extended
The Omicron Hospitality and Leisure Grant scheme has had a deadline extension to Friday 18 March. The scheme is to support businesses that offer in-person services, where the main service and activity takes place in a fixed rate-paying premises, in the hospitality, leisure and accommodation sectors.
The Additional Restrictions Grant (ARG) has a deadline extension to Friday 18 March. The income/turnover of the business must be shown to have decreased by at least 50% since December 2021 due to the spread of the Omicron variant.
Help to Grow Digital: a new Government-backed scheme
 The Government has recently launched Help to Grow: Digital, a scheme to help businesses use the latest digital technology to cut costs, save time, reach new customers and be more competitive.
The free impartial support service can show you how digital technology can boost your business performance, and is available alongside a software voucher scheme, where eligible businesses will be able to apply for a discount of up to 50% on the costs of approved software, worth up to £5,000.
Invest4 Grant Funding
The Invest4 Grant Fund has been created to help new businesses to start-up, and to help growing businesses to grow more quickly. The fund is open to most business owners and start-up founders who are based in the coast-to-capital area, and over 90% of those who apply are given a cash award.
- the fund can pay for up to 40% of project value up to £170,000
- there is approximately £1 million still available
- the application process has been simplified
- grant application reviews available before submission.
- start-ups are also eligible however the maximum amount is £ 5,000
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Business Support grant milestone
This week we hit a major milestone. Since launching our Business Support Grant scheme in 2013, we have now received an amazing 500 applications for funding. In total, that means we’ve been able to provide almost £385k in start-up funding for new businesses across the borough.
And many of those businesses have gone on to enjoy significant growth, creating employment and value to our local economy and residents. We are very proud to have given them a helping hand!
Sponsor a box at Sleep Easy and raise money to support the YMCA
YMCA East Surrey is holding its 10th annual Sleep Easy event at Reigate Town Hall on Friday 11th March.
For £100 per box, local organisations can sponsor a box at Sleep Easy and raise money to support local young homeless people back into education, employment or training.
YMCA East Surrey is holding its 10th annual Sleep Easy event at Reigate Town Hall on Friday 11th March.
For £100 per box, local organsations can sponsor a box at Sleep Easy and raise money to support local young homeless people back into education, employment or training.
In return, you will get:
- A3 print out with company’s details and logo on a box at Sleep Easy on 11 March
- Social media mention and thanks before, during and after the event
- Photo of all sponsored boxes and thanks in our eNewsletter
The box(es) will be used by Sleep Easy participants on the night, there’s no need to attend (although you are very welcome to).
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Roadmap for economy published
Every five years, the Council’s Economic Prosperity Team draws up an Economic Development Framework. It’s a bit like a roadmap for the economy, outlining the opportunities for the future of our local economy and how we can support those ambitions. It’s also an opportunity for us to see how far we’ve come and what we’ve achieved.
Now, more than ever, the Council has a vital role to play in supporting the local economy, town centres and businesses - helping them to build resilience and strong foundations for future growth.
Free business fire safety visits from Surrey Fire and Rescue Service
Surrey Fire and Rescue Service offers free Business Safe and Well Visits to all Surrey businesses. The aim is to help them understand their fire safety responsibilities and ensure they are doing all they can to keep safe.
Surrey Fire and Rescue Service offers free Business Safe and Well Visits to all Surrey businesses. The aim is to help them understand their fire safety responsibilities and ensure they are doing all they can to keep safe.
A discussion focused around the eight simple questions below will be followed by, if necessary, advice from a member of staff on how you can improve and where you can find further information.
- Have you got a fire risk assessment?
- Could a fire easily start?
- Could a fire spread quickly or unnoticed?
- Can everyone get out safely?
- Is there a way to tackle a small fire?
- Can everyone be alerted quickly if there is a fire?
- Do all staff know what to do in an emergency?
- Do you regularly carry out safety checks?
The visit aims to keep your business legally complaint and keep you, your business, your employees and customers safe from fire.
For more information and to book a visit go to http://www.surreycc.gov.uk/fire
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