Watch this space!  Reigate & Banstead Borough Council are delighted to announce the forthcoming launch of a new Business Growth Grant scheme which will provide business grants of up to £10,000.

The Grant will support local small businesses who can demonstrate growth and are looking for support to take their business to the next level.

Further information will be published in due course, but the grant will be for small businesses of up to 49 employees.  The grant will be a ‘one off’ award to help a small business grow by enabling them to recruit new staff, invest in new plant or premises, or gain new accredited skills.

Book your space for July's Learning Lunch.  On Wednesday 21 July (12-1pm) we will hear from Simon Bland, Head of Economic Prosperity at Reigate & Banstead Borough Council who will be exploring how Covid-19 has changed local businesses like never before.

• 14 July 09.30 RB Bitesized with Olivia "Build habits to build your business"  Book your free space. 
• 14 July 15.30-17.30 Surrey County Council Spotlight on Surrey event - Decarbonisation & the Green Economy  Book your free space
• 20 July 10.00-12.00 Surrey Chambers of Commerce Kick Start and Beyond Book your free space
• 21 July 12.00-13.00 Reigate & Banstead Learning Lunch, Simon Bland, how Covid-19 has changed local business Book your space

Litter on our high streets and in our green spaces is unattractive, unpleasant and bad for business. We need your help with our new campaign that shows how just one cup or box can quickly add up to a lot of litter. If you’re able to display one of our posters or window stickers, please get in touch. You can also share, like and retweet our social media once the campaign launches later this month.

New wine bar Veeno, is set to open its doors on July 16 at 86 High Street, Reigate. Veeno specialises in capturing ‘the tradition of the Italian Aperitivo’ – an after-work culture of drinking, eating Italian-style appetisers and small dishes while relaxing with colleagues, friends and family.

As we get closer to the end of lockdown restrictions, you may be thinking about bringing employees back into the workplace. Among the many considerations around safety and wellbeing, there may be other opportunities to ‘build back better’ at sites, including measures relating to environmental sustainability.

This could be the perfect time to look at areas such as recycling, procurement, energy, single-use plastics and other environmental considerations.

For example, have you considered how you supply your employees with drinking water? Refill is a campaign by the Community Interest Company, City to Sea, that provide support on waste reduction and moving away from single-use plastics.

There is lots of other support available to help businesses become more sustainable – our new Council sustainability pages have a section dedicated to business.

If you’d like to have a chat about how to make your workplace greener, drop us a line at sustainability@reigate-banstead.gov.uk.

Redhill-based Arena TV brought advanced remote production to the FA cup final. The BBC’s coverage of the FA Cup Final in May was remote produced from Wembley by production teams working at Arena TV’s newly outfitted production hub and utilising CoreTX. This new Arena solution is a decentralised and cloud-based production service that includes a Production Centre based at Arena’s HQ in Redhill, Surrey and the ability to pop-up CoreTX galleries anywhere.

Congratulations to all the local businesses who have made it to the final round of the 2012 Muddy Stiletto Awards.  Voting is now live and they would really value your votes!

• Vineking Tasting Rooms - Reigate (Best Bar)
• The Grape Variety, Banstead (Best Bar)
  
  
• Cafe Chai, Banstead (Best Cafe)
• Canakin, Reigate (Best Cafe)
  
  
• Crumbs Brewing, Reigate (Best Local Food/Drink Producer)
• Pilgrim Brewery, Reigate (Best Local Food/Drink Producer)
  
  
• Renee Canter, The Girl who Gardens, Redhill (Best Garden Designer)
  
  
• Serendiptiy, Merstham (Best Beauty Salon)
• The Beauty Boutique, Banstead (Best Beauty Salon)
  
  
• Gerrards, Reigate (Best Women's Store)
  
  
• Jo Sweeney, Banstead (Best Photographer)
  
  
• The Reigate Pop Up (Best Gift Shop)
  
  
• Penelope Red, Reigate (Best Jewellery Store)
  
  
• Lebnani, Reigate (Best Restaurant)
• Cullenders Parkside, Reigate (Best Restaurant)
  
  
• Fabbro, Reigate (Best New Business)
• Adam's Gallery, Reigate (Best Art Gallery)
• Felicity Westmacott Bespoke Bridal, Redhill (Best Bridal Dress Store) 

Join over 20,000 organisations that have signed up. Disability Confident organisations play a leading role in changing attitudes for the better. They’re changing behaviour and cultures in their own businesses, networks and communities, and reaping the benefits of inclusive recruitment practices.

The SME Climate Hub has partnered with Oxford University to support small businesses in reducing their carbon emissions and to provide climate solutions to contribute to climate action in society. The tools and resources directly below help all SMEs take concrete steps towards climate action across multiple pathways. They’re the first step to getting started.

The University of Surrey is a partner in the Blockstart Programme, set up to support SMEs in using Blockchain technology to boost their business. SMEs in healthcare, agrofood, logistics or supply chains are invited to join this free training programme, which is tailored to your needs to offer you a learning platform, business support and networking opportunities, as well as access to academic expertise and a testing environment. 

If you are an SME and are interested in the Blockstart Programme, please contact collaborate@surrey.ac.uk or apply on link below 

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