Boost your customer loyalty to increase sales. Join our popular expert speaker, Nicola Macdonald of Attractive Marketing, as she shares actionable tips and insights on engaging your audience and building lasting relationships that lead to business growth.

Don’t miss this opportunity to elevate your marketing skills and strengthen your customer connections for increased success.

Network with other local businesses over a light lunch.

Get your business off to a flying start and join this year's Entrepreneur Academy! This fantastic 6-month programme of business support and peer networking will be starting in September and will culminate in a 'Dragons Den' style pitch to win £5k for your business. 

The programme consists of six 2-hour sessions over a period of 6 months with business experts providing advice and support on the essential building blocks for business success.

The sessions are held at the East Surrey College site in Redhill and the Town Hall in Reigate.

Reigate & Banstead Borough Council is working with business savings and support experts, Place Support Partnership (PSP), to deliver a business cost reduction programme for small businesses across the borough.

This will include advice and training on how to achieve the best value for your money on essential services like electricity, gas, telecoms, merchant fees, insurance and water. 

Don't miss out - limited to 50 businesses.

Redhill

• The Home Cottage team has been awarded the ‘Year-on-Year Performance’ award by Youngs Brewery
• Hello Hello has been named as an Iconic British Business 2025 at the Global Business and Authors Awards 2025 UK

Reigate

• Morr & Co's  private client team has received a highly commended at Probate Industry Awards
• Holly Chantler from Morr & Co has won a prize for Outstanding Achievement at the Probate Industry Awards
• Connick Tree Care has won highly commended a the 2025 ProLandscaper Business Awards

Wednesday 21 May 17.30-19.30 Redhill Business Guild find out more

Thursday 22 May 12.00-14.00 Learning Lunch, Town Hall, Reigate - Learn how to attract new customers and create loyal fans with effective marketing strategies PLUS networking with other local businesses.  Guest presenter, Nicola Macdonald, Attractive Marketing Book now.

Monday 9 June 19.00 - 21.30 RH Networking, Reigate Manor find out more 

Thursday 19 June 12.00-14.00 Learning Lunch, Town Hall, Reigate - Maintain drive and focus for a winning mindset. Guest speaker, Frank Sinclair, Fit with Frank Book now

Thursday 17 July 17.30-19.30 Redhill Business Guild find out more

Thursday 31 July 12.00-14.00 Learning Lunch, Town Hall, Reigate How do you win that contract, grant or even a business award? Guest Speaker, Jeremy Taylor, The Company Connector.  Book now 

Monday 8 September 19.00 - 21.30 RH Networking, Reigate Manor  find out more 

Wednesday 17 September 17.30-19.30 Redhill Business Guild find out more

Thursday 25 September 12.00-14.00 Learning Lunch, Town Hall, Reigate How to Successfully apply for finance Dave Farmer from Lime Finance Solutions   find out more

Monday 8 December 19.00 - 21.30 RH Networking, Reigate Manor  find out more 

Have you ever considered how domestic abuse affects your workforce?  One in four women and one in six men will suffer domestic abuse in their lifetime and it can affect anyone regardless of age, gender, sexuality or race. It’s important people know they are not alone and support is available.

So, what can you do?  Introduce an internal workforce policy about how you will support staff affected by domestic abuse and raise awareness of domestic abuse and the specialist support services available across Surrey with your managers and workforce. 

Voluntary, Community and Faith Sector (VCFS) organisations whose projects help our communities to thrive can now apply for grants between £2,000 and £10,000 until 23 June.

Organisations whose work meets the eligibility criteria and conditions of the fund can apply. 

This is a matched fund, which means that the council will match contributions of up to 50% of project costs. where organisations have or will be able to raise additional funding for the remainder of the project.

It aims to encourage support for local initiatives and to maximise the impact of council funds.

The fund will be open for applications until 23 June 2025.

Up to £50,000 is available for 2025/26 and applications can be made for grants between £2,000 and £10,000.

If you work with local organisations whose projects help our communities to thrive, please encourage them to check the fund criteria and apply if they are eligible.

Are you looking to grow your business? Surrey County Council have recently launched a new Economic Growth Fund which includes Business Growth Grant funding.

Business Growth Grants will support companies of all sizes to scale up and create jobs. The Fund will provide match funding of between £10k-£50k to 50% of project costs.

The grant can be used for activities that support business growth such as new equipment, product development and training and is open to micro, small, and medium enterprises in Surrey.

Applications for round one are now open and due to close at the end of May 2025.

Join Surrey County Council's webinar - Understanding the Surrey Economic Growth Fund - on 8 May at 10.30am. Book your space now

Surrey County Council's "How are you?" programme offers a practical solution to support employees' mental, emotional, and physical health. It is available for businesses with 10+ employees. The programme offers a framework and resources to create a culture of openness around wellbeing, so employees feel comfortable seeking support.

Workforce wellbeing is vital to an organisation's success. In the UK, poor mental wellbeing costs employers an estimated £42-45 billion each year. When employees feel supported and valued, they are more motivated, engaged, and productive.

All our networking events can be viewed on Eventbrite our Supporting Local Business web pages for the latest business updates.

Information about Council services can be found on our website.

A comprehensive review of Hackney Carriage (taxi) and private hire (PH) services. As the way we travel evolves, it is essential that our policies keep pace with public needs, enhanced safety standards, and environmental goals.

Our review focuses on key areas such as:

• Safety and Accessibility: Enhancing passenger protection through improved training, CCTV requirements, and disability awareness.
• Environmental Sustainability: Implementing stricter emissions standards and promoting wheelchair-accessible and zero-emission vehicles.
• Transparency and Accountability: Ensuring fairness, consumer protection, and robust regulatory checks.
• Modernisation: Updating policies to reflect current industry and public expectations.

Our existing policies and conditions can be seen alongside the full list of proposed changes on our website:

Please complete the consultation which should take just 10 to 15 minutes, feel free to forward and share with anyone you may consider relevant.

Your feedback is vital in shaping proposals that will be reviewed by the Licensing and Regulatory Committee and, ultimately, recommended to Full Council. Please share your views and suggestions by 12 May 2025

Thank you for your time and valuable input.

Maintaining a strong local economy is vital for our borough, both in terms of employment and wealth generation. As part of our work to develop our emerging Local Plan, we are preparing an Economic Needs Assessment to understand how our local economy, employment and economic links to the wider area are changing. It will help to identify the type and amount of commercial floorspace needed through to 2043, as well as employment supply and demand. If you run a business in the borough, please take part in our business survey to inform this important research.