Managing people is one of the toughest, and most important, aspects of leadership. You may know what needs to be done, but how do you inspire others to do it consistently, willingly, and well? From missed deadlines to unspoken tensions, underperformance erodes your team’s morale, your credibility, and ultimately, your bottom line. But how comfortable and confident are you with having these conversations?
How do you like your eggs in the morning? ‘Served as part of a Full English at a local pub’, we hear you say! Our breakfast networking events are very nearly always on a Friday as it’s a great way to end the working week, and the penultimate Friday of June was no exception.
When it comes to marketing your business locally, social media can be one of your most powerful, and affordable, tools. But we get it… not everyone wants to splash the cash on paid ads. Here’s the good news - you don’t have to!
Online sales are driven by speed and scale, and it can be tempting for ecommerce businesses to look towards large, national fulfilment providers for logistics support. However, regional fulfilment partners offer a unique blend of local knowledge, personal service, and strategic advantages that are especially valuable to growing online retailers.
Repair Café Uckfield had the great honour of being invited by Baroness Parminter, The Restart Project and Back Market to send a representative Margaret Dodé-Angel to the House of Lords along with others from the Community Repair Network, Suez and the Green Alliance to a Parliamentary Repair Café.
Chamber member, Simmons Gainsford is delighted to announce that the firm is proudly sponsoring the ‘Young Person of the Year’ award as part of the Community Awards 2025 hosted by Ashdown Radio in association with Wealden Volunteering. This award celebrates…
Who is that person that had most influence on your life as a youngster? If we think back hard enough, we could all probably point to our favourite school teacher! But now, Uckfield Chamber via the Ashdown Radio Community Awards are giving local young people the opportunity to nominate their favourite teacher as we seek to find 'Teacher of the Year' for 2025.
As I go around from place to place plying my services I am intrigued by the concepts that people have of machines and vehicles together with people’s expectations to what they are designed to do seems to bear no relationship…
Within the Autumn Budget 2024, the government announced that HMRC will change its policy for double cab pick-up vehicles (DCPUs) for Benefit in Kind tax purposes from 1 April 2025 for corporation tax and 6 April 2025 for income tax…
Are you renting out a Residential Property in England? If so, are you aware of the new regulations? PEP (Politically Exposed Person) and sanction checks are crucial compliance measures that help businesses mitigate the risk of dealing with individuals or entities…