A group of leading professionals and CEOs, representing law firms, accountants, investment managers and UK businesses, have warned that smaller SMEs will struggle to access funding in the wake of the pandemic, meaning that many will struggle to survive. The…
Employment law specialists and Chamber member, Rix & Kay are pleased to remind Uckfield businesses of the updates for the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS). In accordance with the Government guidance issued in July, the Scheme will come to an end…
Over the next 12 months Chamber member, East Sussex College Group is committing £1M to specifically help local communities, including Uckfield, recover from the Covid-19 crisis. Across Sussex this pledge is supporting the employed, unemployed and volunteers to access fully funded, online…
The Government’s Kickstart scheme is designed to help young people whose dreams, careers and ideal jobs have been affected by COVID-19. The Kickstart scheme is a £2B fund designed to create thousands of high quality, 6-month work placements for young people…
During the recent outbreak, many organisations had to make do without the office during lockdown - and many have realised that they may not actually need to go into the office after all to get the same level of work…
Buxted Park Hotel has already had the privilege of welcoming a mixture of new and returning guests through its doors since re-opening on the 4th July. Across the Hand Picked Collection of hotels, we have put in place a set…
This has been a difficult time for businesses. From the start of lockdown many organisations have been engaged in crisis management, fighting hard to maintain viable revenue streams and making radical cost reductions to reflect reduced incomes. In parallel, with…
I was recently listening to a webinar – yes another zoom webinar! – where one of the largest coaching firms in the workd were explaining why they are interviewing local business owners. It transpired that the purpose was to create…
Small and micro businesses within the Wealden District are now able to submit their details to apply for a grant from the Discretionary ‘top-up’ Grant (phase two). Please read the policy and check the eligibility criteria before applying. Phase two…
I’m sure anyone who has ever watched the series ‘Friends’ remembers the iconic ‘Pivot’ scene where Ross and Rachel are moving a sofa up some narrow stairs. Ross keeps shouting ‘pivot’ and Rachel doesn’t know what he means, and the…