ACHIEVING BUSINESS SUCCESS IN SUTTON A guide to business support and advice for businesses in Sutton 2 Opportunity Sutton Business ePack Foreword London Borough ofLondon Sutton Chair of Housing, Economy FOR FOR BUSINESS SUTTON and Business Committee and Committee Business JAYNE MCCOY COUNCILLOR
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2010 15 5,240 70 480
5,805 2011 5,265 15 455 75 6,245 2012 its international headquarters. international headquarters. its for Sutton chosen has which 7 Subsea firm engineering offshore including firms, international and national many has also links, made it atransport desirable location for international and national excellent its of aresult as sincebusinesses 2010, and Sutton’s accessible location, 1,600 almost by expanded has base business Sutton’s 25 470 75 5,680
6,350 2013 15 5,755 490 85
6,745 2014 15 6,160 485 85
7,415 2015 15 6,810 500 90
Source: NOMIS sector by Sutton in employees of Number Graph 2: 20,400 Education and Health Public Administration, 18,500 Services Business Financial and Other 2,700 Services Other TOTAL NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES 68,900 300 300 Energy and Water 1,800 Manufacturing
4,200 Construction 4,200 Communication andInformation 10,300 and Retail Wholesale 3,000 Services Food and Accommodation 3,500 Storage Transport 5 6 Opportunity Sutton Business ePack Sutton’s Business Demographic Source: London Datastore rates survival business Outer London south Graph 3: of new businesses and helping existing businesses develop and grow. grow. and develop businesses existing helping and businesses new of keen to encourage the establishment entrepreneurialism by supporting is and economy growing its of proud is Sutton of Borough London The London. outer in rates survival highest the of one has Sutton Home to thousands of growing and prosperous small businesses, START SURVIVE UPS IN SUTTON Sutton Sutton 1 Year Survival 1 Year Survival 1 Year Survival 1 Year Survival Croydon 1 Year Survival 1 Year Survival Merton Merton 94% 95% 95% 1,645 1,425 815 860 1,505 1,755 2 Year Survival 2 Year Survival 2 Year Survival 79% 77% 75% 1,160 1,315 680
Kingston Kingston 1 Year Survival 1 Year Survival 1 Year Survival 1 Year Survival Richmond Bromley 1 Year Survival 1 Year Survival Outer London London Outer 1 Year Survival 1 Year Survival 93% 94% 95% 93% 27,050 1,420 1,470 920 1,580 985 1,500 28,840 2 Year Survival 2 Year Survival 2 Year Survival 2 Year Survival 79% 78% 77% 75% 21,615 1,210 1,175 780 comparable rateable values to neighbouring boroughs. offers Sutton trade, and work to place adesirable being to addition In VALUES RATEABLE Source: Successful Sutton Successful Source: event. the of day the on Town Centre Sutton in visitors 88,000 almost were there and 2015 in event On Switch Lights Christmas the attended people 4,000 example, For Town Centre. Sutton in events at visitors of thousands attracted has and cent per three by footfall increased Sutton year, Successful first District’s Improvement Town Business Centre’s Sutton In week. 475,000 per approximately of footfall sustains and London, South in destinations retail prominent four only of one is Town Centre Sutton TOWN FOOTFALL CENTRE SUTTON Source: London Datastore Average rateable London south values (£/m Graph 4: London Outer Outer 125 170 98 67 Sutton 149 64 87 92 Bromley 104 100 161 56 2 ) Croydon 117 147 58 81 Kingston 215 110 141 78 Merton 204 128 156 65 Richmond 183 236 127 67
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13 14 Opportunity Sutton Business ePack Searching for Premises a permanent place to run your business. There are lots of options below. This might depend on whether you want short-term, flexible space or BUSINESS? MY FOR A GREAT PLACE HOW CAN IFIND Council website. website. Council Sutton the on listed are rent to available properties Council-owned to Council Let Properties Sutton FOR PREMISES SEARCHING
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Wallington North Cheam North Sutton 1LF SM1 Sutton, Square, 1 Times 020 8770 5566 5566 8770 020 9304 8643 020 www.scola.ac.uk/shine www.midtownhub.co.uk - Sutton College, College, -Sutton - Orchard Hill College, Old Old College, Hill -Orchard - 660 London Road, Road, London -660 in several of the libraries. libraries. the of several in hired be may products of selling the or room. Stalls for provision information the of size the on depending hour the by charge and required layout the on depending people 30 to six from Meeting rooms can accommodate and the Circle Library.Cheam Library Library, Worcester Park Library, Centralin Library, Sutton Wallington roomsMeeting are available for hire Libraries Sutton
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Trading Estate Oldfields Road, Oldfields 92 1JB SM1 Sutton, House, StChancery Nicholas Way, Cheam: 020 3733 0883 3733 020 Cheam: 4121 3131 020 Sutton: 0800 505 4444 [email protected] www.scill.org.uk www.cityskyline.co.uk/sutton Licensing Team. applied Council’s for from Sutton and licenses temporary can be people. trading licenses street Annual of approximatelyfootfall 475,000 street trading location with a weekly great a offers Street High Sutton TownSutton Centre MARKETS weekly once established. twice- be to ambitions with weekly, is market The pitches. market 10 through space business start-up cost low- provides Market Rose Blossoming The 2016, February in Launched Rosehill [email protected] [email protected] gallery spacegallery (170 has a Central large Library Sutton Europa Gallery SPACEEVENTS suitable for presentations. forsuitable presentations. is and 35 to people up hold can venue This hire. for branch Sutton its of floor top the offers Valerie Patisserie Centre, Town Sutton of heart the in Located Valerie Patisserie andmeetings exhibitions. for space hall large offers Centre Town Sutton in Army Salvation The Salvation Army conferences. three suites available for hosting also are There delegates. 180 to up for capacity and rooms meeting flexible eight offers Sutton Inn Holiday Holiday Inn events and exhibitions. exhibitions. and events
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