Hart Businesses Celebrate at the Inspire Business Awards
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ISSUE 2 MARCH 2014 Hart businesses celebrate at the Inspire Business Awards Have your say! Meet our local businesses What’s happening Major Hart business in your town? survey launched GROW GROW GROW do you have exporting How Hart for BUSINESS potential? can help! Grants and loan news Win an award in 2014 HART FOR BUSINESS BREAKING NEWS BREAKING NEWS BREAKING NEWS BREAKING NEWS BREAKING NEWS Southern Entrepreneurs Hart for Business Content celebrates success… North Hampshire Launch Welcome 2 Speed Networking Event 3 elcome to the second issue of the Hart for Business magazine. & Speed Networking Event Calling all Businesses 3 Success! Since the launch of Hart for Business in July 2013, Hart for Business Update 4 we have been delighted with the welcome from local W Join us for free at the Lismoyne Hotel in Fleet Speed networking can increase your business Meet our Local Businesses 8 companies for the new business support service. Our on Tuesday 29 April 2014 from 6 - 8pm for contacts, raise your profile among like-minded Economic Development Officer has been busy working with local companies Late Payment Guide 9 the launch of our new free business support business people – and its great fun too! and leading business support organisations to ensure that Hart for Business service and speed networking event. provides a professional service to all businesses in the district. Exporting 10 Hart is working in partnership with Rushmoor From April 14, Hart District Council will be Borough Council and Basingstoke and Deane And we’re celebrating! In the Autumn the council was delighted to win Finance Loans and Grants 12 offering a free new service to support small Borough Council to expand the Southern the Federation of Small Business award for ‘Best All Round Small Business Business Opportunities 14 businesses throughout the district by joining Entrepreneurs service throughout the north of Friendliness’ in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. and Support Southern Entrepreneurs. the county. Businesses can become members for free and access a range of services. Over the past six months, we have sponsored the high profile Inspire Business Twitter 17 We will be launching this new service at a Awards and the new North Hampshire Meet the Buyer event, enabling speed networking event where you’ll also With over 100 businesses from throughout Feel the Google Love 18 be able to find out more about our future the three districts expected at the launch, this our local businesses to get face-to-face with major local suppliers. We were free networking, subsidised training, online promises to be a fantastic event! delighted to celebrate four Hart based wins at the Inspire Business Awards, Win an Award 2014 18 forum and business directory with Southern This event is being generously sponsored by including Business of the Year. Congratulations to everyone who took part! Entrepreneurs. How Much Does Your 19 the Lismoyne Hotel www.lismoynehotel.com There have been huge successes in the village of Odiham, with the creation Lighting Cost? of a village retail team and the launch of a pop-up shop. After a year of hard Don’t miss out - book your place at General Business News 20 www.southernentrepreneurs.com. work, Fleet Future has produced a new town plan and is currently putting 23 it into action. It’s great to see that Fleet is continuing to attract independent Local Business News retailers, with three new exciting shops opening recently. Hart for Business Local Town and Village News 25 is delighted to be supporting both initiatives with practical skills, advice and Spotlight on Source Supplies 26 financial support. Business Events 27 We also took part in the national Small Business Saturday on 7 December, which encouraged people to shop locally by providing free parking across Hart. We hope you used the day to discover somewhere new and support your fellow businesses. Calling all businesses TO THE FUTURe… In this edition, Hart for Business is launching a new online business survey. - major Hart business We are inviting 2500 local businesses to give us their views about the Hart District Council challenges they face in the current economic climate. Civic Offices Finally, we are pleased to announce that we are joining Southern Harlington Way survey launched Fleet Entrepreneurs, an organisation offering training, events and support to small Hampshire GU51 4AE businesses throughout Hampshire. This means that Hart based businesses can Hart District Council has launched a major the council’s plans to support the growth of that we can better understand the state of join the network for free to access this support. Tel: 01252 622122 local Business Survey and is asking businesses the local economy and funding. business in the District and the needs of the within the district to tell us about the business community. It is crucial that we listen Fax: 01252 626886 Geoff Bonner, Chief Executive of the Council challenges they face in the current economic to what employers are saying and ensure that As always we are working for your business so do get in email: [email protected] said: “Helping businesses thrive within our climate. everything is being done to support businesses contact with our Economic Development Officer. district is a key priority, and a strong response locally as well as understanding the impact of The Council aims to receive detailed feedback in this important survey will help us to do Editor: national issues on the ground”. Councillor Ken Crookes, Jennifer Atherton from hundreds of businesses and individuals so. Our business community plays a hugely Leader of Hart District Council Economic Development Officer in a bid to build a comprehensive picture of important role in keeping Hart somewhere Access the survey at [email protected] their needs in the current economic climate. we like to live and work and we should be www.hart.gov.uk/businesses. The survey is The Council wants to understand the current doing all we can to support business and to now open. For more information on the Designed by: issues in a bid to remove hurdles to economic help them thrive”. survey or for a hard copy, please contact the Thrive Studios success. council’s Economic Development Officer, Jenny Leader of Hart District Council, Cllr Crookes www.thrivestudios.co.uk Atherton via email The survey addresses pivotal issues such said “The District Council has committed to 01252 819354 [email protected]. access to finance and business support, skills, engaging with business over the past year infrastructure and planning and broadband with the launch of Hart for Business. One of provision. The survey results will help shape our priorities is to engage with businesses so 2 3 HART FOR BUSINESS UPDATE HART FOR BUSINESS Hart for Business Access free business support, events Update & training – Southern Entrepreneurs From April 14, Hart District Council will be Southern Entrepreneurs offers eligible member businesses to be contacted by In July 2013, over 100 local businesses joined First Partnership EBP, Inspire Business supporting a new support service to small businesses highly subsidised practical training in potential customers. us at an event to launch Hart for Business, the Awards, Green Deal, Sustainable Business Hart District businesses through the district by joining subjects based on their needs, along with free You can sign up immediately and start new economic development initiative at Hart Network, Leader Programme and Dementia Southern Entrepreneurs, which provides monthly networking opportunities, enabling accessing services from April. To sign up for District Council. Our Economic Development Friendly High Streets. We work closely with practical support to businesses throughout them to meet other members and the wider Council on membership and for more information, please Officer has been busy over the last twelve the Enterprise M3 LEP, Hampshire County Hampshire. Hart is working in partnership business community. Members are able to visit www.southernentrepreneurs.com or months and Hart for Business has some Council’s Economy Team, Fleet Future, with Rushmoor Borough Council and access a Business Support Manager, along with email [email protected] exciting projects in the pipeline. InOdiham, local training providers, the Facebook & Twitter Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council to other forms of help, with just one phone call. Employment Service and Enterprise First. expand the Southern Entrepreneurs service As part of the Council’s wider remit, the To keep up-to-date with business news and Cllr Crookes, Leader of Hart District Council throughout the North of the county. Business Economic Development Officer provides By keeping in close contact with these events, join our Facebook pages said “we are delighted to be joining Southern can become members for free and access a advice, support and signposting to businesses organisations we can be sure that we are www.facebook.com/hartforbusiness and Entrepreneurs to ensure that this excellent range of services. located in Hart and also organises specific keeping our fingers on the pulse, and providing www.facebook.com/HartDistrictCouncil business support service stretches into north What training would business and networking events. a vital role which builds on and develops or follow us on Twitter @HartCouncil. You Set up to support and nurture small Hampshire. We will be running monthly linkages leading to the economic success of all can contact Jennifer Atherton, Economic you like? The Economic Development Officer sits on businesses in South Hampshire, Southern events and training across the three districts our companies. Development Officer for advice and support Entrepreneurs has been growing since it to ensure that businesses have the chance to a number of steering groups including the via [email protected] Southern Entrepreneurs will be running North Hampshire Chamber of Commerce, launched in 2004 and this new partnership will connect with a range of new businesses and allow all businesses based in North Hampshire opportunities and to access invaluable training regular training sessions throughout to access the scheme free of charge.