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As we emerge from the pandemic, businesses, start-ups and entrepreneurs are being encouraged to make the most of the Invest4 Grant Fund – a cash award designed to help new businesses launch and to help businesses to grow more quickly. The government scheme is there to...
read moreTake the Sussex business net zero survey
As the COP26 summit concludes and political leaders return home, the implementation of net zero plans will include increasing commitment from businesses to act and transition to lower carbon ways of operating. What does net zero mean for your business? Have you...
read moreArun District Council celebrates success in securing Levelling Up Fund
Arun District Council has been successful in a bid to secure a payment from the new government Levelling Up Fund. A bid was submitted to enable the council to embark on extensive improvement projects in Bognor Regis and Littlehampton. A sum of £19.4 million has been...
read moreAutumn budget is yet another anti-climax for our region
“Anyone in the South East watching today’s budget announcement could not help but feel a sense of Déjà Vu. In yet another anticlimactic moment for our region, the Chancellor was seemingly keen to namedrop as many Yorkshire and Midlands towns as possible,...
read moreThe Race to Net Zero: Ways Your Business Can Help and Prosper
Amid the turbulence of Covid-19 and the growing impact of climate change across the world, what practical steps can a small business take to cut carbon emissions, reduce its impact on the environment and move towards net zero? This question was the core focus of Race...
read moreMy business journey to Net Zero – and beyond
A Q&A with Sam Zindel, MD of Propellernet and founder of Low Carbon Leaders Sam Zindel, MD of Propellernet and founder of Low Carbon Leaders What inspired you to focus on Net Zero at Propellernet?Two years ago, my business partner James and I became co-MDs of...
read moreInterview with Steve Read, Director of Environment and Public Protection at West Sussex County Council
Steve Read, Director of Environment and Public Protection at West Sussex County Council What steps has WSCC already taken to combat climate change? What other plans are in place and what are the council’s aims? We’ve been looking at this for quite a long time and have...
read moreInterview with Zoe Osmond, Director at Clean Growth UK
What is Clean Growth UK and why was it set up? Zoe Osmond, Director, Clean Growth UK We originally set up Green Growth Platform back in 2014, with the aim of supporting companies to innovate and develop the products and services we need to deliver a net zero,...
read moreCoastal West Sussex hosts ‘Race to Net Zero’ conference on 22 October
Sussex businesses invited to explore eco initiatives and opportunities at online event with Andrew Griffith MP Andrew Griffith MP The Race to Net Zero is underway in Sussex and businesses are being invited to join an online conference, hosted by the Coastal West...
read moreLetter: Coastal West Sussex Partnership backs Rampion 2
As Chairman of the Coastal West Sussex Partnership, I am writing to express our support for the Rampion 2 wind farm expansion that is being proposed by RWE on behalf of a joint venture. We are a business-led economic partnership that brings together senior leaders...
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