Nov 20
Grants for startups. small and medium businesses are just one of the ways that companies, traders and the self-employed in East Sussex are being helped. At the November MBF meeting, Ian Smallwood, of Business East Sussex, told us about these grants and the other types of support that his organisation provides. The grants can provide …
Sep 06
Chris White, Police Cyber Security Advisor | Police Cyber Prevent Supervisor at the South East Regional Organised Crime Unit , gave a fascinating, useful and slightly scary talk on the dangers lurking in the online world. The fact that cyber crime now makes up about half of all crime should remind us of the need to take …
May 02
Our discussion on GDPR in April stressed the need to keep safe information about your contacts and customers. This reinforces how important cyber security is for every business since so much personal data, as well as data vital to our business, is stored online. We are delighted to announce that we have been able to …
Mar 02
The February meeting unfortunately had to be postponed at the last moment due to unforeseen circumstances. So we rescheduling it for March and pushing back our planned March discussion to April. This means that the next two meetings are: Wednesday 7th March at 6:30 : “The High Street in 2018” – looking at plans, activities …
Dec 12
A convivial time had by all – 20 members and guests at the Rose & Crown on Tuesday 5th December 2017
Oct 19
Last Friday’s meeting (13th October) covered a wide range of business topics and led to some interesting discussions. Nus began by giving us a brief summary of the work she has done since being elected as our Member of Parliament in 2015. This included her work to promote the needs of the constituency, particularly …
Sep 08
The tendency of the media (newspapers, TV and radio) to look for headlines and so to over-emphasise negative news was one of the main points to come out of the MBF discussion “How has Brexit and the triggering of Article 50 affected your business?” held on Tuesday 5th September. The spirit of small business was …
Aug 24
Nus Ghani, MP for Wealden, will be attending a special meeting of the MBF on Friday 13th October 2017. It will be held in the Rose & Crown, Mayfield starting at 7:30pm. It will be a great opportunity to discuss the needs and opportunities for business in and around Mayfield and Five Ashes. Nus is …
Mar 09
Alex Burnett’s talk at our March 2017 meeting was a timely reminder of the benefits of keeping paperwork up to date. She also gave us some very useful tips on how to improve our bookkeeping. Paperwork is not something most people enjoy but it is vital to keep our business running, as well as for completing …
Nov 18
MBF members have always been supportive of each other. They are willing to help their fellow members where they can. Experienced members have often provided free coaching and mentoring to those who are starting out or who have reached a critical point with their business. We want to make this service better known to local …