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Let's Do Business Group awarded a contract with Herefordshire Council to Empower VCSE Sector through strategy and marketing support.
Let's Do Business Group has been awarded a prestigious contract by Herefordshire Council to provide strategy and marketing support to the voluntary, charity, and social enterprise (VCSE) sector in Herefordshire, to enable organisations in the county to grow and succeed.
National Enterprise Network Awards 2024
Let’s Do Business Group wins at the National Enterprise Network Award for the second year in a row!
Coker and Clarke
Karen Clarke’s Journey from Hobbyist to Business Owner: How the Her Biz Program Empowered the Launch of Coker and Clarke Fabric Store.
We’ve been shortlisted at the NEN Awards!
Let’s Do Business Group are thrilled to announce that we have been shortlisted at the National Enterprise Network Awards 2024 in the Enterprise Support Organisation of the Year (above £750k) and Community Impact in Enterprise categories.
Her Biz June & July 2024 Winner
Owner of organic, vegan cake company, Cloud Pixie Cakes, wins £500 to jumpstart her business from the NatWest funded Her Biz Start Up Business workshops.
Looking back at #StartUpSeptember 2024
The #StartUpSeptember 2024 campaign has come to an end, making it another successful year for Let’s Do Business Group and making a positive impact on business communities across the South East and East of England.
The 1066 Hastings & Rother Business Awards Return in 2025!
Following on from the success of this year’s 1066 Business Awards, Let’s Do Business Group have agreed to host them again in 2025, making it bigger and better than the last! Let’s Do Business Group are also delighted to welcome the headline sponsor for next year’s awards ‘FreshOnline’, a digital web design and marketing agency based in Hastings.
Alison Purdy – Glass and Mirror Designer - Reflecting on the past and gazing into the future.
Alison Purdy is a Glass and Mirror Designer from Hastings who makes decorative and unique design windows and mirrors. We talked to her about her 25-year business journey and how support from Let’s Do Business Group lit up her path of success.
AYM - Amack Group
This case study explores the journey of popular fashion brand AYM. Looking at founder Alie Macintosh's journey, highlighting the highs and lows of running a business, and how Let's Do Business Group were able to play a pivotal role in its growth and success.
Her Biz June 2024 Winner
Owner of NK Calligraphy wins £500 to jumpstart her business from the NatWest funded Her Biz Start Up Business workshops.
Start Up September is back for 2024!
The annual campaign which returns each September is back for 2024, bringing free ‘Ask the Expert’ advice sessions on all things business support, as well as events across the region to support businesses this autumn. Bringing together business support organisations from across the South East and East of England, #StartUpSeptember2024 brings a wider offering of support than ever before.
Let’s Do Business Group Goes Green!
On Thursday 25th July, the team at Let’s Do Business Group swapped our phones and laptops for wellies and gardening gloves to volunteer with the Ore Community Land Trust.
Hastings Residents and Businesses Get Boost Through Free Support Programme ‘RISE Hastings’
The RISE Hastings programme came to fruition after Hastings Borough Council’s successful bid for UK Shared Prosperity funding in 2022, with the North Hastings area being identified as a location that would benefit from increased investment in business support and local skills.
Innovating businesses – brand new peer networking group comes to Hastings to support local business owners
The new GAIN Growth and Innovation Network has come to Hastings for its first cohort - bringing together business owners and leaders from across the town to learn together and benefit from expert-led sessions and mentoring opportunities.
Her Biz March 2024 Winner
Owner of Adaptive Motorhome Hire wins £500 to jumpstart her business from the NatWest funded Her Biz Start Up Business workshops.
Winners of the 1066 Hastings & Rother Business Awards 2024
On Thursday 6th June 2024, Let’s Do Business Group hosted the 1066 Hastings & Rother Business Awards to celebrate its 30th birthday!
1066 Hastings and Rother Business Awards Set to Shine Next Week
The anticipation is building as the 1066 Hastings and Rother Business Awards 2024 are set to take place next week, celebrating the outstanding achievements of local businesses and entrepreneurs. The awards presentation will be taking place over lunch on Thursday 6th June from 11:30am – 3pm at Bannatynes Hotel, Hastings.
Limitless Studios
A new private fitness facility has recently opened in St Leonards with support from Hastings RISE to receive a Start Up Loan
Join us in celebrating businesses in Hastings & Rother!
This year, local business support organisation based in Hastings, Let’s Do Business Group, turns 30 years old! To celebrate three decades of providing business support and training to Start Ups and SMEs across the Southeast and East of England, we’ve brought back the 1066 Business Awards.
Her Biz January 2024 Winner
Owner of Olmo Nutrition, Tibby King-Smith, wins £500 to jumpstart her business which offers a range of nutritional services for individuals and businesses through the NatWest funded Her Biz business programme