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.

On Wednesday 24th January, Let’s Do Business Group and other providers of the RISE Hastings programme hosted the first Opportunity Fair at the Broomgrove Community Centre in Hastings – showcasing the support on offer for local residents to gain new skills, start or grow a business, and succeed in the town.

Let’s Do Business Group celebrates the success of the 2023 Start Up September campaign, which supported hundreds of aspiring and new business owners in their journey to starting up and growing their enterprises.

We led the ‘Put a Sock In It’ campaign to generate support and donations for local charity The Snowflake Trust to help people in temporary accommodation this Christmas.

A massive congratulations to Let’s Do Business Group Business Manager, Emily Wright, for winning the ‘Best Progression’ Award at the East Sussex Apprenticeship Graduation Ceremony 2022 Awards!

Let’s Do Business Group have been delighted to take part in the recent project which came to an end in July 2022, which marked two successful years of delivering free support to local entrepreneurs and businesses that wanted to take their ideas to the next level.

On the 18th of June 2022, the Let’s Do Business Group team aim to complete the ‘Pier-to-Pier’ walk from Hastings pier to Eastbourne pier, in a fundraising effort for local charity St Michael’s Hospice and the Cancer Research campaign Stand Up To Cancer.

While 2021 draws to a close, we look back on the year of fantastic achievements and support our team has facilitated and how this has made an impact on businesses established and new.

The Professional Services Award, sponsored and presented by Mattioli Woods plc is reserved for the business that best demonstrates excellence in business management underpinned by a strong financial performance and adherence to a professional code of conduct.

Let’s Do Business Group and Hastings Area Chamber of Commerce are supporting the Hastings Centre Food Bank this Christmas by taking part in a ‘reverse advent’ calendar and collecting food items to donate to their local food bank ahead of the festive season.

The Let’s Do Business Group is hosting a month long campaign throughout September highlighting the range of services and support available to those looking to turn their hobby or idea into their own business, making business ownership accessible to all.

Celebrating the release of the Responsible Finance’s impact report, Setting Up For Success, Let’s Do Business Group is proud as a Community Development Finance Institution to make our communities richer, more vibrant places, and unlocking the tools necessary for businesses.